PROGRAMME
Date: Thursday, 29th September 2022
Venue: IET Savoy Place, 2 Savoy Place, London WC2R 0BL
8.30 – 9.20 Registration – Haslett
9.25 – 9.30 Welcome and introduction to the day – Kelvin Lecture Theatre
9.30 – 10.00 Keynote Speech – Professor Rachael Mulheron KC (Hons)
10.00 – 10.50 First plenary session. Current privacy issues – Justin Rushbrooke KC, William Bennett KC, Jacob Dean and Hope Williams
10.50 – 11.20 Mid-morning break
11.20 – 12.10 Second plenary session. Current data protection issues – Aidan Eardley KC, Jonathan Scherbel-Ball, Felicity McMahon and Greg Callus
12.10 – 13.00 Third plenary session. Current defamation issues – Adrienne Page KC, Godwin Busuttil, Richard Munden and Lily Walker-Parr
13.00 – 14.30 Riverside Room, Lunch
Afternoon workshops sessions: 2 sessions running concurrent workshops across breakout rooms (listed below programme)
14.30 – 15.45 Session 1
15.45 – 16.15 Afternoon tea/coffee
16.15 – 17.30 Session 2
17.30-18.00 Closing – Adrienne Page KC in conversation with Dr. Maggie Semple OBE
18.00 + Champagne reception in Riverside Room
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Afternoon workshop choices:
A. From data breach to damages award – Jonathan Barnes KC, Victoria Jolliffe and Dania Rifaat (Hiscox) – Data breach cases; Class actions; Damages awards
B. Reporting Restrictions and Contempt Update – Adam Wolanski KC, Gervase de Wilde and Gemma McNeil-Walsh
C. Injunction Update – Adam Speker KC, Clara Hamer – Harassment online; Issues in Persons Unknown cases; Cyber breach injunctions
D. Preliminary stages of a defamation claim – David Hirst, Victoria Simon-Shore and Ben Gallop – When to seek and oppose preliminary issue trials; When to apply to strike out claims and defences; Serious harm and financial loss; SLAPPs – what are they and what’s the issue?
E. How to establish a public interest defence – Kate Wilson, Alex Marzec and Luke Browne – Practical tips from recent cases including Economou, Serafin, Sicri and Lachaux
F. Media Regulation update including the Online Safety Bill – John Stables and Lily Walker-Parr- Regulatory developments; Current regulatory issues; Update on the Bill
G. Privacy in Practice – David Sherborne, Jane Phillips and Ben Hamer – How to plead and run a privacy claim post ZXC/Sicri; Impact of other recent decisions, including Sussex.
The pdf Conference5RB programme (subject to change)