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PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO: Lori-Ann Foley, Manager Institute of Law, Law House, 1 Seale Street, St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands, JE2 3QG Tel: + 44 (0)1534 826060 Email: [email protected] Website: www.lawinstitute.ac.je INFORMATION The Enforcement of Creditors’ Rights HOW TO GET TO JERSEY HOTEL INFORMATION in the Channel Islands: Jersey has daily air links with many United Kingdom The Institute of Law has negotiated a corporate rate airports. London Gatwick, London City and Stanstead (per night) at the following hotels: have direct links to Jersey with BA (www.ba.com) and Flybe (www.flybe.com). Regular scheduled flights also The Pomme d'Or Hotel (4 star hotel in the centre of Issues in Asset Security and Insolvency depart from several UK regional airports such as St Helier) (www.seymourhotels.com/PommedOrHotel) Edinburgh, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Southampton £88.00 per night for a standard room including breakfast. and Exeter. Blue Islands (www.blueislands.com) operate direct flights to Paris, Amsterdam, Geneva and Zurich. The Royal Yacht (4 star hotel in the centre of St Helier) Links with other overseas destinations are through (www.theroyalyacht.com) Monday 13 October 2014 London Gatwick. Ferry services are frequent to both £99.00: Silver Double room & breakfast England and France. The operator is Condor Ferries (www.condorferries.co.uk). The ferry terminal is situated The Hotel de France (4 star hotel 15 minute walk a five-minute walk from the town centre. from the centre of St Helier) (www.defrance.co.uk) INSTITUTE OF LAW, JERSEY £99.00: Double room & breakfast AIRPORT TO TOWN Jersey airport is a 20-minute drive from St Helier. Once JOINING INSTRUCTIONS you have arrived at Jersey airport, you can reach the town: By bus: Liberty bus (www.libertybus.je) Number 15 - Final joining instructions will be sent by email in early £1.70 one way October. By taxi: Taxi fares between £15 and £20 Book a taxi in advance through Luxicabs on: CANCELLATION OF ATTENDANCE Hosted By: [email protected] Refunds will not be given for any cancellations. You may substitute a named delegate to replace the original named delegate at any time prior to the event. TRAVEL AND HEALTH INSURANCE It is the delegate’s own responsibility to be adequately insured in the case of claims pertaining to travel and accidents for the duration of their visit. PROGRAMME SPEAKERS’ PROFILES RICHARD DE LACY QC SIR JOHN MUMMERY INSTITUTE OF LAW JERSEY Richard is a Partner and Head of the Litigation team at Ogier in the Sir John was called to the Bar in 1964 and elected a Bencher in 1985. Cayman Islands. Richard has extensive experience in commercial He was appointed an Assistant Recorder in 1985, a member of the Legal litigation relating to banking, company law, insolvency and negligence Advisory Commission of the Church of England in 1988, a Recorder, a The Enforcement of Creditors’ Rights in the Channel Islands: proceedings with a particular emphasis upon disputes arising from Judge of the High Court (Chancery Division) and Patent Judge in 1989, accounting issues. He also has extensive regulatory experience, having a member of the Ecclesiastical Rule Committee in 1992, a Judge and Issues in Asset Security and Insolvency served on the Institute of Chartered Accountants Practice Regulation President of the Employment Appeal Tribunal in 1993, Lord Justice of Review Committee hearing cases involving the specialist areas of audit, Appeal in 1996 and in the same year to 2001 was a governor of the Inns insolvency, and financial services. Richard is a visiting Professor at the of Court School of Law. He was appointed Chairman of the Trustees of Pomme d’Or Hotel, Jersey Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary University of London. the Royal Courts of Justice Citizens Advice Bureau in 2003 and has been He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Member of the Chairman of the Clergy Discipline Commission and Clergy Discipline 08h30-09h00 Registration Bar Council and Chancery Bar Association, a Bencher of the Middle Tribunal since 2004. He is also a judge of the Court of Ecclesiastical Temple and approved Counsel for the Serious Fraud Office. Richard was Causes Reserved, having served in that role since 2006. appointed Queen's Counsel in 2000. 