JOINING INSTRUCTIONS ILA Academic Forum and Annual Conference 24 and 25 April 2015

Note: This document includes directions and contact details for the Academic Forum, the Friday Evening Reception, the Annual Conference and the Gala Dinner.

Page Date Event Location Time

2 Friday 24 April Academic Forum Royal College of Surgeons 9.30am

4 Friday 24 April Friday Evening Reception Old Court Room, Lincoln's Inn 6.00pm

5 Saturday 25 April AGM and Annual Royal College of Surgeons 8.30am Conference

7 Saturday 25 April Gala Dinner Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn 7.00pm

Directions

Directions to all the events can be found in the Directions section on pages 8 to 11 of these Joining Instructions.

Queries

In case of query, please contact [email protected] or telephone Anna Brown on +44(0) 20 7859 1922.

Emergency contacts on the day

Inga West, PDL Counsel, Ashurst LLP, ILA Technical Committee – Mobile +44 (0)7827 928 596, DD +44 (0)20 7859 1245

Annette Morgan, Event Manager, Ashurst LLP – Mobile +44 (0)7917 878 316, DD +44 (0)20 7859 2137 1 ACADEMIC FORUM ILA Academic Forum Technical Programme 24 April 2015, 9.30 am - 5.30 pm Royal College of Surgeons 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London, WC2A 3PE

5.5 CPD hours Friday 24 April 2015 UK restructuring and insolvency law: fit for the future?

9.30am – Registration and refreshments 10.00am

10.00am – Welcome and introduction to the ILA Academic Forum 10.10am Prof. Louise Gullifer, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Oxford

10.10am – Rethinking the law of corporate distress in the 21st century 11.20am Sarah Paterson, Assistant Professor of Corporate Insolvency, London School of Economics Discussant: Prof. John Armour, Hogan Lovells, Professor of Law and Finance, University of Oxford

11.20am – Report of the American Bankruptcy Institute (ABI) Commission to study the reform 12.15pm of Chapter 11 Bob J. Keach, Bernstein Shur, Co-chair of ABI Commission

12.15pm – What is left of the floating charge? An empirical outlook 12.45pm 2015 ILA Academic Forum Competition Winner Kayode Akintola, PhD Candidate, University of Nottingham

12.45pm – Lunch 1.45pm

1.45pm – Consumer insolvency law reform and the market for debt relief 2.30pm Dr Joseph Spooner, Assistant Professor of Insolvency Law, London School of Economics

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2.30pm – A restructuring regime to suit the needs of tomorrow 3.45pm Chaired by: Prof. Jennifer Payne, Professor of Corporate Finance Law, University of Oxford Laura Barlow, Head of Restructuring, RBS Simon Baskerville, Partner, Ashurst LLP Alex Leicester, Partner, Alchemy Special Opportunities LLP Murdoch McKillop, Talbot Hughes McKillop LLP

3.45pm – Tea break 4.10pm

4.10pm – Interview with the 2014 ILA Scholar 4.20pm Prof. Louise Gullifer, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Oxford Hayk Kupelyants, PhD student, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge

4.20pm – Distressed SMEs: rescue or salvage? 5.20pm Prof. Peter Walton, Professor of Insolvency Law, University of Wolverhampton Peter Cranston, Partner, Restructuring Group, Eversheds LLP

5.20pm – Closing remarks 5.30pm Prof. Louise Gullifer, Professor of Commercial Law, University of Oxford

5.30pm Academic Forum ends

Hard copy delegate packs will be provided on the day, however for those who wish to use tablets, electronic versions of the speakers' presentations will be accessible on the ILA website during the event, and WiFi codes will be made available on the day. Delegates will need their ILA website login and password details to access the website version of the slides. It is recommended that you login in advance of the event and save your login and password details to your tablet. If you have forgotten your login details, you can request a reminder from the website: www.ilauk.org.

LexisNexis is sponsoring a stand in the refreshments area at this event.

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ILA Annual Conference Friday Evening Reception 24 April 2015, 6.00 pm – 9.30 pm Old Court Room Lincoln’s Inn London, WC2A 3TL

By kind sponsorship of:

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ILA Annual Conference Technical Programme 2015 25 April 2015, 8.30 am – 5.35 pm Royal College of Surgeons 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London, WC2A 3PE

5.5 CPD hours Saturday 25 April 2015

8.30am – Registration and refreshments 9.30am

9.00am – ILA Annual General Meeting (Members only) 9.30am

9.30am – Welcome and introduction to the conference 9.40am Conference Chair: The Honorable Kevin J. Carey, US Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware

9.40am – Overview of macro trends in the economy 10.10am George Dunnett, Principal, Bain & Co

10.10am – Structuring and restructuring new-generation leveraged deals 11.05am Nigel Ward, Partner, Ashurst LLP Ken Baird, Global Head of Restructuring and Insolvency, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

11.05am – Coffee break 11.35am

11.35am – Practical issues in bank restructuring 12.15pm Alastair Beveridge, Managing Director, Alix Partners Pippa Wicks, Managing Director, Alix Partners

12.15pm – The New EC Insolvency Regulation 1.00pm Dominic McCahill, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP Stefan Ramel, Guildhall Chambers

1.00pm – Lunch 2.00pm

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Saturday 25 April 2015

2.00pm – The future of modified universalism and cross-border insolvency 3.15pm Debate chair: The Honorable Kevin J. Carey, US Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware Nick Herrod, Senior PSL, Allen & Overy LLP and Tom Smith QC, South Square David Chivers QC, Erskine Chambers and Martha Maher, St. John's Chambers

