We have adopted a specialist team approach to our practices for many years. We feel that this is the way our clients want us to work, and that specialisation leads to the provision of a better service.
We have adopted a specialist team approach to our practices for many years. We feel that this is the way our clients want us to work, and that specialisation leads to the provision of a better service.
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22/05/2026
Protect, the UK whistleblowing expert, organises regular meetings throughout the year with barristers and solicitors on whistleblowing law. These meetings are subject to Chatham House rules (and are in-person only) meetings. We discuss policy updates, our work in Parliament and with regulators, ongoing consultations, our legal interventions (most recently in Wicked Vision in the Court of Appeal), trends we see on our free legal advice line (we open 3,500 new cases per year), unusual cases and get input from those in the room on interesting points of law, and cases trends, etc.
They are also a fabulous networking opportunity: these meetings usually last for about 1.5 hours and are followed by drinks. They are a great way for barristers and solicitors to get to know each other. These meetings have been held very successfully for more than 5 years in London (we’ve been hosted by Freshfields, A&O, Old Square, Cloisters, Littleton, etc.) and always with a mix of KCs, senior partners but also more junior solicitors and barristers attending.
Attendance at this initial meeting is free, and thereafter the annual cost for a law firm or chambers would be £200 for small organisations, and £500 for larger organisations (e.g. those with over 100 staff). These are fees that support the operation of the charity and allow the meetings to take place.
The inaugural South West event will take place at Guildhall Chambers (5-8 Broad Street, Bristol, BS1-2HW) from 5pm on Wednesday 24 June 2026 (to follow from the London event which will take place on 17 June at Linklaters).
Joint CEO Sybille Raphael from Protect says: “We will be fresh out of our intervention in the Supreme Court in Wicked Vision so can update you on the latest thinking on Osipov-type claims.
We will be keen to seek your views on the proposal put forward by the DBT on how excepted agreements from the NDAs’ “ban” would work, especially in relation to the cooling off period.
Legal ethics and the difficulties of articulating whistleblowing rights, duty to report and legal advice privilege continue to be in the spotlight (I was one of the speakers on the topic in May alongside the Law Society, the SRA, the Bar Council and Legal Services Board). Interestingly, both the Law Society and the SRA are now becoming prescribed persons (at last!). We’re keen to get your views on what this would change (if anything) in law firms and legal departments in practice.
And excitingly, the government has promised a review of the whistleblowing framework (to be launched this summer).”
Space for this event will be limited and places will be allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis. To confirm your attendance please email [email protected] by 2 June 2026.
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