Commercial Law Update - Online Conference
Fri 16 Oct 2020 9:45 AM - 1:00 PM BST
Online, Zoom
Description
As the legal profession is buffeted by the twin game-changers of Brexit and COVID-19, this conference focuses on the implications of both as they impact on commercial lawyers together with a whole host of other hot topics and new twists on perennial problems.
This half-day online conference is the ideal way to keep up to date with the latest developments. It will be delivered by 6 speakers, all of whom are experts in their respective fields and will focus on a carefully selected range of important topical issues and problem areas in commercial law, ranging from a review of the top contract law cases over the last 12 months through to the implications of leaving the EU on commercial lawyers and the latest developments in intellectual property law that commercial lawyers need to know about.
Price: £225. Please note: this is a per organisation price, so up to 20 of your colleagues can participate at no extra cost, even if they are viewing it from a different location. So if there are 10 of you the cost comes down to £22.50 per head.
You can participate in the conference live or watch the recorded version whenever you want. In each case you will receive a recording of the complete conference after the event.
Topics
-The Impact of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
-Great new cases in commercial contract law over the last 12 months
-Post-Brexit: how will the end of the transition period and the departure from the EU impact on commercial lawyers?
-Company law update
-Intellectual Property Law: recent case law and other developments
-Data protection - key issues
-Consumer contracts: from COVID to contracts and a fair deal for consumers
Speakers
Stephen Allinson, Solicitor, Insolvency Practitioner and Chair of the Insolvency Service
Lorna Brazell, Solicitor and former partner, Osborne Clarke
Anneli Howard, Monckton Chambers
David Impey, Solicitor and trainer
Keith Markham, Solicitor and Trainer
Richard Stephens, Solicitor and author of book on Indemnities
Timetable
9.30 Chair's Opening Remarks
9.35 Post-Brexit: how will the end of the transition period and the departure from the EU impact on commercial lawyers?
Anneli Howard
10.05 Consumer contracts: from COVID to contracts and a fair deal for consumers
Keith Markham
10.35 Intellectual Property Law: recent case law and other developments
Lorna Brazell
11.05 Company law update
David Impey
11.35 Break
11.45 -Data protection - key issues
Keith Markham
12.10 Hot new cases in commercial contract law over the last 12 months
Richard Stephens
12.40 The Impact of the Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
Stephen Allinson
1.10 Questions
An Online Conference?
We trialled the format at three full-day online conferences in April to reassure ourselves that, as a concept, it worked, and sitting in front of a screen for much of the day was not too big an ask for delegates. All of them worked wonderfully well and were as far removed from the boring and dull old one-hour webinar as it was possible to be. Comments we have received so far include:
" May I congratulate your imaginative programme and expert speakers, as well as the initiative itself. Superb. Thanks very much"
"Thanks to organisers and presenters. A new type of conference for me and very informative and enjoyable."
"Thanks for organising. Love the format, all the info and updates without the time or expense of travelling"
"Thank you to everyone involved. Very well organised, delivered and informative."
"My unvoiced fear that it would be as dull as webinars used to be when I was in practice was banished fairly quickly"
Since that time we have run many half day online conferences. All of which have been exceptionally well received by delegates. It helps that we have been putting conferences together for over 30 years and that we are able to identify which speakers to use (and which not to use!). All of the speakers at this conference have been known to us for a long time and we are fortunate to have used all of them as speakers on many occasions over the years.
The conference will be streamed live, direct to your desktop, tablet or phone, wherever you are in the world. You can participate in the conference live or watch the recorded version whenever you want.
Speakers biographical details
Stephen Allinson is a Solicitor and Licensed Insolvency Practitioner. Stephen has specialised in credit, debt and insolvency work since 1987, and has extensive experience in dealing with the full range of these procedures. Prior to setting up his own consultancy, he was a Business Recovery and Insolvency partner at a major law firm. As well as acting as a Consultant to the legal profession, he also pursues many other projects in the legal, insolvency and credit fields and is a Tutor at the University of Law. Stephen was appointed Chairman of the Board of The Insolvency Service in January 2017 and is also the Chairman of the Joint Insolvency Examination Board (JIEB) and one of the Chairmen of the Methodist Church Disciplinary Process. His major book ‘Enforcement of a Judgment’ was published by Sweet and Maxwell in January 2016, and he has in the last twelve months contributed to leading educational publications on Business Law and Commercial Property for students and legal professionals, as well as two insolvency handbooks. In May 2019, Stephen was appointed a Consultant to Apex Litigation Finance, a new and innovative litigation funder in this ever-expanding market.
Lorna Brazell is a solicitor with over 25 years of experience of intellectual property law. She was formerly a partner at Bird & Bird and Head of International IP at Osborne Clarke. She is the editor of the Law Society's Intellectual Property Law Handbook and most recently Protecting Unregistered Brands: A Practical Guide to the Law of Passing Off (Law Brief Publishing). She is a regular speaker at conferences around the world.
Anneli Howard is a solicitor and barrister at Monckton Chambers. A former Référendaire at the European Court of Justice, she has expert insight of the interaction between EU, ECHR, international and domestic law across a range of sectors. She is top-ranked as a leading junior by the Directories in six different disciplines, including EU law and Competition. The current issue of Chambers observes that:"Her ability to manage the law and the politics in a very complicated area like Brexit is outstanding.........She is at the forefront of the information in relation to Brexit." and describes her as "one of the leading juniors of her generation". Most recently Anneli has been consumed by Brexit, appearing in the leading Article 50 and Article 127 challenges. She advises Government Departments, law firms, businesses and individuals on the business and regulatory implications of the EU/UK Future Trading Agreement, other global FTAs and the WTO “no deal scenario”.
David Impey is a solicitor specialising in company law, a professional services marketer, a writer and lecturer. He lectures on company law and practice, and on strategic management and marketing for professional firms. He takes a lively and practical approach, helping solicitors, accountants, company secretaries and in-house lawyers understand legal rules and regulations, identify the practical pitfalls to look out for and what to do about them. David was self-employed as a start-up and SME in the legal sector himself for 12 years, before being recruited by one of his clients. He is also co-author of ‘The Company Director: Powers, Duties and Liabilities’, ‘Running a Limited Company’ and ‘Modern Law of Meetings’ and a contributor to Jordans’ ‘Company Administration and Governance’.
Keith Markham qualified as a Solicitor in 2001 and now works as a freelance training consultant. Initially working in private practice, in 2004 he moved in-house at the BGL Group, a major insurance intermediary. During his time there Keith advised extensively on all areas of data protection. In 2007, Keith joined BPP Professional Education, and worked there as both an in-house lawyer dealing with data protection and commercial contracts and also as a presenter of training courses before ultimately deciding to specialise in delivering training and becoming a freelance training consultant in 2009. Drawing on his considerable experience Keith has designed and delivered a wide variety of training on topics relating to data protection and commercial law to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. He is also currently involved in a number of GDPR compliance projects.
Richard Stephens decided to leave the City in 2004 and set up his own practice focusing on his core skills while building a practice in new areas including mediation and arbitration. Prior to that, he had been a partner at two substantial City of London practices specialising in Technology Law. He served as Chairman for two years of the Society for Computers & Law, and is currently serving as Chairman of the Legal Affairs Group of Intellect. He has extensive experience of many different types of commercial transactions while acting for the technology industries and is a regular speaker at national and international conferences on a range of subjects connected to Technology and Commercial Law. He is probably best known for his updates on commercial contract law.
About The Legal Training Consultancy
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