ILA Academic Forum and Annual Conference. 31 March 1 April Technical programmes and booking form

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1 ILA Academic Forum and Annual Conference 31 March 1 April 2017 Technical programmes and booking form

2 ILA ACADEMIC FORUM 2017 Technical Programme Royal College of Physicians, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE Friday, 31 March CPD hours 10:00 am 10:30 am Registration and refreshments 10:30 am 10:40 am Welcome and Introduction to the ILA Academic Forum Prof. Andrew Keay, Professor of Corporate and Commercial Law, University of Leeds 10:40 am 11:30 am Directors' Liabilities Dr Richard Williams, Hogan Lovells University Lecturer in Corporate Law, University of Cambridge 11:30 am 12:20 pm Insolvency Litigation Past, Present and Future 12:20 pm 1:20 pm Lunch Prof. Peter Walton, Head of Law Research Centre, University of Wolverhampton Law School Commentator: Steven Fennell, Exchange Chambers and 9 Stone Buildings 1:20 pm 2:10 pm One and a Half Cheers for Personal Insolvency Law? Prof. Iain Ramsay, Professor of Law, University of Kent Commentator: John Briggs, South Square 2:10 pm 2:40 pm Painting over the Cracks: is the UK's regulatory framework efficient in identifying and deterring opportunistic behavior? Dr John Wood, Lecturer in Law, Lancashire Law School 2017 ILA Academic Forum Early Career Competition Winner 2:40 pm 3:10 pm Tea break 3:10 pm 4:00 pm The Future of Cross-Border Insolvency: Overcoming Biases and Closing Gaps Prof. Irit Mevorach, Professor of International Commercial Law, University of Nottingham Commentator: David Chivers QC, Erskine Chambers

3 Friday, 31 March :00 pm 5:10 pm Panel: Brexit case studies - what the future might hold? Chair: Prof. Horst Eidenmüller, Freshfields Professor of Commercial Law, St Hugh's College, University of Oxford Jennifer Marshall, Allen & Overy LLP Prof. Francisco Garcimartin, Chair of Private International Law, Universidad Autónoma of Madrid, and Consultant, Linklaters LLP Catherine Burton, DLA Piper UK LLP Stefan Ramel, Guildhall Chambers 5:10 pm 5:20 pm Chair's Summing Up 5:20 pm Academic Forum ends 5:30 pm 6:30 pm Informal drinks Royal College of Physicians "A front office approach to a back office service" independent Agent and Trustee of choice - principal sponsor of the ILA.

4 ILA ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2017 Technical Programme Royal College of Physicians, Regent's Park, London NW1 4LE Theme: All change? The future of English restructuring and insolvency law 5.5 CPD hours Saturday, 1 April :30 am 9:00 am Registration and refreshments 9:00 am 9:30 am ILA Annual General Meeting (members only) 9:30 am 9:40 am Welcome and Introduction to the ILA Conference Conference Chair: Leon Zwier, Arnold Bloch Leibler 9:40 am 10:10 am The UK macro-economic outlook, Brexit and other challenges Trevor Williams, former Chief Economist at Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets and visiting professor at Derby University 10:10 am 10:35 am Directors Duties: ripe for reform? Patrick Corr, Sidley Austin LLP 10:35 am 11:00 am Reflections on the operation of the pre-pack reforms Linton Bloomberg, Weil Gotshal & Manges 11:00 am 11:30 am Coffee break 11:30 am 12:10 pm Update on schemes of arrangement David Allison QC and Adam Al-Attar, South Square 12:10 pm 1:00 pm Sector focus and sponsorship presentation Mia Drennan, GLAS sponsor presentation John Disson, Standard Bank Group oil & gas Will Wright, KPMG LLP retail Mike Jervis, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP healthcare 1:00 pm 2:00 pm Lunch

5 Saturday, 1 April :00 pm 2:45 pm Cross-border recognition of insolvency proceedings post-brexit Including: where next with harmonisation of EU insolvency law? Chair: Ken Baird, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Panelists: Kay Morley, Jones Day, Stephen Atherton QC, 20 Essex Street and James Douglas, Ropes & Gray LLP 2:45 pm 3:15 pm What to watch out for in the new Insolvency Rules Louise Hutton, Maitland Chambers 3:15 pm 3:45 pm Coffee break 3:45 pm 5:15 pm Clashing patriotic viewpoints: Why my system is best Post-Brexit, is there an opportunity to reshape our insolvency regime? What can we learn from other jurisdictions? Debate Chair: Tony Bugg, Linklaters LLP Speakers: Hon. James M. Peck, Morrison & Foerster LLP, former United States Bankruptcy Judge for the Southern District of New York (for the US) Chris Howard, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP (for England) Leon Zwier, Arnold Bloch Leibler (for Australia) Alexandra Bigot, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP (for France) 5:15 pm 5:30 pm Closing remarks Conference Chair "A front office approach to a back office service" independent Agent and Trustee of choice - principal sponsor of the ILA.

6 Gala Dinner Saturday, 1 April 2017 Home House 20 Portman Square London, W1H 6LW Drinks from 7:00pm Dinner served at 8:00pm Dress code: Smart casual Drinks by kind sponsorship of:

7 ILA Academic Forum and Annual Conference 2017 Booking Form If you would like to attend the 2017 ILA Academic Forum and/or Annual Conference at The Royal College of Physicians, Regent s Park, London NW1 4LE, please complete this form and send it with a cheque made out to the Insolvency Lawyers Association to: Berenice Ebanks Weil, Gotshal & Manges 110 Fetter Lane London EC4A 1AY Your details Full name and title (as you would like it to appear in the delegate pack) Organisation Address Telephone Dietary requirements Additional requirements ILA member (please delete as appropriate) Are you bringing a guest to the Gala Dinner? (please delete as appropriate) Yes / No Yes / No Gala Dinner guest details Full name and title (as you would like it to appear on the table plan) Dietary requirements Additional requirements

8 Please complete as appropriate Friday Academic Forum (academic rate) (No charge) Friday Academic Forum (practitioner member supplement) ( 75 excl. VAT / 90 incl. VAT) Rate available only to members also attending the Saturday Annual Conference Friday informal drinks reception (No charge) Tick all that apply Amount to pay. Saturday Annual Conference (day delegate rate) ( 400 excl. VAT / 480 incl. VAT). Saturday Gala Dinner (include any additional guests) ( 150 per person excl. VAT / 180 per person incl. VAT). Non-member surcharge for Annual Conference ( 50 excl. VAT / 60 incl. VAT). Sub-total Early Bird 10% discount for bookings received before 10 February 2017 Not to be used in conjunction with any other discount. (.) Total to pay incl. VAT. Hotel accommodation self-booking For hotel reservations, please contact Wendy Line, who can assist with discounted rates for hotels within walking distance of The Royal College of Physicians. Wendy Line Tel: +44 (0) res@hotelreservations.uk.com Further information: