ChBA Geneva Conference - Swiss Practitioners Booking

BUFFET LUNCH

13.30-13.35

Welcome

Iain Quirk KC

Chair of the International Subcommittee

13.35-14.20

Arbitration: Issues in Shareholder, Insolvency and Trust Disputes

Jennifer Haywood, Serle Court

Giving effect to arbitration clauses in shareholder and partnership agreements

Thomas Robinson, Wilberforce Chambers

Relief in English courts in support of foreign arbitrations

Alex Potts KC, 4 Pump Court

Arbitrability of shareholder, insolvency and trusts disputes

14.20-14.45

UK Tax Issues for Swiss Advisors, Trustees and Residents

Amanda Hardy KC, 5 Stone Buildings & Oliver Marre, 5 Stone Buildings

14.45-15.20

Cross Border Jurisdiction, and Enforcement of Swiss & English Judgments

Gerard Clarke, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Disclosure and collateral use of documents in parallel proceedings

Roger Laville, Five Paper

Enforcing Swiss judgments in England and Wales outside Lugano

Andreas Giannakopoulos, Ten Old Square

Impact of jurisdiction agreements on enforcement post-Lugano

15.20-16.00

AFTERNOON TEA

16.00-16.20

Enforcement of IP Rights online in Europe from non-EU member states

Mark Wilden, 3PB

16.20-16.50

Powers and duties: trustees vs protectors 

Edward Hewitt, 5 Stone Buildings

Wong, powers and the proper purpose rule

Thomas Dumont KC, Radcliffe Chambers

Protectors’ powers and duties & does the proper purpose affect them too? 

16.50-17.20

The removal of protectors

Penelope Reed KC, 5 Stone Buildings & Will East, 5 Stone Buildings

17.20-17.40

Cross Border Succession & Protection of Adults

Richard Dew, Ten Old Square

17.40-17.45

Closing

Andrew Twigger KC

Chair of the Chancery Bar Association

17.45

DRINKS RECEPTION

Chez Philippe