News & Events | Seminar

Hot Legal Issues for In-House Lawyers
Tuesday 28th November 2006
at 10 Queen Street Place London EC4R 1BE

To ensure that you are properly briefed for the coming year, partners from SJ Berwin LLP have hand-picked those legal and regulatory developments which are likely to affect your business in the next twelve months. Each will be covered in a concise and highly practical briefing delivered by an expert in their field. There will be ample opportunity to ask questions.

We have designed this programme so that it is highly relevant to all in-house lawyers. A wide range of areas will be covered, giving an excellent overview of topical issues.

Colleagues are welcome to come with you, or in your place, but please let us know their names in advance. The seminar is free of charge.

Speakers

The speakers include partners and senior associates from SJ Berwin: Gareth Amdor, Michael Bywell, Paul Cox, Ralph Cohen, Sue Davidson, Jonathan Djanogly, Lesley Farrell, Niamh Grogan, Nicola Kerr, James McLeod, Robin Preston-Jones, Sally Roberts, David Rose, Jeremy Schrire and Angela Stallard. Professional support lawyer Edmund Tyler will also be speaking.

Timetable

08.30 Registration and breakfast

08.45 Chairman’s welcome and introduction

Governing Tomorrow’s Company

09.00 The new Companies Act: Exploring the impact for companies, directors and investors
Jonathan Djanogly, Sally Roberts and Edmund Tyler

09.45 Pensions in Transactions and Restructurings
James McLeod and Angela Stallard

10.15 Corporate tax residency and freedom of establishment post Cadbury Schweppes
Gareth Amdor

10.45 Coffee

People and the Environment: Your Responsibilities

11.00 Coming of Age: Avoiding the pitfalls of the new Age Regulations
Nicola Kerr

11.30 Sustainable Business - environmental regulation in a changing climate
Sue Davidson

Regulatory and Commercial Issues

12.00 Recent Developments in Competition Law
Niamh Grogan and Lesley Farrell

12.30 Commercial Law Update
Jeremy Schrire

13.00 Questions & answers

13.15 Lunch

Staying Ahead in an Electronic World

14.00 E-disclosure: everything you always wanted to know (but were afraid to ask)
Michael Bywell and Robin Preston-Jones

14.30 IP Enforcement in the Electronic Age
Paul Cox and David Rose

15.00 Question & answers

15.15 Summary and close

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 5 CPD hours, quoting reference 012/SJBE.

RSVP

Please respond to Suzanne Clark:
T 020 7111 5180
E suzanne.clark@sjberwin.com