Monday 18 November
15:00 - 17:00
Professional Pathways Workshop.
LIIARC x Gatehouse Chambers
Gatehouse Chambers
Gray's Inn
1 Lady Hale Gate
WC1X 8BS
Mentorship and coaching can be invaluable when it comes to professional development and success. Focused mentorship can lead to wonderful opportunities, be it goal setting, expanding your skillset and network or aiming for the next stage of your career path. LIIARC and Gatehouse Chambers welcomes you to explore the possibilities of your professional journey with a host of industry leading practitioners who will be sharing their own experiences.
Tuesday 19 November
8:30-10:00
Panel discussion: The importance of whistleblowers in financial investigations.
Grant Thornton UK LLP
Grant Thornton UK LLP
30 Finsbury Square,
EC2A 1AG
Unlocking complex investigations requires insightful analysis and whistleblowers can often hold the key. Join our expert panel at LIIARC 2024 on 19 November for a discussion on getting to the heart of financial misconduct allegations where whistleblowers are involved, and how organisations can navigate this rapidly-changing area.
10:45 - 12:00
Tracing Digital Assets: A practical guide.
Baker McKenzie and FRA
Online webinar
Join our experts from Baker McKenzie and FRA who will share insights on strategies for asset tracing into digital assets. We will consider the practical challenges of tracing digital assets and explore the availability of interim remedies in respect of this increasingly common asset class. We will also be joined by Tim Cochrane, an expert in cross-border data processing and privacy rights, who will consider important regulatory considerations in this space for cryptocurrency investigations. Our panel discussion will cover: • The types of information that will need to be collected in asset tracing investigations involving digital assets; • Considerations for investigations involving fiat to crypto and crypto to fiat conversions; • Techniques used by investigators to identify multiple cryptocurrency addresses likely utilised by the same entity; • How tracing techniques differ depending on the types of cryptocurrency assets; • New law enforcement cross-border electronic evidence models, their impact in the UK, and their application in cryptocurrency investigations specifically; • Using Virtual Asset Service Providers as a source of intelligence; • The complexities introduced by virtual-currency specific obfuscation techniques; and • Recent developments in the availability of interim remedies in the context of digital assets
12:30 - 14:30
Options for enforcing UAE foreign judgments in the UK.
Maitland Chambers, Lewis Silkin and Grant Thornton Insolvency
Lewis Silkin LLP
Arbor
255 Blackfriars Rd
SE1 9AX
Join the panel as they explore how to increase your chances of successfully enforcing a UAE judgment in the UK Courts, including a deep-dive into the unique intricacies, differences, and difficulties that one may face as they try to enforce a UAE judgment in the UK.
15:00 - 17:00
Coming soon.
Gatehouse Chambers, Osborne Clarke and CRA
Gatehouse Chambers
Gray's Inn
1 Lady Hale Gate
WC1X 8BS
Coming soon.
15:00 - 17:00
Hot Topics when Enforcing Awards and Judgments.
CYK, Littleton Chambers and Greyhawk
Cooke Young & Keidan LLP
21 Lombard St
London
EC3V 9AH
Join a panel comprising Jon Felce and Natalie Todd (CYK), Rupert D’Cruz KC and Alexander Halban (Littleton Chambers), and Steven Haynes (Greyhawk) to discuss the latest trends and developments in enforcing awards and judgments.
17:30 - 20:30
The benefits and limitations of the English insolvency regime in uncovering and investigating fraud.
CRS, Wilberforce Chambers and Evelyn Partners
Evelyn Partners
45 Gresham St
EC2V 7BG
Coming soon.
Wednesday 20 November
8:30-10:00
It’s all or muffin: Successful asset recovery strategies.
Signature Litigation, Interpath and Burford Capital
Ironmongers’ Hall
Shaftesbury Place
Barbican
EC2Y 8AA
• Asset recovery tools in the Middle East and the Americas, and the importance of a co-ordinated global strategy • Increasing significance of asset recovery strategies in Private Wealth disputes • Recent market trends in third party funding in the context of asset tracing and fraud.
10:30 - 12:00
Transactions defrauding creditors – Navigating s.423 of the Insolvency Act post-El Husseini: A practical guide on the current legal issues and how to investigate transactions designed to defraud creditors as well as identify potential assets.
