Our annual Commercial Litigation Conference will take place on 15 May 2025 at The Ashworth Centre: The Honourable Society of Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TL.
Programme
14.00 – 14.20 Registration
14.20 – 14.30 Chair’s Opening Remarks
Steven Thompson KC will chair this year’s Commercial Litigation Conference.
14.30 – 15.00 Nuclear Remedies: How and when to drop the bomb with injunctive relief
John Carl Townsend, Timothy Sherwin, Jessica Lavelle and Niamh Davis consider how and when to deploy freezing, Norwich Pharmacal and search orders, and discuss the scope of the duty of fair presentation.
15.00 – 15.30 Don’t stop me now: critical features of Anti-Suit Injunctions
Hugh Miall, Max Archer and Tim Koch explore the law on anti-suit injunctions, reviewing recent cases and discuss how to obtain, resist and enforce them.
15.30 – 16.00 Shareholder lucky D.I.P.S!
Steven Reed, Harry Samuels and James Kane consider recent developments in shareholder litigation, in particular: pre-action Disclosure, Intervention by minority shareholders in third party litigation, Personal claims for dilution of shareholding and the Standing of former shareholders to bring unfair prejudice claims, in a panel session, moderated by Bajul Shah.
16.00 – 16.30 Refreshment break
16.30 – 17.00 Are reports of the death of the shareholder rule greatly exaggerated?
Nicole Langlois, Sarah Bayliss and Catherine Hartston investigate the scope of the shareholder rule since Aabar Holdings v Glencore in a panel discussion, moderated by Edward Cumming KC.
17.00 – 17.30 The sharp end of the spear
Oliver Assersohn KC and Tom Stewart Coats lead a panel discussion discussing methods of enforcing and making effective court and tribunal orders, moderated by Steven Thompson KC.
17.30 – 21.00 Drinks and canapé reception
