I’m delighted that on Tuesday, 8 November 2016, from 18:00 to 19:30, you will find me at the UCL Events Pavillion, Main Quad, Gower Street, London WC1. That’s because I’ll be taking part in a panel discussion hosted by UCL Faculty of Laws entitled Dysfunction in Contract Drafting: Are the Courts, Law Firms, and Company Law Departments Stuck in a Rut? It will be free of charge.
I’ll be in town anyway for my 7 November “Drafting Clearer Contracts” seminar (information here), so I look forward to the opportunity discuss with an outstanding panel what works and doesn’t work in English contract drafting.
Here’s who will be on the panel:
- The Honourable Mr Justice Flaux, a judge of the High Court of Justice of England and Wales.
- Kate Gibbons, a senior banking lawyer at Clifford Chance and the firm’s global knowledge partner.
- Kristin McFetridge, a chief counsel for British Telecommunications plc who’s currently in charge of a programme to redraft all their standard contacts.
- Ken Adams, ne’er-do-well.
The moderator is none other than Mark Anderson, who is well know to readers of this blog. There we both are in the photo to the right; I’m plying Mark with drink to ensure that he sends only puff-ball questions my way.
Instead of the usual talking-head presentations, we’ll have free-flowing discussion, including questions from the audience. I expect it will be a fascinating evening. And did I say it’s free of charge?
Some come one, come all! Go here for more information and to register.
O agony! It’s a free seminar, why don’t they offer live streaming? I might have to spring for a plane ticket and take both of you to my club (no, really!).
Meanwhile, as Mark is figuring out how to rewrite contracts for deals that might fail upon UK recusal from the EU, I have a motto he can use to get new clients for his solutions: “you Brexit, we fixit.” Just a modest licensing fee.
I’ve inquired about streaming. Stay tuned.
A recording would be appreciated too – that time would be a challenge for those of us in Australia.
Now, which club would a man of Mr Koven’s distinction belong to? Athenaeum? Junior Ganymede? UCL is putting me up at the Goodenough Club this week, which is better than it sounds…