We are pleased to invite you to an afternoon of practical insights exploring common pressing issues in commercial disputes, investigations and risk.
The programme features focused sessions covering a range of disputes and investigations topics offering delegates actionable guidance drawn from our team’s experience in real world matters.
Whether you are in-house commercial or corporate legal counsel, a legal leader, an in-house litigator, or a risk professional, this is an excellent opportunity to gain practical insight, strategic tips, and to connect with peers in an engaging and collegial setting.
Who should attend?
This event will be relevant to in-house commercial and corporate legal counsel, legal leaders, in-house litigators and risk professionals and anyone else involved, or interested, in:
- managing disputes or risks in a commercial or corporate setting;
- addressing adversarial positions that commonly arise in connection with commercial contracts, corporate agreements and other transactional documents;
- mitigating the risk of future disputes through decisions made in the drafting phase of documents, based on our experience of seeing drafting decisions play out in real world disputes.
Programme highlights
- Contract drafting tips — practical lessons from disputes where problematic contract wording exacerbated dispute risk, with guidance on how to mitigate common pitfalls in commercial contracts;
- Contract termination — navigating the key differences between contractual and common law termination, damages, common pitfalls, and the importance of complying with notice requirements;
- Shareholder disputes — an overview of recent developments in company and shareholder disputes, including shareholder rights, directors' fiduciary duties, and earn-out/exit provisions;
- Insurance recovery disputes — a general counsel's guide to using insurance as a risk management tool, knowing your policy obligations, navigating the claims process, and handling disputes with insurers; and
- Investigations — the key bribery and corruption risk areas every commercial and corporate client should have on their radar, drawing on the latest UK and U.S. enforcement trends and what they mean for corporate liability, third-party risk, and personal exposure at senior levels.
The afternoon at a glance
- 2:00 p.m. – Registration and welcome refreshments
- 2:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. – Conference programme
- 5:30 p.m. onwards – Drinks reception and networking
The event is a manageable time commitment that delivers real value and is followed by an opportunity to build connections over drinks.
Places are limited. To secure your spot, please register using the link.
We look forward to welcoming you.