Past Events

DateSubjectHost/Venue
05/09/2023Humphries Kerstetter-hosted dinner with sponsor Alvarez & Marsal, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: Dealing with Black Swan events in disputes1 Lombard Street
12/07/2023Hausfeld-hosted dinner with sponsor Burford Capital, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: Questions you’ve always wanted to ask a funder.67 Pall Mall
05/07/2023Clifford Chance-hosted dinner with sponsor IEF, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: A waterfall of value or a mirage? Bondholder dispute over a company in crisis. Clifford Chance
06/06/2023CLF committee-only Summer SocialCafe Murano
24/05/2023CLF Associates SocialBrick Court Chambers rooftop
15/05/2023CLF Spring Reception 2023, co-hosted with LIDWRoyal Courts of Justice
04/05/2023Simmons & Simmons-hosted dinner with sponsor StoneTurn, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: Catching fraudsters – challenges in chasing the lootSimmons & Simmons
01/03/2023RPC-hosted dinner with sponsor Greyhawk, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: The world of opensource corporate intelligence.M Threadneedle
08/02/2023Rule of law talk "In conversation with Lord Garnier KC and Joshua Rozenberg"Allen & Overy
26/01/2023Hogan Lovells-hosted dinner with Silver and Gold sponsors, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: Keeping London as a global litigation hub - challenges and opportunities.Hogan Lovells
18/01/2023White & Case-hosted dinner with multi category Gold sponsor Alvarez & Marsal, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: Cyber/data breaches and investigations: common mistakes and how to avoid them.White & Case
02/11/2022Farrer & Co-hosted dinner with multi-category sponsor Ogier, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: Shareholder actions in different off-shore jurisdictions.Farrer & Co
02/11/2022CLF Associates Autumn Social 2022Cooley
13/10/2022Gold sponsor Byfield-hosted seminar with CLF Associates - "Litigation PR"Gatehouse Chambers
13/10/2022Hausfeld-hosted dinner with Platinum sponsor Augusta Ventures, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: Difference in perspective of defendant/claimant in working on a funded claim.67 Pall Mall
27/09/2022CLF Autumn Reception 2022Herbert Smith Freehills
20/09/2022Slaughter and May-hosted dinner with eDiscovery sponsors, CLF members and barristersSlaughter and May
14/09/2022Humphries Kerstetter-hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsor Mourant, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: No place to hide? – crime, concealment and claims in the CaribbeanClos Maggiore
13/09/2022Gold sponsor Greyhawk-hosted seminar with CLF Associates - "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Investigators, But Were Afraid to Ask"Greyhawk
27/07/2022CLF Associates Summer Social 2022Travers Smith
21/07/2022LK Law-hosted dinner with Gold sponsor S-RM, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: The disputes market after the Russian invasion.Piazza Italiana
19/07/2022Multi-category Gold sponsor Alvarez & Marsal-hosted seminar with CLF Associates - "Cyber and Data Breaches"Virtual, Zoom
12/07/2022Avonhurst-hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsor FTI Consulting, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: War stories in litigation PR.The Groucho Club
06/07/2022Clifford Chance-hosted dinner with Platinum sponsor Harbour Litigation Funding, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: The other side of the funding equation – how can funding work for defendants?Clifford Chance
28/06/2022Slaughter and May-hosted dinner with eDiscovery sponsors, CLF members and barristersSlaughter and May
22/06/2022CLF Summer Reception 2022, sponsored by Augusta VenturesRoyal Courts of Justice
19/05/2022CLF Associates Spring Social 2022The Founders Arms
27/04/2022CLF Spring Reception 2022, sponsored by Harbour Litigation FundingCruise on the Thames
21/04/2022Herbert Smith Freehills-hosted dinner with Diamond sponsor Independent Economics & Finance LLP, CLF members and barristers. Discussion topic: Quantum issues in the HP/Autonomy v Lynch & Hussain caseHerbert Smith Freehills
29/03/2022Private CLF Social DinnerPiazza Italiana
23/03/2022Brown Rudnick-hosted dinner with Diamond sponsor Kain Knight, CLF members and barristersBrown Rudnick
09/02/2022Silver sponsor Disputed-hosted seminar with CLF Associates - "Introduction to Litigation Funding"The Whittington Room at St Michaels Paternoster Royal
27/01/2022Platinum sponsor Consilio-hosted seminar with CLF Associates - "Costs and Budgeting for eDisclosure Projects"Virtual, Zoom
08/12/20212021 CLF Reception with the Solicitor General, Alex Chalk QC MPVirtual, Zoom
10/11/2021Online debate: "Funding access to justice and class actions: does access to justice need more than just pro bono?"Virtual, ON24
27/10/2021Intimate dinner with CLF members and sponsorsThe Ivy City Garden
26/10/2021Private dinner supporting the National Pro Bono CentreLord's Dining Club, in the iconic Long Room
07/10/2021CLF Associates - An evening with hostage and kidnap negotiation expert Suzanne WilliamsKingsley Napley
30/09/2021Private CLF DinnerIvy Club
18/05/2021The Last Online CLF Social!Virtual in Venice, Zoom
21/04/2021CLF Associates Spring SocialVirtual in Venice, Zoom
30/09/2020Leading Litigators Virtual Autumn Reception with Lord SumptionVirtual, Remo
26/03/2020Leading Litigators Reception with address from Lord ChancellorVirtual, Zoom
05/11/19LegalWeek Commercial Litigation & Arbitration Forum 2019The Waldorf Hilton,
London
17/09/19Moscow Event: discussion on Interim MeasuresEPAM Law Firm
18/06/19CLF Summer SocialWhite & Case, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Peters & Peters on behalf of the CLF committee at 34 Mayfair (Emin Room), London
24/04/19Moscow Event: discussion on Litigation CostsALRUD Law Firm
06/11/18Legal Week Commercial Litigation & Arbitration Forum 2018The Waldorf Hilton, London
05/11/18Pre-Conference DinnerMari Vanna, London
16/10/18CLF DinnerWhite & Case, CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, Peters & Peters on behalf of the CLF committee at The Ivy, London
01/03/18Discussion Panel on the Disclosure Regime ProposalsSimmons & Simmons
02/11/17Legal Week Commercial Litigation & Arbitration Forum 2017The Waldorf Hilton, London
29/06/17CLF Summer Dinner hosted by Advanced DiscoveryLondon
03/11/16Legal Week Commercial Litigation & Arbitration Forum 2016.

