Principal Sponsor

The Insolvency Lawyers' Association c/o Kate McLachlan Events Manager SNR Denton UK LLP Supporting Sponsor One Fleet Place London EC4M 7WS T: +44 (0) 20 7320 5504

Dear Member,

Insolvency Lawyers' Association (ILA) – Annual Conference Friday 23 and Saturday 24 March 2012

Thank you for registering to attend the ILA Annual Conference 2012. I look forward to welcoming you to Hoo this weekend. Below are your joining instructions, which provide all the relevant information prior to your arrival.

Residential delegates Rooms have been booked as requested on your behalf at Warren Weir Conference Centre at Luton Hoo Hotel. Please come directly to the Centre (see attached map) and not the main house. There will be signs for you to follow and designated car parking at the Centre.

Check-in will be from 15.00 on Friday 23 March at the Centre, in the accommodation suite. If you are arriving on Saturday 24 March you will be able to check in prior to the conference, so please make your way to the accommodation suite on arrival at the Centre. Check-out will be before 11.00 on the day of departure.

Breakfast the morning after your stay is included with your room booking and will be available in the Lea Suite, in the Centre, from 07.00 until 09.00 on Saturday 24 and 08.00 until 10.00am Sunday 25 March.

Day delegates Please come directly to the Warren Weir Conference Centre (see attached map) and not the main house. There will be signs for you to follow and designated car parking at the Centre.

On Saturday the main registration desk will be open from 08.30 onwards, where badges and delegate packs will be available for collection.

Registration A pre-registration desk for the conference will be open on Friday 23 March in the Centre from 19.30 until 20.30, where you will be able to pick up a delegate pack.

The main registration desk will also be open from 08.30 onwards on Saturday, where you will be able to collect a delegate pack if you have not already done so.

Sponsors Friday drinks are sponsored by Caprica.

Dress code Dress code throughout the event is smart casual. However, for the Gala Dinner at the Mansion House on Saturday 24 March the dress code is black tie.

Gala dinner There will be coaches to take guests the short distance from the Centre to the Mansion House. These will be leaving outside the accommodation suite at the Centre at 18.45.

Golf / Spa bookings Should you or your guest wish to book spa treatments or golf sessions, please do so in advance directly with the hotel (details below) to avoid disappointment on the day. Spa treatments: +44 (0)1582 698855 Golf reservations: +44 (0)1582 698856

Conference organiser Should you require assistance whilst at the conference please contact Kate McLachlan at the registration desk at the Warren Weir Conference Centre or on 07795 618 266.

Yours sincerely

Nigel Barnett Vice-President

President: Christopher Mallon Insolvency Lawyers’ Association Limited (By Guarantee) Secretary: David Kerr Registered Office: Valiant House, 4-10 Heneage Lane, London, EC3A 5DQ Vice-President: Nigel Barnett Registered in No. 2406222

Website: ilauk.com

Insolvency Lawyers’ Association

2012 Conference Itinerary

Friday 23 March 12.00 – 17.00 Academic Colloquium (including a light lunch) Robert Adam’s Suite, Country Club 15.00 Delegate Accommodation check-in (for guests Accommodation Suite, Warren arriving Friday) Weir Conference Centre 19.30 – 20.30 Delegate Conference registration (for guests Reception, Warren Weir arriving Friday) Conference Centre 19.30 – 21.30 Welcome drinks and buffet supper Lea Suite, Warren Weir Conference Centre

Saturday 24 March 07.00 – 09.00 Breakfast Lea Suite, Warren Weir Conference Centre 08.30 – 09.30 Delegate Conference registration Reception, Warren Weir Conference Centre 09.00 – 09.30 ILA Annual General Meeting (Members only) Ravensbourne Suite, Warren Weir Conference Centre 09.30 Chairman’s opening remarks Ravensbourne Suite, The Honourable Mr Justice Newey Warren Weir Conference Centre 09.40 Session 1: Sovereign Debt and the Eurozone Ravensbourne Suite, Speaker: TBC Warren Weir Conference Centre 10.25 Session 2: Current Hot Topics in Insolvency Ravensbourne Suite, Law: Administration pitfalls: Minmar – will the saga Warren Weir Conference never end? Centre Speaker: Raquel Agnello QC, 11 Stone Buildings 10.55 Refreshments Cobbins Brook Suite, Warren Weir Conference Centre 11.10 Session 3: Litigation Funding – Pitfalls for the Ravensbourne Suite, Unwary Warren Weir Conference Speaker: Redvers Cunningham, Caprica Centre 11.30 Session 4: The Caring Side of the Profession: Ravensbourne Suite, Lessons learnt from Southern Cross Warren Weir Conference Speaker: Stephen Taylor, AlixPartners Centre

12.05 Session 5: Academic Report from Colloquium Ravensbourne Suite, Rapporteur: Professor Andrew Keay, University of Warren Weir Conference Leeds Centre 12.30 Lunch Lea Suite, Warren Weir Conference Centre 14.00 Session 6: Panel session: Using English Ravensbourne Suite, Schemes of Arrangement across Europe Warren Weir Conference Speakers: Chair: Philip Hertz, Clifford Chance; Dr Centre Leo Plank, Kirkland & Ellis; Francisco Garcimartín Alférez, Professor of Law, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid; Reinhard Dammann, Clifford Chance; and Barry Isaacs QC, 3/4 South Square

15.15 Refreshments Cobbins Brook Suite, Warren Weir Conference Centre 15.30 Session 7: Is the US becoming the preferred Ravensbourne Suite, collection destination for offshore estates? The Warren Weir Conference lessons learned from Madoff, Fairfield and Centre Stanford Speakers: Farrington Yates, SNR Denton, New York, and Andrew Thorp, Harneys, BVI

16.15 Session 8: Commercial sensitivity and rocket Ravensbourne Suite, science: Perpetual and Kaupthing in the Warren Weir Conference Supreme Court Centre Speaker: Richard Snowden QC, Erskine Chambers

16.45 Conference concludes Ravensbourne Suite, Warren Weir Conference Centre 18.45 Coaches leave Centre for Mansion House Outside accommodation suite at the Centre 19.00 Drinks reception The Sitting Room, Mansion House 20.00 – 22.30 Gala black tie dinner Romanov Suite, Mansion House 22.45 After dinner drinks Warren Lounge, Warren Weir Conference Centre

Sunday 25 March 08.00 – 10.00 Breakfast Lea Suite, Warren Weir Conference Centre Before 11.00 Check-out

Public Transport

By Rail, Luton Parkway Station - Approximately 5 minute taxi ride away. For information on train operators and times phone National Rail Enquiries on 0845 7484950 or check www.nationalrail.co.uk The Mansion House, Luton Hoo, Luton, , LU1 3TQ Tel: +44 (0)1582 734437 By Air. Luton Airport - Approximately 10 minute taxi ride away. Website: www.lutonhoo.com Heathrow Airport - Approximately 40 minute taxi ride away. Stansted Airport - Approximately 70 minute taxi ride away. Satellite Navigation: Guests – LU1 3TQ / Deliveries – LU1 3TG Gatwick Airport - Approximately 90 minute taxi ride away. Aberdeen

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