LTB 596/16 Cooper & Co Solicitors (

No. 596/2016

10 October 2016

Our Ref: P18/16

Cooper & Co Solicitors (“Dog Law”) -“Dangerous Dogs” for Professional Seminars and Dog Owners Seminars in 2017

To: All Branches

Dear Colleagues,

Dangerous Dogs Seminars for Professionals:

Cooper & Co Solicitors (“Dog Law”) have announced their 2017 series of seminars for professionals with the UK’s top Dangerous Dogs Law Lawyer Trevor Cooper. These popular seminars for professionals are half day talks concentrating on dangerous dog’ offences and the legislation dealing with such attacks and prosecutions. These half day seminars are attended by Police Officers, Dog Wardens, Lawyers and others involved in dealing with Dog Control and Dog Law. The seminars are highly recommended to CWU Representatives wanting to learn more about the Law in this area following the changes achieved by the CWU Bite-Back’ Campaign of course. These Seminars cover subject matter including:-

  • The Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime & Policing Act 2014
  • Section 3 of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 (which applies to any dog that is dangerously out of control), including the extension of the Act and defences.
  • The operation of the new Householder Case’ defence and when it may be applicable
  • Increased prison sentences where a victim is injured or dies
  • New offence if a dog attacks an assistance dog
  • Addition of a fit and proper person test’
  • The Robinson-Pierre’ ruling and consider its impact on cases.
  • Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) (the law that deals with pit bull terrier type and other banned dogs)
  • The Index of Exempted Dogs
  • The fit and proper person’ test
  • The Sandhu’ ruling and its impact on changing keepership of a registered dog
  • The Dogs Act 1871 and does it have any future?
  • The Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 and how does it fit in with the new changes?
  • Registration and coffee will be from 9.30am with the seminars commencing at 10.00am and due to finish around 12.30pm.

Programme timings are approximate. Content is subject to change.

Provisional dates are:

Monday 13th February 2017 Monday 20th February 2017 Monday 27th February 2017 Monday 6th March 2017

Precise venues yet to be confirmed but are likely to be near London, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester.

Cost of attending these Seminars is £75.00 inclusive of VAT.

Those interested in attending these seminars can register their interest by emailing tracy@doglaw.co.uk and you will receive full details and an application form sent out once arrangements are finalised.

Dog Owners Seminars On the 4th December 2016 Dog Law will be organising a seminar “Doglaw – What Every Responsible Dog Owner Needs to Know” in London.This talk lasts for around 3 hours and is a mix of the main civil and criminal laws that affect dog owners. The cost is only £20 per person. CWU Reps from London and surrounding areas may be interested in attending this low cost seminar also. Presented by Solicitor Trevor Cooper, these seminars cover a wide ranging mix of legal issues that are important to dog owners. These are aimed at entertaining the audience as well as to inform and the feedback received from these talks is consistently positive. No prior legal knowledge is required to attend and learn. Subject matter covered include:-

  • Rights and responsibilities when buying and selling dogs
  • Liability (both civil and criminal) for dogs that attack and harm people and animals
  • Identification requirements / the legal implications of microchipping
  • Noise nuisance
  • Public Spaces Protection Orders
  • Community Protection Notices
  • Breed Specific Legislation
  • Cruelty / Duty of Care
  • And other issues.

Dates:- Saturday 29th October 2016 – 11.00am – Newbury, Berkshire Sunday 30th October 2016 – 2.00pm -Billingshurst, West Sussex Saturday 5th November 2016 – 2.00pm – Gloucester, Gloucestershire Sunday 6th November 2016 – 1.00pm – Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales Saturday 12th November 2016 – 1.00pm – Shrewsbury, Shropshire Saturday 19th November 2016 – 2.00pm – Alsager, Cheshire Sunday 20th November 2016 – 11.00am – Swindon, Wiltshire Saturday 26th November 2016 – 10.00am – Oldham, Lancashire Sunday 27th November 2016 – 10.00am – Biddesham, Somerset Sunday 4th December 2016 – 10.30am – London Saturday 14th January 2017 – 11.00am – Portsmouth, Hampshire Sunday 15th January 2017 – 1.30pm – West Malling, Kent Saturday 28th January 2017 – 1.30pm – Hayes, Middlesex Saturday 4th February 2017 – 10.30am – Felton, Northumberland Sunday 5th February 2017 – 10.30am – Corston (Bath), Somerset Saturday 11th February 2017 – 10.30am – March, Cambridgeshire Saturday 18th February 2017 – 2.00pm – Clapton (Crewkerne), Somerset Saturday 25th February 2017 – time tbc – Newquay, Devon (Host Managed Event) Sunday 5th March 2017 – 10.30am – Northallerton, North Yorkshire Saturday 18th March 2017 – 11.00am – Nottingham, Notts Sunday 19th March 2017 – 10.30am – Deal, Kent Saturday 1st April 2017 – 2.00pm – Ely, Cambridgeshire Friday 7th April 2017 – 6.30pm – Farnborough, Hampshire Sunday 9th April 2017 – 11.00am – Blackburn, Lancashire Saturday 29th April 2017 – 10.00am – High Bickington, Devon Saturday 6th May 2017 – 11.00am – Charlgrove, Oxfordshire (Host Managed Event) Sunday 7th May 2017 – 11.00am – Welham Green, Hertfordshire Saturday 13th May 2017 – 10.30am – Bristol, Friday 19th May 2017 – time tbc – Dogs Trust – Merseyside Saturday 20th May 2017 – time tbc – Dogs Trust – Manchester Sunday 21st May 2017 – 10.30am – Naburn, York Saturday 3rd June 2017 – time tbc – Medway, Kent To Book a place on these Seminars call 01227 469603 for further information. Hosting your own Seminar

Dog Law offer their services to those interested in hosting their own daytime seminar. Trevor Cooper is in big demand and is fully booked until June 2017 but happy to schedule seminars in for the summer of 2017. Those interested can email tracy@doglaw.co.uk and they will send out information. Dog Law are also offering to take bookings for those wishing to host an evening or weekend seminars with Trevor Cooper for 2016 / 2017. These evening or at a weekend seminars will last between 3 to 3 hours. For more information email info@doglaw.co.ukor call 01227 469603.

Yours sincerely

Dave Joyce

National Health, Safety & Environment Officer