SHLA Annual Conference 2026
Thursday 12th March 2026, The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1PL
Programme may be subject to change
| Time | Session | Topic and Speakers | Chair |
| 9.00am – 9.25am | Registration and refreshments
The Reading Room |
Exhibitor Hall open | |
| 9.30am | Chair’s Welcome
The Common Room |
Welcome | Chair Katrina Robinson MBE (Birketts LLP) and Elizabeth England (Five Paper Chambers) |
| 9.40am – 10.20am | Keynote Speaker
The Common Room |
Keynote Address
Giles Peaker, Partner of Anthony Gold Solicitors LLP and Editor of Nearly Legal Housing Law News |
Elizabeth England (Five Paper Chambers) |
| 10.25am – 11.25am | Breakout Session 1
Strand, Fleet and Bell Suites |
Crime and Policing Bill 2025 – New Tools
Kuljit Bhogal KC (Cornerstone Barristers) Janine Green (Green And Burton ASB Associates) |
Nitika Singh (Judge & Priestley LLP) |
| 10.25am – 11.25am | Breakout Session 2
Session kindly sponsored by Field Court Chambers The Common Room |
Renters’ Rights Act 2025 – A Review And Look To The Future
Gillian Christopher-Chambers (Five Paper Chambers) Helen Tucker (Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP) |
Matthew Lake (Weightmans LLP) |
| 11.30am – 11.55am | Refreshments & Exhibitors Hall open – The Reading Room | ||
| 12.00noon – 1.00pm | Breakout Session 3
The Common Room |
Part 8 Defences In Disrepair Claims
Jennifer Moate (Five Paper Chambers) Clive Adams (Birketts LLP) |
Dorota Pawlowski (Trowers & Hamlins LLP) |
| 12.00noon – 1.00pm | Breakout Session 4
Strand, Fleet and Bell Suites |
Temporary Housing Fraud – Identifying And Combatting
Laura Piggott (Counter Fraud Manager at London Borough of Hillingdon) Andrew Lane (Cornerstone Barristers) |
Katrina Robinson MBE (Birketts LLP) |
| 1.05pm – 2.05pm | Lunch
Kindly sponsored by Remington Hall The Reading Room |
Exhibitor Hall open | |
| 2.10pm – 3.10pm | Breakout Session 5
Session kindly sponsored by Cornerstone Barristers Strand, Fleet and Bell Suites |
The Building Safety Act 2022 – 3 Years On
Lee Russell (Devonshires Solicitors) Douglas Rhodes (Trowers & Hamlins LLP) Stephen Evans (Five Paper Chambers) |
Kirsty Varley (msb Solicitors) |
| 2.10pm – 3.10pm | Breakout Session 6
The Common Room |
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly – CPR Refresher
Stephanie Smith (4 – 5 Gray’s Inn Square) Emily Hope (Clarke Willmott LLP) |
Helen Gascoigne (Knights) |
| 3.15pm – 4.00pm | Group Session
The Common Room |
View From The Bench
District Judge Morayo Fagborun Bennett |
Iris Ferber KC (42BR Barristers) |
| 4.05pm – 4.20pm | Refreshments
The Reading Room |
Exhibitor Hall open | |
| 4.25pm – 5.00pm | Expert Panel
The Common Room |
Awaab’s Law Q & A
Aristide Hoang-Brown (Field Court Chambers) Dambu Tenner (Abri) David Holgado Bsc (Hons) MRICS Director, Chartered Building Surveyor, (HDH) |
Imran Mustak (L & Q) |
| 5.05pm – 5.15pm | Chair’s Closing
The Common Room |
Closing and Raffle Prize Winner Announcements | Chair Katrina Robinson MBE (Birketts LLP) and Elizabeth England (Five Paper Chambers) |
| 5.15pm – 7.15pm | Networking Drinks Reception – Strand, Fleet & Bell Suites Kindly sponsored by Five Paper | ||