
Financial Services Disputes - The Third Annual Conference 2025
In-person | 24th June 2025 | One Whitehall Place
The 3rd annual event bringing practitioners across all areas of the Financial Services sector together to explore emerging trends and opportunities in 2025.
Agenda
Registration
9.00am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9.30am

Jill Lorimer, Partner
Kingsley Napley

Darren Kidd, Partner
Clarke Willmott

Anthea Bowater, Counsel
Freshfields

Nell Perks, Partner
Latham Watkins
Keynote Address: Regulatory Attitudes to Financial Service Disputes
9:40am
Understanding the Future of Collective Actions in Financial Services Disputes
10:20am
- Philipp V. Barclays: a retrospective
- The current state of motor finance claims
- Where future liabilities for financial institutions may lie

Belinda Hollway, Partner
Scott+Scott

Danielle Carr, Partner
Browne Jacobson

Darren Kidd, Partner
Clarke Willmott

Michael Brown, Partner
Penningtons Manches Cooper

Stephen Prestney, Head of Civil Litigation
Barclays
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:00am
Reviewing Sanctions and AML Concerns for Financial Institutions
11:20am
- Reviewing cases that have made it to court
- Exploring questions about de-banking and reporting standards
- Learning from Russia-Ukraine precedent for upcoming sanctions

Sue Millar, Partner
Stephenson Harwood

Matthias Gstoehl, Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer

John Binns, Partner
BCL Solicitors LLP

David Saul, Managing Director
SEDA Experts
Addressing the Growing Cybersecurity Litigation Field
12:00pm
- Understanding the severity of Data Breaches
- Shoring up gaps in cyber-compliance insurance
- Identifying weaknesses in supply chains

Ellie Ludlam, Partner
Pinsent Masons

Charlie Weston-Simons, Partner
A&O Shearman

Rhiannon Webster, Partner
Ashurst
Networking & Lunch Break
12:40pm
Misrepresentation Claims for Financial Institutions
1:40pm
- Discussing the outcome of Jaffé v Greybull Capital
- Establishing if misrepresentation was Fraudulent, Negligent, or Innocent
- Evaluating how witness memory affects misrepresentation claims

Paul Noble, Partner
Blick Rothenberg

Jill Lorimer, Partner
Kingsley Napley
Discussing the Impact of Non-Financial Misconduct Concerns
2:20pm
- Expected inclusions in upcoming regulatory guidelines
- Establishing the threshold conducts of individuals
- Enforcement principles of new FCA administration

Laura Bridgewater, Partner
Macfarlanes

Eve Ellis, Partner
Ropes & Gray

Tracey Dovaston, Partner
Pallas Partners LLP

Jane Gow, Global Head of Employee Relations
Deutsche Bank

Nell Perks, Partner
Latham Watkins
Networking & Refreshment Break
3:00pm
Discussing How Best to Use Experts in Financial Services Disputes
3:20pm
- Involving expert firms in assessing potential liabilities
- Using expert witnesses in litigation
- How accurate valuation can impact the viability of claims

Anthea Bowater, Counsel
Freshfields

Mike Pierides, Partner
Morgan Lewis
Funding Financial Services Litigation Post-PACCAR
4:00pm
- How PACCAR did (and did not) affect the funding landscape
- Prospects for funding collective actions
- Understanding settlement and claims administration for financial services disputes

Richard Viegas, Partner
Taylor Wessing

Helen Fairhead, Partner
Norton Rose Fulbright

Emma Carr, Partner
Gowling
Evaluating the Scope of Future ESG Liability for Financial Services
4:40pm
- New avenues for ESG liability: Disclosure, Conduct, Strategic, and Contract Litigation
- Future standards for reporting requirements
- The upcoming 2027 EU Corporate Sustainability Directive

Anna Brownrigg, Partner
Enyo Law

Andrew Sulston, Senior Legal Advisor
Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute

Elena Elia, Assistant General Counsel, Financial Crime
Wells Fargo
Chairperson’s Closing Remark
5:20pm
End of Day
5:30pm
Jill Lorimer - Partner - Kingsley Napley
Darren Kidd - Partner - Clarke Willmott
Anthea Bowater - Counsel - Freshfields
Nell Perks - Partner - Latham Watkins
- Philipp V. Barclays: a retrospective
- The current state of motor finance claims
- Where future liabilities for financial institutions may lie
Danielle Carr - Partner - Browne Jacobson
Darren Kidd - Partner - Clarke Willmott
Michael Brown - Partner - Penningtons Manches Cooper
Stephen Prestney - Head of Civil Litigation - Barclays
- Reviewing cases that have made it to court
- Exploring questions about de-banking and reporting standards
- Learning from Russia-Ukraine precedent for upcoming sanctions
Matthias Gstoehl - Partner - Schellenberg Wittmer
John Binns - Partner - BCL Solicitors LLP
David Saul - Managing Director - SEDA Experts
- Understanding the severity of Data Breaches
- Shoring up gaps in cyber-compliance insurance
- Identifying weaknesses in supply chains
Charlie Weston-Simons - Partner - A&O Shearman
Rhiannon Webster - Partner - Ashurst
- Discussing the outcome of Jaffé v Greybull Capital
- Establishing if misrepresentation was Fraudulent, Negligent, or Innocent
- Evaluating how witness memory affects misrepresentation claims
Jill Lorimer - Partner - Kingsley Napley
- Expected inclusions in upcoming regulatory guidelines
- Establishing the threshold conducts of individuals
- Enforcement principles of new FCA administration
Eve Ellis - Partner - Ropes & Gray
Tracey Dovaston - Partner - Pallas Partners LLP
Jane Gow - Global Head of Employee Relations - Deutsche Bank
Nell Perks - Partner - Latham Watkins
- Involving expert firms in assessing potential liabilities
- Using expert witnesses in litigation
- How accurate valuation can impact the viability of claims
Mike Pierides - Partner - Morgan Lewis
- How PACCAR did (and did not) affect the funding landscape
- Prospects for funding collective actions
- Understanding settlement and claims administration for financial services disputes
Helen Fairhead - Partner - Norton Rose Fulbright
Emma Carr - Partner - Gowling
- New avenues for ESG liability: Disclosure, Conduct, Strategic, and Contract Litigation
- Future standards for reporting requirements
- The upcoming 2027 EU Corporate Sustainability Directive
Andrew Sulston - Senior Legal Advisor - Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute
Elena Elia - Assistant General Counsel, Financial Crime - Wells Fargo

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