TRAINING PROGRAMME
COURSES - APRIL TO JUNE 2015
TAILORED FOR IN-HOUSE LAWYERS BY IN-HOUSE LAWYERSNEW
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Manage disclosure – Don’t be managed by it: • Big Data and the growing burdens on business. • The increasing sophistication of disclosure platforms. • Understanding of the disclosure process.
Legal and IT experts will guide delegates through the changes to the disclosure process, offer practical advice on how to manage it, and how to use it to your advantage.
14 April 2015
Half day (am)
St Pauls, EC4
Paid member:
£125 + VAT
Non Member:
£225 + VAT Disclosure: The definitive guide for in-house lawyers
A practical guide to data protection issues:
• An effective data protection governance programme. • Practical challenges of implementing an effective programme. • A quick-fire session providing practical tips on issues that come
up on a regular basis, including: handling DSARs; marketing consents, managing third party data processors and overseas transfers.
• Upcoming European Data Protection Regulation and its impact. • Round-table discussion: Be ready for the new regime.
Data Protection: Practical issues faced by in-house lawyers
An unannounced inspection or dawn raid will create major disruption for your business, and may signal the start of protracted proceedings:
• How to prepare for a dawn raid, what is likely to happen during and after a raid and how to mitigate any potential risks. • The legal rights and obligations of organisations involved.
Dawn Raids: Understanding, Preparation and Mitigation
15 April 2015
Half day (am)
Gresham Street, EC2
Paid member:
£125 + VAT
Non Member:
£225 + VAT
23 April 2015
Half day (am)
Fenchurch Street, EC3
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• viewpoint of the investigator (in relation to applications for Norwich Pharmacal Orders, pre-action or third party disclosure) • viewpoint of the investigated facing disclosure obligations.
Intellectual property is a fast moving area. This session will cover: • The main intellectual property issues that arise in the context
of commercial agreements with a particular focus on brand, copyright and software licensing.
• An introduction to patents again in the context of commercial agreements.
• Recent developments and what is on the horizon including the proposed new Trade Secrets Directive.
Intellectual Property for in-house lawyers
Cloud computing is designed to offer on-demand access to a flexible IT facility at reduced cost. This is attractive to a customer with pressures on budgets and possible uncertainty about predicting its IT requirements.
• Cloud computing changes the risk profile of procurement. • The key legal and commercial issues around contracts. • Overview of the data protection issues.
• Pre-contract due diligence on the cloud service provider.
Cloud Computing: Legal and commercial best practice
Dawn Raids: Understanding, Preparation and Mitigation
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29 April 2015
Half day (am)
Gresham Street, EC2
Paid member:
£125 + VAT
Non Member:
£225 + VAT
19 May 2015
Half day (am)
Gutter Lane, EC2
Paid member:
£125 + VAT
Non Member:
£225 + VAT
The UK commercial property market is continuing to improve, with investor confidence returning and rents on the rise. What are the challenges?
• Recent developments and trends both in the law and in the market. • Practical aspects of making property deals happen.
• Hurdles to a deal and how they can be overcome. • How the parties can best protect their positions.
Through interactive sessions, you will have the opportunity to work through scenarios and discuss ways of dealing with the various issues.
Commercial Property: Practical advice and legal update
22 May 2015
Full day
St Pauls, EC4
Paid member:
£250 + VAT
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• Types of shareholders’ agreement that are often used. • Key provisions.
• How they relate to the articles of association of a private company.
• Use of shareholders’ agreement for corporate JVs.
• Case study: What rights may be available if things do not go to
Shareholder Agreements: What in-house lawyers need to know
• A refresher and overview of competition law.
• Potential distribution issues, information exchanges and industry collaboration, producing pricing.
• Preparing for a dawn raid.
• Bringing and defending competition law actions.
It will be useful to in-house lawyers of any level of experience but particularly those who have some exposure to competition law issues.
Competition Law: Overview and refresher for all levels of in-house lawyer
This year the UK will become the first country in the world where spending on digital advertising outstrips all other traditional forms combined.
• Keynote: Richard Lindsay, Legal Director, IPA (ad agency trade body).
• Negotiating digital marketing service agreements. • Consumer Rights Act: The impacts on digital marketing. • Privacy and practical challenges of programmatic advertising. • Lessons from the latest search engine link/trademark judgments.
Online Marketing: The legal and regulatory landscape
11 June 2015
Half day (am)
Gresham Street, EC2
Paid member:
£125 + VAT
Non Member:
£225 + VAT
28 May 2015
Full day
St Pauls, EC4
Paid member:
£250 + VAT
Non Member:
£350 + VAT
10 June 2015
Full day
London Wall, EC2
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£250 + VAT
Non Member:
• What do the clauses referring to accounts mean? • What should go where, when, and in what order? • Learning from disputes:
• The commercial perspective: the business impact of particular clauses. • Setting up effective feedback loops.
Drafting robust sale and purchase agreements
Learn the tools you need and the choices available for dispute resolution in international relationships:
• How careful planning reduces time and costs in disputes. • National courts or international arbitration?
• Non-binding dispute resolution mechanisms.
• Planning the structure of international investments to ensure the best protection under bilateral or multilateral investment treaties.
International arbitration
Shareholder Agreements: What in-house lawyers need to know Hosted by DWF in the landmark new ‘Walkie Talkie’ building, this
interactive day will explore the threats facing modern businesses: • How in-house lawyers can manage threats pro-actively.
• Using a mix of case studies and discussion, leading individuals from DWF, Grant Thornton, Annecto Legal and others will look at issues of fraud, probity and ethics.
• Delegates will develop a full picture of the threats, potential legal remedies, and risk management tools available to deal successfully with these varied challenges.
Risk and Governance: What do in-house lawyers need to know? 16 June 2015
Half day (am)
Moorgate, EC2
Paid member:
£125 + VAT
Non Member:
£225 + VAT
19 June 2015
Full day
St Pauls, EC4
Paid member:
£250 + VAT
Non Member:
£350 + VAT
23 June 2015
Full day
Fenchurch Street, EC3
Paid member:
£250 + VAT
Non Member:
£350 + VAT
• what can go wrong.
