Liverpool student negotiates her way to Chicago
CHARLOTTE
Whitehorn, a College of Law student from Liverpool, has won a
prestigious national negotiating competition and represented England
and Wales in a global law competition in Chicago. Charlotte,
from Huyton and her team-mate Charles Shoebridge beat off stiff
competition from law schools around the country to win the national
final of The Negotiation Competition, held at Liverpool John Moores
University.
The competition saw 12 pairs of students making deals and resolving
disputes on behalf of fictional clients during the course of 3
negotiations.
They were judged by legal practitioners and academics
on the outcome of the negotiation, their preparation, flexibility,
teamwork, ethics and relationship with the opposing team.
The
pair then represented The College of Law at a national level in
Chicago where they clinched a top four position out of 16 teams from
across the world.
Charlotte, 24 and a student barrister, is a former pupil of St
Margaret Mary's Junior School in Huyton and The Belvedere School,
and is currently undertaking the Bar Vocational Course (BVC) at the
College of Law in Bloomsbury, London.
She graduated from the
London School of Economics and Political Science in 2006 with a 2:1
honours degree in Law and was awarded a Cassel Major Scholarship
from Lincoln's Inn.
Charlotte Whitehorn said:- "I’m elated to have won the
national competition and felt honoured representing the nation at a
global legal competition. I really got to put my negotiating skills
into practice."
Richard de Friend, Bloomsbury regional director of The College of
Law, said:- “This is fantastic news and I’d like to
congratulate Charlotte for her stellar performance. It is very
important in today's global market that would-be barristers have the
know-how and skill-set to negotiate effectively across contexts,
cultures and national boundaries.”
The College of Law is the leading provider of professional legal
education and training in Europe with centres in London, Birmingham,
Chester, Bristol, Guildford and York. |
£118m boost for vulnerable in Liverpool
COUNCILLORS in
Liverpool have approved funding of £118 million to support people
with learning disabilities and mental health needs.
The new 4 year contracts draw together cash from the city council’s
Adult Community Care and Supporting People budgets together with
money from Liverpool Primary Care Trust (PCT), and will benefit
almost 1200 people. The type of services being provided
included care and housing support, and help for people with autism.
It follows a massive consultation exercise by health and social care
bosses in the city, involving people who receive services and their
carers. They were asked what they thought about current
services and what they would like to see improved. Some of
them also played an active part in the selection process and were
involved in the final evaluation interview, helping influence the
decision making process.
Emphasis has been placed supporting local social enterprises with a
good track record of delivering care services. The aim is to improve
quality and choice for residents, while providing better value for
money by reducing the duplication of services.
Councillor Ron Gould, executive member for health, care and
safeguarding, said:- “We have worked hard at actively
involving people who receive services in this process. Key to
this process is making sure that they receive a real choice in the
support they are offered, and that it meets their needs. We
will work with people to manage any transition carefully and
sensitively and they will be fully supported.”
People who receive services from existing organisations that have
not been made it through the detailed evaluation process will be
able to stay with their current provider through a direct payment if
they wish.
Gideon Ben Tovim, Chair of Liverpool Primary Care Trust, said:-
“This exercise has been about ensuring that some of the most
vulnerable people in Liverpool are getting services that are
appropriate and continue to meet their needs, and their involvement
was absolutely crucial to the whole process. We have a
responsibility to ensure that we commission the most cost effective
and highest quality of services, so we cannot afford to be
complacent. This type of consultation exercise ensures that we
continue to provide service users with the right services, at the
right time and in the right way.”
Samih Kalakeche, Director of Integrated Adult Health and Social Care
Commissioning at Liverpool City Council and Liverpool PCT, added:-
“As a result of this process the voluntary sector in Liverpool
and local businesses are in a much stronger position than before.
It has improved the sectors infrastructure which is great news for
service users and carers, who can be confident these providers are
some of the best in Liverpool.”
The successful companies will be notified in the next couple of
weeks. A decision on a further phase of contracts worth a
further £38 million to support people with physical and sensory
impairments and older people with dementia will be made later this
year. |