Forthcoming Conferences featuring Steven Gee QC

Fraud and International Litigation
The multijurisdictional dimension in litigating fraud claims

Date: 2nd November 2006   Venue: Central London

This unique conference will give you the opportunity to:

• Hear direct from Lord Woolf on how he sees the international litigation landscape developing

• Assess the different remedies and relief available in a variety of jurisdictions, in particular Russia, Channel Islands, Panama, New York, the Caymans and BVI

• Discover the UK courts’ approach to international proceedings including the Dadourian guidelines on obtaining worldwide freezing orders

• Understand the tactical considerations in your choice of forum and defending proceedings in an unfavourable forum

• Appreciate the implications of SOCA on civil proceedings and recovery

Why you should attend

Bringing and defending international proceedings is a legal and procedural minefield. This highly practical conference has been specifically designed to focus on the most pressing issues facing practioners in both the international and domestic arena.

Attending this conference will enable you to address the key tactics employed by defendants, for example the use of negative declarations to determine jurisdiction, the problems faced by clients and banks caught up in fraud and how to put in place procedures to prevent it.

LexisNexis® Butterworths is particularly delighted that Lord Woolf, former Lord Chief Justice and architect of the Civil Procedure Rules, has agreed to join the speaker panel. He will be joined by a world class panel of multi-jurisdictional speakers who will help to illuminate some of the most complex issues facing you today, including:

• What are the key issues to be aware of when gathering evidence abroad in support of English proceedings?

• How can you deploy §1782 of the Federal Code to obtain depositions from the US?

• What special considerations apply when seeking to obtain evidence or interim relief in Russia, Switzerland and various off-shore jurisdictions?

• How will the Dadourian guidelines be applied when obtaining worldwide freezing orders?

• What are the tactical implications of negative declarations and the use of s.25 injunctions?

• What is the interaction between civil and criminal proceedings and what effect will SOCA have on civil recoveries?

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