The River Group
The River Group is made up of employment and partnership specialists from law firms across London who have pooled their energies to put on market-leading training and updates for private practice employment and partnership lawyers. The goal of The River Group is to provide training and legal updates, given by high profile speakers from a range of employment and partnership specialist chambers.
The seminars are aimed at private practice employment and partnership lawyers based in firms near the London Bridge area.
Upcoming Events
Witness Statement Masterclass
Deshpal Panesar KC and Alex Shellum, Old Square Chambers
10.00am Thursday, 14 November 2024
REGISTER HERE
2025 River Group events
River Group Debate
“This house believes that class should be a protected characteristic”.
January TBC
More details to follow…
Webinar: Conflict of Beliefs – Where are we now with Religion and Belief Discrimination?
Craig Rajgopaul KC and Kerenza Davis, Blackstone Chambers
10.00am Thursday, 27 March 2025
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Webinar: Applying for Interim Relief
Mark Humphreys and Joel Wallace, Littleton Chambers
10.00am Thursday, 22 May 2025
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Webinar: Making Specific Disclosure Applications in the Employment Tribunal
Simon Forshaw KC and Katherine Eddy, 11KBW Chambers
10.00am Thursday, 10 July 2025
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All webinars will take place online and start at 10.00am. They will last for approximately one hour.
We do not intend to charge for these webinars. Rather, we want this to be an opportunity for employment and partnership lawyers from our respective firms to meet, network and find ways of working together whilst receiving high quality legal updates.
Downloads from earlier seminars
Employment Issues in Financial Services
Thursday 25 January 2024, 10.00am
Niran de Silva KC and Mark Humphreys of Littleton
An Update on Injunctions in Employee Competition Cases
Thursday 22nd February 2024
David Grant KC and Peter Linstead of Outer Temple
Company Law Essentials for Employment Lawyers
Thursday 21 March 2024, 10.00am
Dale Martin KC and Blathnaid Breslin of Littleton
Making and Defending Costs Applications in the Employment Tribunal
Thursday 25 April 2024, 10.00am
Betsan Criddle KC and James Chegwidden of Old Square
Remedies in the Employment Tribunal
Thursday 23 May 2024, 10.00am
Peter Edwards and Georgina Hirsch of Devereux
Stress and Bullying Claims
Thursday 27 June 2024, 10.00am
Ben Collins KC and Sophie David of Old Square
Gender Identity Discrimination
Thursday 26 January 2023, 10.00am
Carol Davis KC and Niran de Silva KC of Littleton Chambers
Bonus Disputes
Thursday 23 February 2023, 10.00am
Daniel Stilitz KC and Jamie Susskind of 11KBW
More Than a Feeling: Pursuing Personal Injury Claims in the Tribunal
Thursday 30 March 2023, 10.00am
Tim Goodwin of 12KBW
Hybrid Working and Discrimination Claims
Thursday 27 April 2023, 10.00am
Martin Westgate KC and Paras Gorasia of Doughty Street Chambers
Employee Directors: Exits and Disputes
Thursday 23 May 2023, 10.00am
Jane McCafferty KC and Michael Lee of 11KBW
The Perfect PH
Thursday 30 November 2023, 10.00am
Andrew Edge of 11KBW