Lectures & seminars
Members of Chambers regularly give lectures and seminars on a variety of subjects within our areas of practice. The following list represents a sample of current topics which may be of interest to members of both litigation and corporate departments. However, the list should not be considered exhaustive: we are always happy to lecture, lead seminars or to participate in debates on a range of other subjects within our specialist areas. All of our current topics look forward, where relevant, to the Companies Act 2006.
Directors Duties:
The right side of the line - when a Director may safely compete
The ties that bind - navigating the restrictions which survive termination of a Director’s office
Daylight upon magic - the changing role of the non-executive director in post-Higgs corporate governance
No more infants - the new statutory definition of directors’ duties
Shareholder Disputes:
Rights and wrongs - strategy and tactics in shareholder disputes from the point of view of the aggrieved Shareholder, the respondents and others
David v. Goliath - The Companies Act 2006 and minority shareholders’ rights
Company Law:
Reductions of Capital - practice and procedure
Schemes of Arrangements - tips and tricks
Financial Assistance after Chaston –v- SWP
When Shall We Three Meet Again? - The changes introduced by the Companies Act 2006 to the law of company meetings and resolutions
Corporate Insolvency and asset recovery:
Insolvency law update
Guilty Trading - An analysis of the wide ambit of s213 of the Insolvency Act 1986
Nowhere to Hide - Worldwide asset recovery actions
From Bust to Boom - Using the Insolvency Act to effect asset recoveries
The Scheme of Arrangement vs the CVA - a comparison of their features and uses in corporate reconstructions
Disqualification - A complete guide to the practice, procedure and tactics on applications under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986
Financial Services:
A new discipline? - Disciplinary Tribunals under the Financial Services & Markets Act 2000
Commercial Litigation:
Loss of a chance - litigating for loss of an opportunity
Whither the anti-suit injunction? Restraining foreign proceedings after Turner v Grovit.
Practice and procedure:
Pre-Action Disclosure - Everything you always wanted to know about CPR 31.16