Opening address by Head of the Commercial Court, Sir William Blair.
The Waldorf Hilton, London
22/09/16CLF NY Drinks Reception.

The Hon. Mr. Justice Blair (Judge in charge of the Commercial Court) discussing (in the company of invited New York judges) the introduction of the new Financial List in the High Court of England and Wales.
Brown Rudnick, New York Offices
14/07/16"Top Tips to appearing before the RDC" talk given by Tim Parkes (Chair of the Regulatory Decisions Committee at the FCA). Tim remains a member of the CLF.Arnold & Porter, Tower 42
10/12/15“Cost budgeting is inappropriate in complex cases” – Oxford style debate chaired by Lord Dyson (Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice)CMS Cameron McKenna LLP, London
05/11/15CLF and Legal Week “Commercial Litigation & Arbitration Forum”The Waldorf Hilton, London
20/11/14“Arbitration – a liar’s charter” - Oxford style debate chaired by the Hon. Mr Justice EderAllen & Overy LLP, London
28/05/14The inaugural CLF London Associates launch receptionThe Wine Tun
24/04/14The Second Meeting of the Moscow Commercial Litigators’ ForumWhite & Case
20/06/13The Inaugural Meeting of the Moscow Commercial Litigators’ ForumWhite & Case
02/05/13The London and New York Commercial Litigators Forum held a panel discussion on 'What impact will DBAs have on commercial litigation & funding?'
The Panel included:
Michael Napier CBE QC (Panel Chairman)
Leslie Perrin, Association of Litigation Funders
Rocco Pirozzolo, QBE Insurance
Hardeep Nahal, Member of the CJC's Expert Working Group
Nicholas Bacon QC
CMS Cameron McKenna LLP
Mitre House
160 Aldersgate Street
London
EC1A 4DD
14/11/12CLF London and CLF New York joint panel discussion on "What makes a great litigator?"SJ Berwin
10 Queen Street Place
City of London
EC4R 1BE
08/05/12CLF New York and CLF London joint panel discussion on the key differences between the English and US legal systems of interest to practitionersGoodwin Procter
NY Times Building
620 8th Avenue
New York, NY 10018
15/09/11The New York Commercial Litigators Forum panel discussion on "What Makes A Great Litigator"Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
15/06/11Commercial Litigators' Forum - Inhouse panel discussion on BriberyWragge & Co
17/03/11Commercial Litigators' Forum - Litigating in the 21st CenturySlaughter & May
17/11/10The Launch of the New York Commercial Litigators ForumWhite & Case
13/07/09Commercial Litigators' Forum and the CLLS Litigation Committee, Jackson Review - a chance to provide feedback and discuss issues of interest for commercial litigators.Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
26/01/09The Commercial Litigators' Forum, COMBAR and the London Solicitors Litigation Association presented:
The Aikens Report on Supercases and the Future of Commercial Litigation - an opportunity to raise questions and provide feedback
Herbert Smith
24/09/08The time for contingency fees has arrived: a debate covering litigation funding and access to justiceFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
24/04/08The Charity Event Somerset House Reception 6:30pm - 9:00 April 2008.
A high profile reception hosted by the CLF with the Attorney General.
Somerset House, London
25/02/08An informal discussion and social group for leading commercial and city litigation practices (London)Allen & Overy
02/05/07Streamlining the litigation process: getting back in touch with the needs of the partiesWhite & Case LLP
06/07/06Conflicts of Interest: the rules of engagementMayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP
06/05/06Charity Welcome Event Somerset House Reception hosted by the CLF for the International Bar Association, with Cherie Booth QCSomerset House
27/02/06Litigation v Arbitration DebateAshurst
25/10/05Costs - time for a change?
(Lord Justice Brooke, Chief Masater Hurst and Leading Practitioners)
Baker & McKenzie
07/03/05Collins J/Smith JNorton Rose
22/11/04Hollander QC/Passmore/TrustSimmons & Simmons
12/10/04Judges (Lord Phillips MR / Lord Hoffmann / Anthony Scrivener QC)Lovells
12/02/04Expert Evidence (Lord Justice Jacob)Richards Butler
01/09/03Question Time (Neuberger / Langley J)Allen & Overy
12/06/03International Commercial ArbitrationBaker & McKenzie
07/05/03Drinks for Lord Mayor/Commercial Court Judges (Mr Justice Coleman)Herbert Smith
26/03/03Pro bonoFreshfields
23/01/03AdvocacyTravers Smith Braithwaite
09/12/02Reception for QB and Chancery mastersNabarro Nathanson
07/11/02Mediation Linklaters

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