//Diary of Events

Wednesday 27 January 2021

Equality and Diversity webinar in conjunction with the Employed Barristers' Committee of the Bar Council

Equality? Diversity? Inclusion? What's it all about?

Helen Mahy, Commissioner at the Equality & Human Rights Commission, formerly an employed barrister and General Counsel at National Grid plc, will be sharing her views.

Location: Microsoft Teams

Time: 6pm - 7pm

Chaired by Ian Brookes-Howells.

The lecture is free for everyone but please register in good time as there will be limited places available.

PLEASE REGISTER BY EMAILING events@bacfi.org OR TELEPHONE  07507237218 

Thursday 4 February 2021

IR35 : Defunct, Delivered or Deferred? Taxation of contractors and self-employed.

Following our 2020 seminar on IR35 changes and with the new rules due to take effect on 6^th April, we present this update to help you find out what the rules are and how to stay within them.

Speakers: Andrew Webster (IR35 Director, Workr Group), Joseph Brown (Accountant, Cubicstone Tax), Fudia Smartt (Employment Lawyer, Partner from Spencer West)

Mark Quaye (Director, Marque Wealth Management) will also be doing a short presentation on financial resilience for contractors.

Kindly sponsored by Marque Wealth Management

Location: Microsoft Teams

Time: 6pm - 7pm

Chaired by: Ian Brookes-Howells

Lecture is free for BACFI members and £20 for non-members.

PLEASE REGISTER BY EMAILING events@bacfi.org OR TELEPHONE 07507237218 

Thursday 25th March 2021

“The Only Way is Ethics”: A presentation on ethical issues facing the Employed Bar in conjunction with the Temple Employed Bar Forum

Speakers: Dr Alan Brener, Deputy Director of the Centre for Ethics and Law at University College London and Charlotte Pope-Williams BACFI Committee member, Associate at Pinsent Masons and member of the Employed Barristers’ and Young Bar Committees of the Bar Council.

Chaired by: Laurence Fry, Head of Legal at JX Nippon Exploration and Production (U.K.) Limited

Location: Microsoft Teams

Time: 6pm  - 7pm with the meeting open from 5.30pm

Webinar is free for all to attend but there will be limited spaces available.

PLEASE REGISTER BY EMAILING events@bacfi.org OR TELEPHONE 07507237218 

Other events may be included during the year and will be notified to members and advertised in Counsel

Both the Middle Temple Reception for the Employed Bar and the Gray's Inn Dinner for the Employed Bar are Middle Temple and Gray's Inn functions respectively.  However, members of other Inns are welcome.  If you would like to attend please contact the Administrator, Sandra Janes via email or telephone on (075) 0723 7218.