ACTAPS Conference 2026

Our first full-day conference will be held at County Hall in London and will bring together our members and a range of expert speakers.
About this Event

We look forward to welcoming you to County Hall. Entrance is on Belvedere Road, which is the south side of the building (i.e., not the side next to the river). Registration is at 10, and there will be food, drink and music afterwards. See below for the agenda.

Agenda
ACTAPS Conference 2026
🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Registration
🕑: 10:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Chairs' Welcome
🕑: 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Keynote
🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM
Putting the Brakes On: injunctions, caveats and other strategies
Host: Natasha Stourton (Withers)
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Breakout Session 2
Host: Yousafa Hazara (Irwin Mitchell)

Info: Breakout 2: Succession, Sharia and the Middle East

🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Breakout Session 3
Host: Tom Dumont KC (Radcliffe Chambers)

Info: Breakout 3: Three Ages of Law

🕑: 01:00 PM - 02:30 PM
Lunch
🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Breakout Session 4
Host: Lydia Pemberton (Selborne Chambers)

Info: Breakout 4: Dealing with difficult PRs

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Breakout Session 5
Host: Richard Dew (Ten Old Square)

Info: Breakout 5: The risk and reward of technology and AI

🕑: 02:30 PM - 03:15 PM
Breakout Session 6
Host: Alexander Learmonth KC (New Square Chambers)

Info: Breakout 6: Preparing witnesses

🕑: 03:15 PM - 04:00 PM
Meet the Expert
Host: Ellen Radley (Radley Forensic Document Laboratory)
🕑: 04:00 PM - 04:15 PM
Tea
🕑: 04:15 PM - 05:15 PM
Chancery FDR Demonstration
Host: Master McQuail
🕑: 05:15 PM - 05:20 PM
Chairs' Final Thoughts
🕑: 05:20 PM - 09:00 PM
Drinks Reception
🕑: 12:15 PM - 01:00 PM
Breakout Session 1
Host: Beverley-Anne Rogers (Serle Court)

Info: Breakout 1: Difficult People in Mediation