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 | ||
| 9.30am | Chair’s Welcome | Welcome | Co-Chair Elizabeth England (Five Paper Chambers) |
| 9.40am – 10.20am | Keynote Speaker |
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 |
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 |
Renters’ Rights Bill 2025 – A Review And Look To The Future Nicholas Grundy KC (Five Paper Chambers) Helen Tucker (Anthony Collins Solicitors LLP) |
Matthew Lake (Weightmans LLP) |
| 11.30am – 11.55am | Break | ||
| 12.00noon – 1.00pm | Breakout Session 3 |
Part 8 Defences In Disrepair Claims Jennifer Moate (Five Paper Chambers) Andrew Harmer (Birketts LLP) |
Dorota Pawlowski (Trowers & Hamlins LLP) |
| 12.00noon – 1.00pm | Breakout Session 4 |
Temporary Housing Fraud – Identifying And Combatting Laura Piggott (Research Director, Public Sector & Not-For-Profit) Andrew Lane (Cornerstone Barristers) |
Katrina Robinson MBE (Birketts LLP) |
| 1.05pm – 2.05pm | Lunch | ||
| 2.10pm – 3.10pm | Breakout Session 5 |
The Building Safety Act 2022 – 3 Years On Lee Russell (Devonshires Solicitors) Douglas Rhodes (Trowers & Hamlins LLP) |
Kirsty Varley (Forbes Solicitors) |
| 2.10pm – 3.10pm | Breakout Session 6 |
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly – A Refresher Stephanie Smith (4 – 5 Gray’s Inn Square) Emily Hope (Clarke Willmott LLP) |
Helen Gascoigne (Knights) |
| 3.15pm – 4.00pm | Group Session |
View From The Bench District Judge Morayo Fagborun Bennett |
Iris Ferber KC (42BR Barristers) |
| 4.05pm – 4.20pm | Break | ||
| 4.25pm – 5.00pm | Expert Panel |
Awaab’s Law Q & A Aristide Hoang-Brown (Field Court Chambers) |
Imran Mustak (L & Q) |
| 5.05pm – 5.15pm | Chair’s Closing | Closing | Co-Chair Katrina Robinson MBE (Birketts LLP) |
| 5.15pm – 7.15pm | Networking Drinks Reception | ||