We are delighted to invite you to join us throughout the week commencing 12 October for our Essential Legal Update.

From Monday 12 to Thursday 15 October, legal professionals from our Leeds office will deliver a series of eight virtual events providing key legal updates spanning a broad range of topics.

Further information and how to RSVP can be found below.

Schedule

Monday 12 October

Intellectual Property and Data Protection
Speakers: Rebecca Piper, Legal Director and Alexa Smith, Legal Director
10:30am - 11:30am

A general update on recent developments and case law in the intellectual property field and the impact of the end of the Brexit transition period on registered rights, alongside developments in data protection including the pivotal Schrems II decision, data transfers post-Brexit and key trends.

Pensions and Employment
Speakers: Craig Looker, Legal Director, Chris Baker, Legal Director and Ryan Stringer, Senior Associate
2pm - 3pm

This session will highlight a number of upcoming pensions changes which will impact on businesses and on future corporate activity or refinancing over the next twelve to eighteen months. We will also include developments and current themes in employment law arising from the pandemic, and look ahead to potential future developments including the end of the Brexit transition period.

Tuesday 13 October

Real Estate
Speakers: David Harter, Legal Director, Claire Stoneman, Senior Associate and Ben Peecock, Partner
10:30am - 11:30am

Our speakers will focus on real estate matters and construction law developments and will provide an update on recent planning changes and proposed reforms to the planning system.

Commercial, Litigation and Projects
Speakers: Milena Falciano-Padron, Legal Director, Kathryn Ford, Legal Director, Sohail Ali, Legal Director and Louise Huson, Legal Director
2pm - 3pm

Our speakers will provide an update on recent developments in contract law, procurement law and litigation, in particular by teasing out the practical implications of recent case law.

Wednesday 14 October

Corporate, Finance and Tax
Speakers: Paul Routledge, Legal Director, Ben Roden, Legal Director, Laura Gordon, Legal Director and Richard Johnson, Senior Associate
10:30am - 11:30am

This session will focus on completing transactions in an age of lockdown together with an overview of developments in Tax and Finance 2020 – LIBOR, COVID and more…

Restructuring and Corporate
Speakers: James Davison, Partner and Victoria Rhodes, Senior Associate
2pm - 3pm

In this session our speakers will highlight corporate and insolvency law developments including M&A trends.

Thursday 15 October

Coronavirus reflections
10:30am - 11:30am

As focus moves to recovery from the global Coronavirus pandemic, join speakers from across multiple practice groups as they consider the legal implications of the pandemic.

Brexit round up
2pm - 3pm

As the end of the transition period fast approaches, join speakers from across our practice groups as they highlight the key changes to be aware of.

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