09h00-09h15 Welcome and introduction to conference ADVOCATE MARCUS PALLOT ADVOCATE MARK DUNLOP Marcus is one of Jersey leading insolvency lawyers. He has acted to Mark has extensive experience in international banking, structured develop the law in respect of reciprocal recognition of bankruptcies and finance and asset finance work, having acted for many leading banks and insolvency officers as well as in respect of the just and equitable FIRST SESSION: CURRENT TRENDS IN JERSEY INSOLVENCY AND SECURITY LAW financial institutions on a range of innovative transactions. Before joining jurisdiction of the Royal Court and how that may be used to address the Bedell Cristin, Mark was a partner in the Banking and Projects Group of lack of effective suspensory procedures in Jersey, such as administration. 09h15-09h45 Enforcement of Security - Security Interests (Jersey) Law 1983, Advocate Mark Dunlop Theodore Goddard in the City of London and (after its merger) Hand in hand with his insolvency practice comes an expertise in respect of security and enforcement. He is a fervent advocate for Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 and hypothecs Bedell Group, Jersey Addleshaw Goddard. Mark is the Adjunct Professor at the Jersey Institute of Law for both Company and Security and Bankruptcy Law. Mark is a a reform and modernisation of a range of Jersey's bankruptcy and member of the Jersey banking lawyers working group which has commented enforcement laws and procedures. 09h45-10h15 Insolvency Enforcement: Developments in Practice Advocate Marcus Pallot & Jeremy Garrood on the Security Interests (Jersey) Law 2012 through its various drafts and (Pre-Packs/Schemes of Arrangement etc) Carey Olsen, Jersey legislative development. Mark is also the author of "Dunlop on Jersey PROF. MICHAELVEDER Company Law" (published by Key Haven Publications Ltd). Michael is Professor of Civil Law, in particular Insolvency, attached to 10h15-10h45 A judicial perspective on cross border insolvencies involving Sir John Mummery the Research Center Business & Law (RD & R) of the Faculty of Law Jersey companies: HSBC Bank plc v Tambrook, Re Estates and ADVOCATE ROBERT GARDNER of the Radbound University. He is also an advisor to the Amsterdam Hogarth Chambers, London firm RESOR NV. He is also Technical Assistance Advisor to the IMF General Developments Limited and Representation of Standish Robert joined Bedells in 2006 from a leading Caribbean firm, where he was involved in a wide range of commercial litigation, corporate recovery in the area of insolvency law. He is a member of the Expert Group on and restructuring projects in both the Cayman Islands and British cross-border insolvency which advises the European Commission on 10h45-11h00 COFFEE BREAK Virgin Islands. His expertise is in cross-border insolvency and commercial the review of the European Insolvency Regulation. Michael Veder litigation. He works closely with the Jersey Viscount as well as insolvency publishes, teaches and advises in the field of (comparative law and practitioners in Jersey and elsewhere. He regularly advises companies, international) security and insolvency law. He conducts research within SECOND SESSION: WHAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS ARE DOING IN SECURITY/INSOLVENCY directors, shareholders, creditors and insolvency office holders on all the Finance, Securities & Insolvency (OO & R) program. aspects of insolvency and restructuring work, particularly where there is a cross border element. He is also involved in a broad range of ADVOCATE JEREMY WESSELS 11h00-11h30 Trends in asset security globally and thoughts on enforcement Prof. Philip Wood commercial disputes. Jeremy is International Practice Group Head for Litigation across all of in/out of insolvency Allen Overy, London the jurisdictions in which Mourant Ozannes practice, and the Joint JEREMY GARROOD Head of International Trusts & Private Clients in Guernsey. He 11h30-12h00 Security rights and insolvency - some European comparisons Prof. Gerard McCormack Jeremy is an experienced offshore practitioner who has worked in specialises in commercial litigation generally, particularly cases involving University of Leeds Bermuda, the Caribbean and the Channel Islands, handling cases across insolvency, contentious trust disputes and financial services businesses, the core offshore disciplines of Trust, Insolvency and Companies litigation. along with asset tracing and freezing orders. He also advises on As a trust practitioner Jeremy has had conduct of a number of high value regulatory and money laundering issues. Jeremy has been involved in 12h00-12h30 Treatment of security rights in the European Insolvency Prof. Michael