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Careless emails cost lives... can the laws of confidence and privilege keep your communications confidential
Thursday 17th November 2005
at 222 Gray's Inn Road, London WC1X 8XF


Background
Businesses and in-house legal counsel face a daily challenge managing confidential and privileged information. This seminar will provide:

  • a refresher on privilege and confidentiality
  • an overview of the competition law overlay and the issues presented.
It will also offer practical tips and insights into dealing with:
  • "leaks" of confidential information
  • managing privilege across borders
  • dealing with the European Commission/other competition authorities
  • risk management
The workshop scenario will explore some of these issues in detail. Members of the SJ Berwin Litigation and EU & Competition teams will be on hand to facilitate workshop discussion and answer questions.

Timetable

  • 8:00 Registration/Breakfast
  • 8:15 Introduction
  • 8:20 Privilege & Confidentiality: A refresher
  • 8:40 The competition law overlay
  • 8:55 In-house perspective: practical tips
  • 9:05 Workshop scenario
  • 9:30 Panel discussion
  • 9:50 Questions and Answers
  • 10:00 Seminar ends (refreshments)

Training
SJ Berwin is accredited as a provider of continuing professional development by the Law Society and other professional bodies. Attendance at each seminar qualifies as 1.5 CPD hour, quoting reference 012/SJBE.

RSVP
RSVP by email to abbie.mccartney@sjberwin.com including in the message your name and organisation. Alternatively by fax on 020 7533 2000. Colleagues are welcome to come with you or in your place, but please let us know if this is the case.

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