Thursday 30th June 2022

Saddler’s Hall, 40 Gutter Lane, London EC2V 6BR

From 2.20pm – 6pm (registration and coffee from 2-2.20pm)

Hear from expert barristers on a number of topical and important legal issues facing commercial litigators.

Speakers and topics:

  • Daniel Warents and Emma Hughes: What does “entering into” a transaction at an undervalue mean? 
  • Heather Murphy: Can a claimant in a commercial case improve their position by seeking an account as opposed to a trial to quantify damages?
  • Sarah Bayliss and Ben Waistell: Boss Babes and Bored Apes: How well does the civil fraud litigation toolbox perform in crypto asset fraud cases?
  • Tom Stewart Coats and Alina Gerasimenko: Is proving foreign law simply a question of fact to be pleaded and proved by expert evidence?
  • Bajul Shah and Kira King: What is the extent of a bank’s liability for breach of its Quincecare duty of care?
  • Hugh Miall: In what circumstances will the Court strike out a claim which has been advanced by dishonest means? 
  • Edward Cumming QC and Harry Samuels: What opportunities and challenges do the new ESG disclosure regulations offer for securities litigation / investor class actions?

Chaired by Steven Thompson QC