KCC/ Gilardi
The UK Class Actions Forum - The 4th Annual
Join Experienced Practitioners to Navigate the Evolving UK Group Litigations and Class Actions Landscape
15th - 16th October 2024 - Central London
Agenda
Registration & Networking
9.00am
Chairperson’s Opening Remarks:
9.30am
Keynote: A View From The Competition Appeal Tribunal Bench
9.45am
Keeping Up with the Competition Appeals Tribunal – Key Cases and Procedural Updates
10.25am
- Key Updates in Collective Proceedings – Microsoft, Gormsen, and Others
- Standards of Certification in the Wake of Merricks V Mastercard
- Procedural and Case Management Development
- Retrospective on Cases Closed Under CAT Regime
Bill Batchelor, Partner
Skadden
Wessen Jazrawi, Partner
Hausfeld
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.05am
Addressing the Current Litigation Funding and Insurance Landscape in Class Action Cases
11.35am
- Incorporating Funders into Litigation Strategy
- New Reality: How Funders and Claimants Have Adapted post PACCAR Judgement
- Enduring Strengths of Judgement Preservation Insurance
- Understanding Litigation Finance Agreements and Their Enforceability
- Interference of Courts in Litigation Funding Agreements
Marc Israel, Partner
White & Case
Dorothea Antzoulatos, Director
Charles Lyndon
Reviewing the Role of Experts in Evidence Presentation and Claims Valuation
12.15pm
- Utility of Experts in Pre-Trial Certification
- Damage Based Enforcement in Different Situations
- Evidence Presentation in Collective Action Cases
- Understanding Dynamics Present in Claims Valuation
Lunch
12.55pm
International Strategies for UK Class Action Litigation
1.55pm
- Establishing Jurisdiction for Cases with Global Impact
- Pre-Trial Collaboration Across Borders
- Enforcement of UK Judgements Outside of the UK
Bruce Macaulay, Partner
Skadden
Understanding Litigation Trends in Shareholder and Securities Class Actions
2.35pm
- Current Prospects for Derivative Claims
- Implications of Ryan Morris v Williams & Co for Shareholder Litigation
- The Applicability of Shareholder Claims to the Competition Regime
Jeremy Sher, Partner, International Co-Head of Global Class Actions Group
DLA Piper
Networking Refreshment Break
3.05pm
Addressing the Current Prospects for ESG Class Action Cases
3.45pm
- ESG and Litigation Risks in Supply Chain
- The Role of Alleged Human Rights Violations in ESG Litigation
- Greenwashing Concerns in ESG Litigation
- Evaluating if Fledgling ESG Cases Will Pass Certification
James Hennah, Dispute Resolution Partner
Linklaters
Outlining Recent Developments in Data Privacy Class Actions
4.35pm
- Control of Personal Data Following High-Profile Breaches
- Implementation of the EU Representative Action Directive and Consumer Protection
- Prospects for Data Privacy Group Litigation Post-Lloyd
- Relationship Between Regulatory Interest and Litigation
John Yanchunis, Attorney
Morgan & Morgan (US)
Chairperson’s Closing Remarks
5.25pm
Networking & Refreshments
9.00am
Chairpersons' Opening Remarks
9:30am
Examining Current Crypto Class Action Litigation Dynamics
9.45am
- The International Nature of Cryptocurrency Class Action Claims
- Mechanisms to Bring Cryptocurrency Class Action Cases in the United Kingdom
- The Surge in Crypto Litigation Outside of the UK
Navigating Risks and Challenges in the Defence of Class Actions
10:25am
- Assessing Strike-Out Considerations in the Certification Stage
- Lessons Learned from Precedent Set
- Reputation Management Strategies and Best Practices
- Pre-Trial Litigation Priorities
Mark Sansom, Managing Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.05am
Enhancing Class Management and Communication
11.35am
- Navigating Administrative Challenges to Paying Out Damage Claims
- Emphasising Co-Operation in Case Management
- Identifying and Responding to Conflicts of Interest in Class Action Claims
Simon Walsh, Special Counsel
Cadwalader
Keeping Up with The EU – Current Class Action Landscape After the Representative Action Directive
12.15pm
- Implementation Progress of the Representative Action Directive in Different States
- Diversity of Class Action Types Compared to the United Kingdom
- Opportunities for UK Third Party Funding
Koen Rutten, Partner
Finch Dispute Resolution (The Netherlands)
Networking & Lunch Break
12.55pm
Resolving Class Action Cases – Post Settlement Developments in the UK
1.55pm
- Out of Court Resolution of Class Action Cases
- Implications of Recent Settlements for Ongoing Cases
- Settlement Requirements in the UK and Responsibility to Claimants
Cormac O’Daly, Partner
WilmerHale
Belinda Hollway, Partner
Scott+Scott
Revelations in Trial – The First Class Action Cases in Court
2.35pm
- How Aggregated Damages are Calculated
- Methods of Distributing Damages to the Class
- Argument Strategies in Court
- Observations from BV v Le Patourel
Networking & Refreshment Break
3:15pm
Evaluating Group Litigation Mechanisms Outside of the Competition Appeals Tribunal
3.55pm
- The CPR 19.8 Procedure for Representative Actions After Marks & Clerk
- Understanding Managed Claims and GLO’s
- Challenges for Bookbuilding and Class Management in Opt-In Cases
- Ongoing Legal Uncertainties and The Case for Legislative Reform
Mapping the Trajectory of Class Actions in the United Kingdom
4.35pm
- Where and How Will Collective Group Litigations Grow?
