Financial Institutions Litigation - The Second Annual Conference 2024

Registration
9.00am

Chair's Welcome
9.30am

The Impact of Philipp V. Barclays Bank on the "Quincecare Duty"
9:40am

• The “Quincecare Duty” prior to the Supreme Court decision in Philipp V Barclays Bank.
• Philipp V Barclays Bank
• The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision in Philipp v Barclays Bank
• Other developments concerning the Bank’s duty to its customer

Exploring The FCA's New Consumer Duty & Exposure to Litigation
10:20am

• Introduction of Rules & Guidelines

• What works/doesn’t work in terms of clear communication?
• The impact of litigation exposure considering unclear communication
• Board governance
• Q&A

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:00am

PACCAR and The Future Funding of Collective Actions Against Financial Institutions
11:20am

• PACCAR and its significance to the future of funding
• The Future for Collective Actions
• Conflict Points and concerns that Might arise in Collective Actions considering PACCAR

Addressing the Development of Collective and Group Litigation in Financial Services- and What May Lie Ahead
12:00pm

Networking & Lunch Break
12:40pm

Analysing the Rise of ESG Risks in Financial Institutions Litigation
1:40pm

• The growing significance of ESG in the Financial sector, while shaping corporate behaviour and investor expectations
• Legal Framework
• How ESG Risk assessment plays on Financial Institutions in their operations and investments
• Climate Change litigation

Recent Developments in Non-Financial Misconduct and Liabilities
2:20pm

• Threshold conducts of individuals.
• What’s the threshold of companies when misconduct arises in the light of the recent SFO decision to withdraw its investigation into ENRC.
• Scope of existing frameworks and scope for expansion of regulation

Addressing the Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Act 2023
3:00pm

• New Companies House Obligations
• The “The failure to prevent fraud” offence
• Expanded corporate criminal liability
• Changes to the money laundering offences Information notices

Networking & Refreshment Break
3:40pm

Sanctions & AML: Where Are We Now?
4:10pm

• Recent updates in sanctions & AML
• The impact of Foreign Sanctions
• Sanctions, AML/CTF Enforcement & how the FCA regulates it
• SWISS AML Reform

Assessing Cyber, Digital Assets Litigation and AI involving Financial Institutions
4:50pm

• Digital Assets: The Use of New Technologies & AI
• Jurisdictions to disclosure
• New regulatory Framework by the FCA
• Risks on Digital footprints
• Consequences of Cyber-attacks and reputational damage

Chairperson’s Closing Remark
5:30pm