Commercial Litigation 2026
We are delighted to welcome you to our Commercial Litigation Conference 2026 and to introduce our keynote speaker for the event, His Honour Judge Pearce (Judge in Charge of the Circuit Commercial Court, Manchester).
At this full-day event, delegates will hear from leading litigation funders, Sparkle Capital, and from members of the Exchange Chambers Commercial Team on a broad range of topics, centring around themes of fraud, of breach of duty and of claims by and against institutional parties
Event Programme
08:15 – 09:00 Coffee and Registration
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome from Stephen Connolly
09:10 – 09:30 Paul Gibson – Sparkle Capital
09:30 – 10:00 His Honour Judge Pearce – Commercial Litigation – A View from the Bench
10.00 – 10:30 Lisa Linklater KC – Topical Issues in Shareholder Disputes
10:30 – 11:00 Steven Fennell & Kirsty Malloch – Injunctions and Cross-Undertakings in Damages: the price of the injunction; fortification; and liability for losses suffered by a Respondent
11:00 – 11:30 Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:00 Stephen Connolly & Julius Klutse – Following the Fraud: Tracing, Following and Equitable Remedies
12:00 – 12:30 Richard Tetlow & Harriet Hartshorn – Fraud: to what extent can victims look to banks for redress
12:30 – 13:00 Eleanor d’Arcy & Penny Emmott – I was told my Guarantee was just a formality – How to defend a Claim pursuant to a Guarantee (or not!)
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 14:30 Andrew Vinson & Anja Lansbergen-Mills – Claims against Directors – from Delinquency to Dithering : Routes to Liability
14:30 – 15:00 Alfred Weiss & Jodie Wildridge – Practical tips for employer/employee restrictive covenants, confidentiality and springboard relief cases.
15:00 – 15:15 Coffee Break
15:15 – 15.45 James Malam & Jonathan Lowe – The Insurance Act Ten (and a Bit) Years On
15:45 – 16:00 Closing Remarks and Questions
If you require any further information, or would like to book your place, please contact our Seminars Team.
