Past Events
Monday 23 June, 2008
BILA Half Day Conference
"In Times of Hardship..." current Insurance Law issues in a world of economic downturn - to view the full programme please click here
Location: Lloyd's Old Library
The Conference was followed by an FDCC Cocktail Reception and the BILA Presidents' Dinner
Location: Old Hall, Lincoln's Inn
Menu and order of events for the evening please click here
AIDA EUROPE CONFERENCE MAY, 23 2008
The AIDA Europe Conference took place on Friday May 23, 2008, at the Park Hyatt, Hamburg. Details of the programme can be found by clicking here .
Friday 18 April, 2008
Topic: "Where and by whose rules? Making international insurance and reinsurance dispute resolution provisions work for you."
Speakers: Raymond Cox QC and Marcus Smith of Fountain Court Chambers (and co-authors with Louise Merrett of "Private International Law of Reinsurance and Insurance")
Friday 14 March, 2008
Topic: "Insurable Interest"
David Hertzell from The Law Commission will be presenting the issues paper on "Insurable Interest" and seeking debate and responses from attendees
The paper can be found by clicking here
Friday 8 February, 2008
Topic: "Equitas - From Birth to Berkshire"
Speaker: Scott Moser, Chief Executive Officer of Resolute Management Services Ltd
Friday 18th January, 2008
Topic: "Construction Insurance"
Speaker: Nigel Jones QC of Hardwicke Building
Location: Old Library, Lloyd's
Friday 7 December, 2007 Lunchtime Lecture
Topic: "An Inconvenient Truth in Lending: Subprime Mortgage Woes Spread"
Speakers: Adam Barker, Partner in the London Office and John Blancett, Partner in the New York Office, of Sedgwick Detert Moran & Arnold.
Friday 23 November, 2007
Lunchtime lecture
Topic: "Product Liability Litigation (incl pharmaceuticals) in the UK"
Speaker: Prash Popat and Charles Gibson QC of Henderson Chambers
Wednesday 14 November, 2007
MOCK TRIAL
before Lord Justice Rix
BILA in conjunction with the Law Commission hosted a MOCK TRIAL before Lord Justice Rix in the Lord Chief Justice's Court, Royal Courts of Justice, on Wednesday 14 November, 2007 commencing at 5.00 p.m.
Counsel, Jonathan Hirst QC of Brick Court Chambers and Jeremy Stuart-Smith QC of 4 New Square, argued a non-disclosure case based on the law as it may be after reforms proposed by the Law Commission. They were assisted by junior counsel, Stephen Midwinter of Brick Court and Neil Hext of 4 New Square. Walter Merricks and Reg Brown acted the roles of expert witnesses.
Friday 12 October, 2007
Lunchtime Lecture
"Developing Market Practice"
David Gittings CEO of the Lloyd's Market Association (LMA) and members of his team, Martin Roberts, Tim Willcock and Rob Gillies will be talking on Lloyd's Minimum Standards, the new Market Reform Contract, Electronic Claims Files and electronic placing.
Friday 14 September, 2007
BILA HALF DAY ANNUAL CONFERENCE AND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Location: Old Library, Lloyd's
"Three's a crowd - confidentiality between Insurer, Insured and Lawyer"
Charles Phipps, Barrister, 4 New Square
"Flooding:coverage and loss recovery issues"
Simon Cooper, Barlow, Lyde & Gilbert and David Roberts, Cunningham Lindsey
"The Spread of Class/Collective actions in Europe"
Dr Christopher Hodges, University of Oxford
"Solvent Schemes/Part VII Transfers"
Panel discussion with Julian Burling, Lloyd's, David Steinberg, Clifford Chance, Vivien Tyrrell, Kendall Freeman
Thursday 5th July 2007
The Sir Maurice Bathurst Memorial Lecture
Given by Lord Justice Rix and entitled
"Which serves the market - arbitration. litigation or mediatian
or none of the above"
Thursday 24 May and Friday 25 May, 2007
The Colloquium
"Is Insurance Law Adapting to the 21st Century"
Location: The Great Hall, CII, Aldermanbury, London, EC2V 7HY
Programme: "The Colloquium"
Thursday 24 May, 2007
Presidents Dinner Location: Middle Temple Hall: Drinks from 6 p.m. followed by the President's Dinner
After Dinner Speaker is: Rt Rev Lord (Richard) Harries of Pentregarth, former Bishop of Oxford, Thought for the Day contributor and member, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
Friday 30 March, 2007
Lunchtime Lecture
"Taking Cover - Insurance, Reinsurance and the Impact of Terrorism"
Tim Hardy, a partner in the Reinsurance & International Risk team of Barlow Lyde & Gilbert, will provide a legal review of the current international perspective of coverage issues involving terrorism and related risks.
Monday 19 March, 2007
Lunchtime Lecture
A joint BILA and West Midlands Liability and Consequential Loss Society lecture
Speaker: Dr Digby Jess of Exchange Chambers who will be speaking on the topic
of Insurance of Professional Indemnity Risks
Tuesday 20 February, 2007
Launch of Issue Paper 3
Professor Hugh Beale QC's presentation is entitled
"Pre-Contractual information and Intermediaries"
Friday 16 February, 2007
Lunchtime Lecture
Speaker: Martyn Day, Senior Partner, Leigh Day & Co
Topic: "Injury Claims - the Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
Friday 19th January 2007
Lunchtime Lecture
Speaker: David Foxton QC
"Negligent Underwriting - the position after Bonner v Cox"
Wednesday 13th December, 2006
Lunchtime Lecture
Michael McLaren QC and John Balfour, Partner, Clyde & Company will share the platform.
