Seminars

Future seminars

• The eurozone: what next?
  A discussion of the latest legal issues arising from the eurozone financial crisis

• Overview: At this seminar we'll discuss the complex legal issues that could arise for companies with business in, or with, the eurozone, including the possible contingency planning that might be needed to mitigate risks.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 9 February 2012 8.15am-8.45am registration and breakfast, 8.45am-9.45am seminar
  Speakers:	David Sonter, James Smethurst and James Grand

• Related practice areas: LSP

• Competition law enforcement in financial services: how the priorities are changing and what's coming next

• Overview: Competition in financial services markets has been a hot topic for many years - for policy-makers, regulators, firms and consumers. In the UK, for example, we have have seen sustained interest in customer-facing competition - particularly among high street banks.
  
  Now the competition authorities are showing that they are willing to probe deeper into some of the more complex parts of the financial services sector - wholesale markets, more sophisticated products, and the structures that underpin the relationships between financial services companies.
  
  James Aitken, Rod Carlton, Alastair Chapman and Martin McElwee of our antitrust, competition and trade team will explore these developments in our next seminar, and consider:
  
  
  • what tools and expertise do competition authorities bring to bear in these new areas?
  • what themes are emerging from their work - both in the UK and across Europe?
  • what strategies can market participants adopt to understand and mitigate their risks?
  • what trends and developments should companies be looking out for?
  
  
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Tuesday 28 February, 1 - 2pm
  Speakers:	James Aitken, Rod Carlton, Alastair Chapman and Martin McElwee

• Related practice areas: Financial institutions

• Fighting on two fronts
  Ready for the new competition and consumer landscape?

• Overview: The UK government is introducing a raft of regulatory changes designed to stamp out anti-competitive and unfair business practices. Meanwhile, it’s also about to make it easier for consumers to take action against UK businesses. How will these reforms work? And how can your business best prepare for them?
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 22 March 2012 8.15am-8.45am registration and breakfast, 8.45am-9.45am seminar
  Speakers:	Rod Carlton, Simon Orton and Andrew Austin

• Related practice areas: LSP

• Funding in uncertain markets
  Total balance-sheet management – be prepared and proactive

• Overview: Amid the fallout of the global financial crisis, how can you be sure you’re making the most of alternatives to traditional funding?
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 26 April 2012 8.15am-8.45am registration and breakfast, 8.45am-9.45am seminar
  Speakers:	Peter Allen, Julian Makin, Sarah Murphy, Martin Hutchings, David Higgins and Gillian Tett (US Financial Times)

• Related practice areas: LSP

• Global investigations
  Are you and your board prepared?

• Overview: The past couple of years have seen more external investigations and increased co-operation between regulators and prosecutors from different countries. This has amplified the reach and aggressiveness of investigations into alleged corruption, market abuse and trade-related issues.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 10 May 2012 8.15am-8.45am registration and breakfast, 8.45am-9.45am seminar
  Speakers:	Geoff Nicholas, Edward Braham and Rupert Younger (Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation)

• Related practice areas: LSP

• A plaintiffs' bar for Europe
  How is your collective action risk changing?

• Overview: Litigation with investors, consumers, competitors and customers is on the rise. Policy makers are encouraging multi-party claims, but procedural change isn’t happening. Will the emerging plaintiffs’ bar fill the gap and create the processes?
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 17 May 2012 8.15am-8.45am registration and breakfast, 8.45am-9.45am seminar
  Speakers:	Paul Lomas, Walter Stuart and Martin Klusmann

• Related practice areas: LSP

• 20:20 vision
  The regulator of the future

• Overview: Regulators are facing a torrid time. The global financial crisis has not only questioned their effectiveness but has also led to calls for relief from regulatory burdens and costs. Meanwhile, the trend towards a smaller state role in some developed countries means regulators must take on more responsibility for the enlarged private sector. What’s more, even businesses in ‘unregulated’ sectors must increasingly deal with competition, consumer protection, health and safety, and environmental regulators.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 31 May 2012 8.15am-8.45am registration and breakfast, 8.45am-9.45am seminar
  Speakers:	Paul Bowden, James Smethurst, Deirdre Trapp and Martin McElwee

• Related practice areas: LSP

• LOCOG, logistics and life-long legacies
  Legal lessons from London 2012

• Overview: Staging the 2012 Olympic Games represents one of the most complex logistical challenges the UK has ever faced. 200,000 workers will be needed to get London and the surrounding venues ready to host 24,000 athletes and officials, 20,000 press and media, and nine million ticketholders.
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• Location:	London
  Date:	Thursday 14 June 2012 8.15am-8.45am registration and breakfast, 8.45am-9.45am seminar
  Speakers:	Tim Jones, Sally Roe, Avril Martindale and Arthur Artinian

• Related practice areas: LSP

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