- Evaluating Legislative Attitudes to Recent Case Developments
- Assessing if the Current Competition Regime Will Expand to Other Areas of Law
Jennifer Miles, Partner
Eversheds Sutherland
Craig Watt, Partner & Solicitor Advocate
Brodies LLP
Chairperson's Closing Remarks and Close of Day
5.15pm
- Key Updates in Collective Proceedings – Microsoft, Gormsen, and Others
- Standards of Certification in the Wake of Merricks V Mastercard
- Procedural and Case Management Development
- Retrospective on Cases Closed Under CAT Regime
Wessen Jazrawi - Partner - Hausfeld
- Incorporating Funders into Litigation Strategy
- New Reality: How Funders and Claimants Have Adapted post PACCAR Judgement
- Enduring Strengths of Judgement Preservation Insurance
- Understanding Litigation Finance Agreements and Their Enforceability
- Interference of Courts in Litigation Funding Agreements
Dorothea Antzoulatos - Director - Charles Lyndon
- Utility of Experts in Pre-Trial Certification
- Damage Based Enforcement in Different Situations
- Evidence Presentation in Collective Action Cases
- Understanding Dynamics Present in Claims Valuation
- Establishing Jurisdiction for Cases with Global Impact
- Pre-Trial Collaboration Across Borders
- Enforcement of UK Judgements Outside of the UK
- Current Prospects for Derivative Claims
- Implications of Ryan Morris v Williams & Co for Shareholder Litigation
- The Applicability of Shareholder Claims to the Competition Regime
- ESG and Litigation Risks in Supply Chain
- The Role of Alleged Human Rights Violations in ESG Litigation
- Greenwashing Concerns in ESG Litigation
- Evaluating if Fledgling ESG Cases Will Pass Certification
- Control of Personal Data Following High-Profile Breaches
- Implementation of the EU Representative Action Directive and Consumer Protection
- Prospects for Data Privacy Group Litigation Post-Lloyd
- Relationship Between Regulatory Interest and Litigation
- The International Nature of Cryptocurrency Class Action Claims
- Mechanisms to Bring Cryptocurrency Class Action Cases in the United Kingdom
- The Surge in Crypto Litigation Outside of the UK
- Assessing Strike-Out Considerations in the Certification Stage
- Lessons Learned from Precedent Set
- Reputation Management Strategies and Best Practices
- Pre-Trial Litigation Priorities
- Navigating Administrative Challenges to Paying Out Damage Claims
- Emphasising Co-Operation in Case Management
- Identifying and Responding to Conflicts of Interest in Class Action Claims
- Implementation Progress of the Representative Action Directive in Different States
- Diversity of Class Action Types Compared to the United Kingdom
- Opportunities for UK Third Party Funding
- Out of Court Resolution of Class Action Cases
- Implications of Recent Settlements for Ongoing Cases
- Settlement Requirements in the UK and Responsibility to Claimants
Belinda Hollway - Partner - Scott+Scott
- How Aggregated Damages are Calculated
- Methods of Distributing Damages to the Class
- Argument Strategies in Court
- Observations from BV v Le Patourel
- The CPR 19.8 Procedure for Representative Actions After Marks & Clerk
- Understanding Managed Claims and GLO’s
- Challenges for Bookbuilding and Class Management in Opt-In Cases
- Ongoing Legal Uncertainties and The Case for Legislative Reform
- Where and How Will Collective Group Litigations Grow?
- Evaluating Legislative Attitudes to Recent Case Developments
- Assessing if the Current Competition Regime Will Expand to Other Areas of Law
Craig Watt - Partner & Solicitor Advocate - Brodies LLP
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