Michael McLaren QC will speak on
"Air Cargo Claims: issues of multi-model carriage"
and John Balfour will speak on
"Disabled passengers and carriage by air"
Friday 24th November 2006
Lunchtime Lecture
Financial Ombudsman Service - friend or foe?
Jonathan Davies, Partner, Reynolds Porter Chamberlain LLP and David Thomas, Corporate Director and Principal Ombudsman, Financial Ombudsman Service, will debate the motion.
Friday 20th October 2006
Lunchtime Lecture
"Curbing Compensation Culture: Enter the Regulator"
Speaker: Mark Boleat, Head of Claims Management Regulation at the Department of Constitutional Affairs.
Friday 15th September 2006
Half-day Conference & AGM
9.15am (Conference)
12.45pm (AGM)
Tuesday 11th July 2006
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Does English law support or hinder the London insurance market?
A debate with legal and market contributions
chaired by Lord Justice Thomas and Mr Reg Brown
In the Lord Chief Justice's Court (Court 4), Royal Courts of Justice
Friday 28th April 2006
Lunchtime Lecture
Justice Neville Owen, HIH Royal Commissioner
Defects in the defences: idle musings on an insurance implosion. The collapse of the HIH Insurance Group
Friday 17th March 2006
Professor F D Rose
The Centenary of the Marine Insurance Act 1906
Thursday 26th January 2006
Seminar and President's Dinner
Legal and Market Implications of Hurricane Katrina
Thursday 19th January 2006
Insurance Contract Law Reform
BILA-Law Commission Meeting
Friday 4th November 2005
Contribution between co-contractors
Paul Darling QC
Friday 14th October 2005
Fraud - blink and it's gone
Michael Pooles QC
Friday 7th October 2005
Defective Windows and Dodgy Mincemeat: What amounts to 'Damage to Property' for product liability cover?
Andrew Prynne QC
Friday 16th September 2005
Half Day Conference and AGM
Bill Marcoux, LeBoeuf Lamb
Responding to Enforcement actions - your first three steps matter.
Christopher Henley, Debevoise & Plimpton
Author, The Law of Insurance Broking (2nd ed; Sweet & Maxwell)
The Principles of Principals - The Broker's Role post-Spitzer
Roger Stewart QC, 4 New Square
Financial Reinsurance: Is the pain worth any gain?
Mark Solomon, Lerach Coughlin, San Diego (ex Milberg Weiss)
Anecdotal Nonsense Aside - What is wrong with Class Actions?
Thursday 30 June 2005
Mock Trial in The Lord Chief Justice's Court, Royal Courts of Justice
The Case for Bad Faith Damages in English Insurance Law
Before Sir Christopher Staughton, Sir Philip Otton and Mr Adrian Hamilton QC
Lord Justice Thomas moderating
Counsel:
Robert Moxen-Browne QC, 2 Temple Gardens
William Wood QC, Brick Court Chambers
Juniors:
Alison Green, 2 Temple Gardens
Siobán Healy, 7 Kings Bench Walk
Expert Witnesses:
Bill McVisk, Johnson & Bell
Michael Leahy, Haight, Brown and Bonesteel
Mike Earp, WR Berkley
Walter Merricks, Chief Financial Ombudsman
Bill Rendall, Head of Underwriting and Claims, Lloyd's Market Association and formerly Active Underwriter of RJ Kiln
Monday 23 May 2005
Afternoon Seminar in conjunction with Phillips Fox
Liability Law Reform
The Australian Experience; The International Perspective
Reg Brown
Michael Gill, Phillips Fox
Michael Down, Phillips Fox
Rick Murray, Swiss Re
David Constable, Limit Underwriting
Monday 16 May 2005
Joint British Insurance Law Association and Biba West Midlands Region Liability Society Lunchtime Lecture
How the FOS view of liability has changed
Walter Merricks, Chief Financial Services Ombudsman
Friday 29 April 2005
Professional Negligence Update
Mark Simpson, Barrister
Friday 11 February 2005
Legal & Insurance Implications of the US clergy sexual abuse litigation
Michael Leahy, Haight Brown & Bonesteel
Friday 21 January 2005 1pm
Art Insurance:
a legal and an underwriting perspective
David Scully (Underwriting Director, Axa Art Insurance)
Susie Collier (Claims Manager, Axa Art Insurance)
Bill Perry (Partner, Charles Russell)
Thursday 27 January 2005
Joint BILA/FDCC Afternoon Conference
D&O Insurance and Corporate Governance
followed by President’s Dinner
Hosted by Lord Justice Thomas
Thursday 9 December 2004
Joint Society of Advanced Legal Studies/BILA Evening Lecture
Framing the insurer’s post-contractual duty of good faith
Phillip Rawlings and John Lowry, UCL
Friday 3 December 2004
Resolving insurance disputes: the Ombudsman’s role
Walter Merricks, Chief Financial Services Ombudsman
Friday 12 November 2004
Follow foreign judgments – why CU v NRG Victory is wrong
Gavin Kealey QC
Friday 22 October 2004
Corporate Fraud
Scams, laundries and other ways to lose money
Patricia Howse, Serious Fraud Office
Thursday 30 September 2004
Joint Society of Advanced Legal Studies/BILA Evening Lecture
Insurable Interest: Past, Present and Future
James Davey, Cardiff Law School
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