Keidan Harrison, Radcliffe Chambers and Quantuma
etc.venues Fenchurch Street
8 Fenchurch Place
EC3M 4PB
This expert panel will delve into the nuances of s.423, focusing on its broad utility pre and post-insolvency and in the fight against fraud. The panel will address recent legal developments and consider the strategic use of s.423 in recovering assets for the benefit of debtors and how to investigate and recover those assets. The discussion will explore recent case law, possible future changes to the application of the Act and developments in asset recovery techniques. Attendees will gain insights into navigating complex insolvency and fraud scenarios. They will be able to leverage the various tools available to them and their legal team.
12:30 - 14:30
APP Fraud and Professional Enablement.
PHB and Kroll
Palmer Room
One Great George Street
SW1P 3AA
Howard Cooper from Kroll and Lucas Moore from Payne Hicks Beach will discuss the increased threat, the failure to prevent offence, proactive risk management (using technology and data analytics) and recovery strategies including recent caselaw. Teas, coffees and light refreshments
15:00 - 17:00
Fraud in the AI Era.
RPC, Ankura and XXIV old buildings
RPC London
Tower Bridge House
St Katharine's Way
E1W 1AA
• Developments in LLM and deepfake technology over the last year • Usage by fraudsters of AI in the last year • The key legal issues and challenges that arise from AI-enabled fraud • Countering AI-enabled fraud – including with AI
17:30 - 20:30
From Investigations to Recoveries: Unpicking asset recovery strategies in a multi-jurisdictional fraud.
Ogier, Mayer Brown and Three Verulam Buildings
Mayer Brown International LLP
201 Bishopsgate
EC2M 3AF
Last year our intrepid investigators uncovered an investment swindle perpetuated against the citizens of London which led to assets being uncovered in the Cayman Islands. This year, our English and offshore litigators collaborate with Counsel to explore the options available to turn the outcome of those investigations into actual recoveries for investors. Join us for an overview of the practical and strategic considerations at play at the outset of a fraud case and for the consideration of issues that commonly arise in cross-border recoveries.
Thursday 21 November
8:30-10:00
The use and abuse of trusts in global asset tracing.
Kingsley Napley and Collas Crill
Kingsley Napley LLP
20 Bonhill St
EC2A 4DN
Join Collas Crill and Kingsley Napley for a breakfast seminar discussing how to approach asset tracing involving trust structures, and some of the idiosyncrasies of trust law in different jurisdictions.
10:30 - 12:00
Coming soon.
Fieldfisher, QEB and Transperfect Legal Solutions
TBC
Coming soon.
12:30 - 14:30
Keynote Speaker: Emma Luxton.
Chief Operating Officer, Serious Fraud Office
Grant Thornton UK LLP
30 Finsbury Square
EC2A 1AG
Join us for an insightful lunch time event, delving into the world of the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). Our engaging speaker will provide an overview of the SFO, highlighting recent case outcomes, with a focus on successful convictions and subsequent asset recoveries. Discover firsthand the SFO's powerful asset recovery tools and gain valuable insights from recent successes. Don't miss this opportunity to take part in an engaging Q&A session with Emma and a chance to network with like-minded individuals.
15:00 - 17:00
ECCTA: Where are we now?
Eversheds, Red Lion Chambers, Tax Policy Associates
Eversheds Sutherland
1 Wood St
EC2V 7WS
Coming soon.
17:30 - 19:00
Weapons of choice - which are the most impactful tools used by investigations and asset recovery practitioners?
Pinsent Masons and FRP Advisory
TBC
Our panel of legal and forensic experts from Pinsent Masons and FRP Advisory will pitch their proposals for the most important tool in the investigation and asset recovery toolkit, from Freezing Orders to Norwich Pharmacals, and from forensic device imaging to asset-tracing intelligence research. Join us for an impassioned session extolling the virtues of the panellists' favourite options available to help arrive at a successful outcome, with a chance to vote for your weapon of choice.
19:00 - Late
Finale Drinks
LIIARC X RAIIDAR
Courthouse Hotel - Shoreditch
335-337 Old Street
EC1V 9LL