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Our expert speakers will be discussing and comparing rights at work under the European Convention on Human Rights, the Human Rights Act and likely contents of any UK Bill of Rights. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/human-rights-vs-bill-rights-whats-it-workers-london"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Book now</span></b></a><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'> for this unique opportunity to ask questions of some of the UK's leading lawyers, academics and trade unionists on the future of human rights in the UK.</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=auto-style7><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'>London speakers include:</span><o:p></o:p></strong></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Adam Wagner</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>, 1 Crown Office Row & rightsinfo; </span></i><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Prof.Keith Ewing</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>, Kings College & IER; </span></i><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Virginia Mantouvalou</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>, UCL Law School; </span></i><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Stuart Brittenden</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>, Old Square Chambers; </span></i><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Catherine Hobby</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>, University of East London</span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F497D'>;</span></i><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'> </span></i><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Sarah O’Gilvie</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>, Liberty; </span></i><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Paul Draycott</span></b><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>, Doughty Street Chambers<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=auto-style2><a href="http://www.ier.org.uk/events/human-rights-vs-bill-rights-whats-it-workers-london"><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Click here to book now for London event</span></b></a><span class=apple-converted-space><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'> </span></b></span><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'> </span></b><b><span lang=EN style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#66667F'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Liverpool speakers include:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:14.4pt'><b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>Jo Seery</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#44546A'>,<i> Thompsons Solicitors; 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