Annual Insolvency Conference 2019 – Leeds

We are delighted to announce details of our Annual Insolvency Conference 2019.

Following its continued success, the conference will once again be held in both Leeds and Manchester with talks from members of our nationally renowned Insolvency team. To book your place, please email Jo Stapley.

Programme

08:30 – 08:50 – Coffee and Registration

08:50 – 09:00 – Opening Remarks by Mark Cawson QC

09:00 – 09:30 – Steven Fennell – Change of position as a defence to office-holders’ claims

09:30 – 10:00 – Mark Cawson QC – Legal Professional Privilege in the Insolvency Context

10:00 – 10:30 – George Rowell – Update on Claims Arising from Failed Tax Avoidance Schemes

10:30 – 11:00 – Dr John Tribe, Academic Associate from University of Liverpool – “A desire to prefer and the law of preference: What IPs might consider in light of Abdulali v Finnegan [2018] B.P.I.R. 1547”

11:00 – 11:45 – Brunch and Coffee

11:45 – 12:15 – Giles Maynard Connor – Challenging Officeholders’ Remuneration

12:15 – 12:45 – Professor David Milman, Professorial Associate from University of Lancaster – “The Concept of Property in the Context of Personal Insolvency Law

12:45 – 13:15- David Mohyuddin QC – Crown Preference

13:15 – 13:45 – Carly Sandbach – Directors Exposed: Liability upon Insolvency

13:45 – 13:50 – Questions and Closing Remarks