20-23 NOVEMBER 2017: ENGLISH LAW WEEK IN MOSCOW AND ST PETERSBURG
September 5, 2017
The BRLA is a co-organiser of English Law Week 2017 which will take place in Moscow and St Petersburg from 20-23 November 2017.
Details of the event:
English-Law-Week-2017-sponsorship
English Law Week 2017 Programme and speakers:
Moscow:
Tuesday 21 November 2017 Venue: The British Embassy, 10 Smolenskaya Naberezhnaya | |
09:00– 10:20 | Registration and refreshments |
10:20 – 10:30 | Opening remarks |
10:30 – 11:45 | Session 1: International Arbitration
– Latest guidelines, tools and publications from major arbitral institutions – Arbitrators – choosing the right arbitrators and then getting the most from them – – Efficiency and reduced costs – what is being done to make arbitration quicker and cheaper – Support of arbitration by the state courts – Confidentiality v publicity – Ethics in arbitration
Moderator Artem Doudko, White & Case
Speakers Harris Bor, 20 Essex Street (subject to sponsorship) Tatiana Minaeva, Jones Day Andrey Panov, LCIA Yarik Kryvoi, BIICL
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11:45 – 12:15 | Tea and Coffee Break |
12:15 – 13:30 | Session 6: Business as usual – current models and trends in the organisation of law
– Technological innovation – latest trends – Alternative business structures – LPP for in-house counsel – Corporate social responsibility – Law firm billings/ fee arrangements – latest trends
Moderator Vladislav Zabrodin, Capital Legal Services
Speakers Robert Gray, Baker McKenzie Dorothy Murray, King Wood Malleson Europe (tbc) Clerk tbc Russian lawyer tbc
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13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch |
14:30 – 15:30 | Session 7: Keeping the profession noble – is the current regulatory framework fit for purpose?
Moderator Legal journalist (i.e. Vlad Bagiyav, Artem Karapetov)
Speakers Andrew Langdon QC, Chair of the Bar Council Joe Eagan, President of the Law Society Yury Pilipenko, President of the Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation Igor Polyakov, President of the Moscow Chamber of Advocates |
15:30 – 15:45 | Closing remarks |
St Petersburg:
Wednesday 22 November 2017 Venue: British Consulate-General, 5 Pl Proletarskoy Dikatury, St Petersburg | |
09:00 – 10:15 | Registration and refreshments |
10:15 – 10:30 | Opening of the conference |
10:30 – 11:30 | Session 1: Recent English judgments involving Russian and CIS parties, including:
– Establishing jurisdiction in England against Russian Defendants
– Developments in the Freezing Injunction Jurisdiction
– Recognition and enforcement of Russian court judgments in England
Moderator Yulianna Vertinskaya, ALSTOM Renewable Power
Speakers Oliver Mishcon, Chambers of Oliver Mishcon Michael Fenn, Pinsent Mason Tatiana Menshenina, Withers
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11:30 – 12:00 | Tea and Coffee Break |
12:00 – 13:15 | Session 3: Case Study (of a claim in England involving Russian parties)
Moderator Rupert D’Cruz, Littleton Chambers
Speakers Philip Riches, 20 Essex Street Roman Khodykin, Berwin Leighton Paisner Guy Martin, Carter Ruck (subject to sponsorship) Charlotte Beattie, Mourant Ozannes (subject to sponsorship)
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13:15 – 14:15 | Lunch |
14:15 – 15:30 | Session 4: Recovering assets through bankruptcy and liquidation
– Claims to recover assets of company/bankrupt estate under English law – Focus on cross-border cases, involving Russian parties in particular: jurisdiction of English courts, recognition of foreign insolvencies – Assets search, investigations and other efforts in support of cross-border bankruptcies, and – Recent developments of Russian law on liquidation and bankruptcy, and possibility of recovering assets situated abroad.
Moderator Andrey Zelenin, Lidings
Speakers Ed Jenkins QC, 5 Paper Buildings Christopher Coffin, Withers (subject to sponsorship) Thomas Yates, Baker McKenzie Alexander Scard, Kennedys
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15:30 – 16:00 | Tea and Coffee break |
16:00 – 17:00 | Session 5: Business as usual – current models and trends in the organisation of law
– Technological innovation – latest trends – Alternative business structures – LPP for in-house counsel – Corporate social responsibility – Law firm billings/ fee arrangements – latest trends
Moderator Vladislav Zabrodin, Capital Legal Services
Speakers Artem Zhavoronkov, Dentons St Petersburg Clerk tbc Smith & Williams tbc
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17:00 – 19:30 | Networking Reception |
Thursday 23 November 2017 Venue: St Petersburg Chamber of Advocates, St Petersburg | |
10:00 – 10:30 | Registration and refreshments |
10:30 – 12:00 | Session 3: International arbitration
– Latest guidelines, tools and publications from major arbitral institutions – Arbitrators – choosing the right arbitrators and then getting the most from them – Efficiency and reduced costs – what is being done to make arbitration quicker and cheaper – Support of arbitration by the state courts – Confidentiality v publicity – Ethics in arbitration
Moderator Artem Doudko, White & Case
Speakers Iain Sheriden, Big Ben Chambers Evgeniya Rubinina, Freshfields Yury Babichev, Goltsblat BLP(tbc) Ben Wells, Shepherd and Wedderburn LLP
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12:00 – 13:00 | Networking Lunch |