3.15pm – Tea break 3.45pm

3.45pm – Expansive or expensive: when is a liability an expense in an insolvency 4.30pm process? Joanne Rumley, Partner, Bond Dickinson LLP Felicity Toube QC, South Square

4.30pm – Interview with the 2014 ILA Scholar 4.40pm Dan Hamilton, Partner, Ashurst LLP Hayk Kupelyants, PhD student, Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge

4.40pm – Receivership: modern uses for an old tool 5.25pm Dan Hamilton, Partner, Ashurst LLP Dan Imison, Managing Director, Alix Partners

5.25pm- Closing remarks 5.35pm Conference Chair: The Honorable Kevin J. Carey, US Bankruptcy Court, District of Delaware

LexisNexis is sponsoring a stand in the refreshments area at this event.

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Gala Dinner 25 April 2015, 7.00 pm The Old Hall Lincoln's Inn, London, WC2A 3TL

Timing: Reception - 7.00 pm Dinner - 8.00 pm

Dress code Black tie

Dietary Note: If you haven't already done so, please inform requirements [email protected] of any dietary requirements.

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Directions to The Royal College of Surgeons For the Academic Forum (Friday) and Annual Conference (Saturday)

Address: 35-43 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London, WC2A 3PE

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7869 6702

The College is centrally located at Lincoln's Inn Fields within easy walking distance of Holborn (Piccadilly and Central lines) and Temple (District and Circle Lines) underground stations. Two NCP car parks are situated nearby.

Public transport links For travelling within London, use the Transport for London journey planner http://www.tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/

By underground/air The nearest tube station is Holborn (Piccadilly and Central Lines). When you leave Holborn station, turn left into Kingsway. Follow the road down and take the 3rd street on the left - Sardinia Street. The RCS building is on the right with big pillars.

Temple tube station (District and Circle Lines) is a 10 minute walk away, When you leave Temple station, turn left and head up the stairs. Go straight on to Arundel Street. This street turns slightly left and becomes Aldwych. Turn right on to Kingsway. Follow the road down and take the 2nd street on the right - Sardinia Street. The RCS building is on the right with big pillars.

By bus A number of buses stop near the College, for more details download the map at the Transport for London web site. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/maps/bus

By rail The nearest stations are Kings Cross St. Pancras, Euston, Waterloo and Charing Cross. They are each a short taxi or underground journey, or about 20-30 minutes walk to the College.

Parking

Visitors should be aware that both Westminster and Camden councils operate parking bays around the Fields. Please check the signs carefully when you park to determine which borough you are parked in and ensure you purchase a ticket from the correct pay and display machine. The nearest multi-storey car parks are in Drury Lane and Bloomsbury Square.

The College has a dedicated parking space for use by disabled visitors. Please book this space in advance by calling Reception on 020 7869 6400. Blue Badge holders can park in marked bays for up to 4 hours, Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6.30pm, and without time limit outside these hours. As a Blue Badge holder you are also entitled to park at a meter/pay-and- display bay for an extra hour once the paid time has expired.

On street parking is available outside the College on Lincoln's Inn Fields. The pay and display charges are in operation from Monday to Saturday, 8.30am - 6.30pm. The current charge in the Westminster bays is £4 per hour with a maximum stay of 2 hours.

Refer to the map on page 9 for local NCP car park locations.

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Map

This map shows all three locations being used throughout the two day event.

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Directions to the Old Court Room and Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn For the Friday Evening Reception and the Saturday Gala Dinner

From the Academic Forum If arriving at the Friday Evening Reception directly from the Academic Forum use the map on page 11 to walk to the Old Court Room from The Royal College of Surgeons.

The main entrance is at the southeast corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields at the junction with Serle Street, but there are also several pedestrian entrances (Monday - Friday, 7 am-7 pm) from Chancery Lane and Carey Street.

By underground The most convenient stations are Holborn and Chancery Lane.

Holborn is served by the Central Line and the Piccadilly Line; Chancery Lane by the Central Line.

By Car There are two ways to get into Lincoln's Inn by car, but both enter through the Main Gate, where gate staff will direct you:

From Fleet Street, enter Chancery Lane from the southern end, take the first left into Carey Street and then the first right into Serle Street and the Main Gate is on the right as Serle Street enters Lincoln’s Inn Fields.

From Kingsway, enter Remnant Street, continue straight along the north side of Lincoln’s Inn Fields, turn right on meeting the wall of the Inn and the Main Gate is 180 yards on the left.

By Bus Many bus services stop at Holborn Underground and in Fleet Street, the Strand and High Holborn. Details of bus routes can be found at: http://www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/buses/

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Old Court Room

If you are arriving before 7pm: From High Holborn, turn down Chancery Lane. Fifty yards on the right is a small footpath into Stone Buildings. Walk down Stone Buildings until a small gate on the right appears, turn right; in front of you (70 yards) is a large flight of steps leading to the terrace of the Great Hall and Library building. The Treasury Office Reception is indicated as you approach the top of the first flight of steps on the left hand side. The entrance to the Old Court Room is adjacent to the Treasury Office Reception and will be sign posted.

If you are arriving after 7pm: From High Holborn, turn into Great Turnstile St; continue along Newman's Row until you reach the impressive Main Gate, where gate staff will direct you.

Old Hall

For the Old Hall, the main entrance is at the southeast corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields at the junction with Serle Street.

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