Blake Lapthorn events – dates for your diary

charity trustee induction and refresher training

This course is designed to assist your charity comply with best practice to induct new trustees and refresh existing charity and independent school trustees, directors and governors, so that they can make a full contribution as a trustee of your charity. The course will include an update on the Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

The course will provide guidance on the role of the trustee within a charity, the legal and ethical responsibilities of trustees, and trustee accountability.

The charity trustee course is run on a rolling basis and the next session will be held at our Southampton office on 9 March 2010.

For more information about this event, please contact Ian Binns at ian.binns@bllaw.co.uk or call him on 01865 254267.

Thames Valley HR Forum

Blake Lapthorn will be hosting the Thames Valley HR Forum to give some practical guidance to employers on some of the employment law highlights of 2009 and the issues on the horizon for 2010.

The Thames Valley HR Forum will be held at our Oxford office on 2 February 2010 from 8.40 – 10.15 am.

To register or find out more please email sally.laishley@bllaw.co.uk or telephone 01865 253276.

independent schools seminar – getting equipped for a successful future

Independent schools continue to face challenging times. As a result governors, trustees and head teachers need quality information and advice which will equip them to make good decisions on behalf of their schools.

The seminar will cover: fiduciary issues, managerial issues, public benefit issues, fiscal issues, and charitable status.

The Independent Schools seminar will be held in our Oxford office on 9 February 2010 from 10.00 am - 12.30 pm.

To register or find out more contact the Independent Schools magazine on mail@independentschoolsmagazine.co.uk or telephone 01491 671998.

For further information, contact Elizabeth Davis in the Charities group on 023 8085 7011 or email elizabeth.davis@bllaw.co.uk.