SHAREHOLDER DISPUTES AND CLASS ACTIONS

Registration, Coffee and Networking
09.00

Chair's Welcome
09.30

Securities Litigation: Potential Recovery Opportunities for Shareholders in UK Public Companies
09.40

• An update on shareholder cases with alleged securities law violations 
• How to protect your clients from these types of shareholder class actions

Private Business Shareholder Disputes
10.15

• The latest remedies available for shareholders seeking relief
• Shareholder derivative matters
• How do commercial and High Net Worth family relationships impact on shareholder disputes?
• How many different values can shares have in a shareholder dispute?

Refreshments and Networking
11.30

Mediation and Shareholder Disputes
11.45

• Tips for settlement agreements
• Should corporate lawyer really be in attendance for the end part?

Networking Luncheon
12.45

SPACs: How to Reduce Litigation Risks and Liability Claims
13.45

• UK Liability regimes for issuers and their directors
• Disclosure and conflict of interest
• D&O claims and risk insurance for SPACs
• Class-action lawsuits against SPACs  
• SPACs and offshore

Refreshments and Networking
14.45

Directors' Duties and Liabilities
15.00

• Revisiting the power of Duomatic principle
• A director’s liability for breach of the duties owed to a company
• Professional and audit negligence: Liability to company and shareholders
• When disaster strikes: The dangers of venturing into trading insolvently
• Curating your clients reputation

Key Takeaways
16.15

Drinks and Networking
16.30 - 17.30

Registration Opens, Coffee and Networking
09.00

Chair's Welcome
09.15

Opening Keynote
09.30

Class Actions in Digital Markets
10.00

• Challenges with bringing class action in relation to different types of consumer harms in digital markets
• The latest on the new competition regime for digital markets in the UK 
• An update on consumer class actions in the Nordic countries
• The options for private enforcement actions and their potential prospects

Refreshments & Networking
11.30

“Dear Walter, I have a Question.. ”: Exclusive Interview and Q&A Session with
11.45

Networking Luncheon
12.30

Environmental Claims and Class Actions
13.30

• "Class action tourism" and forum shopping
• The English Courts and collective redress 
• Spotlight on environmental class actions in Canada

Refreshments and Networking
14.30

Funding and Costs in Class Actions
14.45

• What are the legal and practical requirements for funding and adverse costs protection in collective proceedings? 
• How do claimants and defendants approach these issues? What are the relevant considerations? How do they impact on the proceedings? 
• How has the Competition Appeal Tribunal dealt with funding and adverse costs to date? 
• What does the future of funding and costs in class actions look like? 

INTERACTIVE ROUNDTABLE The Next Chapter: Where to From Here?
15.30

Wrap up the main conference with this informal and interactive roundtable featuring top experts from the world of multi-party litigation (speakers at our event) sharing views and making personal predictions on big stories and trends that will drive the headlines next year and beyond.

Key Takeaways
16.45

Conference Ends
17.00