Conference programme

Tech companies often have different expectations of their outside counsel than traditional clients might have. In this session a panel of tech company general counsel will discuss what they want from their outside lawyers, what they don’t want, and how to ensure that you are getting the necessary feedback in order to keep them as clients.

Year by year, the importance of e-commerce continues to grow. In many countries, it has become the dominant method for both consumers and businesses to purchase and sell goods and services. Cross-border transactions are the norm in this space, with significant implications for both regulation and dispute resolution. How can e-commerce platforms ensure compliance with competing data privacy rules? When disputes arise, how do courts determine jurisdiction and choice of law? To what extent are consumers treated differently from other market participants, and what are their rights? How can manufacturers and content creators protect their intellectual property rights online? This interactive session will explore these and other recurring issues impacting the rapidly evolving world of e-commerce

What are the latest and best ways to protect your clients and your law firm from data hackers? What are best practices in the event of a data hack? How do you enforce your clients’ rights in the event of a data hack?

Let’s say a client, a lawyer or a law firm has been defamed on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram by a government official. Or by a former customer or client. Or by a competitor. Should there be a reaction, or would that merely attract more attention to the matter? If there ought to be a reaction, what should the reaction be? What are the rights under these circumstances and how does one successfuly assert them? This timely and informative session will answer these and other questions relating to reputational disputes in the social media world.

In this increasingly complex and interconnected world, it has become essential for commercial dispute resolution lawyers to be able to navigate the cross-border, transnational litigation landscape. This panel will consider the current hot topics in transnational disputes including: the international sanctions regime; enforcement against frozen or confiscated assets; sovereign immunity; antisuit injunctions; and the challenge of litigating the same case against global corporations in different jurisdictions.