Disputes Conference 2016

CMS is hosting its London Disputes Conference on Thursday, 3 November 2016 at our UK headquarters, Cannon Place.

This inaugural conference aims to generate an interesting and meaningful discussion on the true impact, reality and consequences of the changing speed of disputes and the options available for organisations today and in the future.

Grant Dawson, Group General Counsel & Company Secretary, Centrica plc and Vice-Chair of GC 100 will be joined by confirmed in-house speakers from RBS, Post Office Limited, Nokia and Hewlett Packard Enterprise .

We are also pleased to announce our second keynote speaker Robert Parnell of SettlementAnalytics who will speak on 'Litigation Settlement Delay - a game theory perspective.'

This one-day inaugural conference combines well-known keynote speakers alongside panels of in-house lawyers and other disputes opinion leaders.

Conference programme

08:00 Breakfast
09:00 Registration

09:20 Conference Opens - Welcome address
09:30 Keynote 1 - Grant Dawson, GC Centrica plc/Vice-Chair GC100
10:00 Panel 1: Litigation readiness: how do corporates choose to manage their disputes?

11:00 Panel 2: ADR: When is the right time?
11:45 Panel 3: Emergency procedures: short cut or diversion?

12:30 Lunch

13:30 Keynote 2 - 'Litigation Settlement Delay: A Game Theory Perspective’ Robert Parnell, Settlement Analytics
14:00 Panel 4: Litigation: does reform always equal efficiency? 

15:05 Panel 5: Arbitration: fast track or slow lane?
15:50 Panel 6: Technology: help or hindrance
16:35 Closing Remarks
17:00 Drinks and networking

Please register your interest to be invited below.