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13 October 2021
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LNB news: Senior Master of Queen’s Bench Division announces Masters User Group meeting

In an email to stakeholders, the Senior Master of the Queen’s Bench (QB) Division, Barbara Fontaine, has announced a QB Masters User Group meeting to be held on 29 November 2021 in Court 4
Lexis®Library update: It can accommodate 55 people and viewers may join remotely via the Cloud Video Platform (CVP). Those in court will be able to ask questions before the QB Masters during the meeting and those viewing online can use the chat facility. Senior Master Fontaine has requested that everyone submit questions or issues they would like to discuss by 26 November 2021. An agenda is expected to be circulated two weeks before the meeting.

To join, individuals must send their email address to Elaine Harbert at elaine.harbert1@justice.gov.uk by 26 November 2021 at 4.00 pm and confirm whether attendance will be remote or in person. Invitations for those who wish to join remotely will be sent on 29 November 2021.

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 12 October 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/

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