How regulatory decisions are made: An Evening Seminar with the SRA’s Director & Chief Adjudicator

Date: Thursday 2nd October 2014

Time: 17:30 registration and networking, 18:00 – 19:30 seminar

Venue: Irwin Mitchell Solicitors, Imperial House, 31 Temple St, Birmingham B2 5DB

CPD: 1.5 Hours CPD Accredited by the SRA

Fees: £10 + VAT

Speaker: Nabila Zulfiqar

Why Attend:

This seminar will give delegates the opportunity to hear from the SRA’s Director & Chief Adjudicator, Nabila Zulfiqar. Adjudicators make formal regulatory decisions on a wide range issues. This could be whether to grant or refuse a request for a waiver, an individual’s suitability for student enrolment or allegations relating to a serious conduct issue. Nabila will focus on the role of SRA adjudicators; their significance, powers and their potential impact on solicitors’ practices. Nabila will talk first-hand about her role and the work she undertakes. She will describe the type of matters which are adjudicated, possible outcomes, and how solicitors can improve the way they practise. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask Nabila any questions you have.

Speaker:

Nabila Zulfiqar – Nabila has an LLB in Business Law and qualified as a solicitor in 1993. She specialises in professional regulation and prior to joining the SRA in 2011 as Director and Chief Adjudicator, she was Council Solicitor at the General Teaching Council for England (GTC) with responsibility for advising the Chief Executive, Registrar and Council on all legal matters. She also managed the legal team and panel solicitors with responsibility for the overall investigation and conduct of cases before the Professional Conduct & Competence Committees of the GTC. She manages the Adjudication function at the SRA which is responsible for making decisions on complex or disputed matters. In April 2013, Nabila was appointed by the Privy Council to the Architects Registration Board as a lay member and Chairs its Investigation and Oversight Committee.

From 2005 until 2008, Nabila was Principal Solicitor and Head of Service in the Legal Department of Birmingham City Council. She specialised in child and adult protection litigation in the magistrates, county and high courts. She has extensive advocacy experience in this field

Web Links:

http://birminghamlawsociety.co.uk/cpdcalendar?task=view_event&event_id=125