English Law Week 2015 in Moscow
Application form
1. General
Following the success of the second English Law Week in Moscow and Russian Law
Week 2014 in London, the Bar Council in partnership with the Law Society, the
Federal Chamber of Lawyers of the Russian Federation, the Moscow Chamber of
Advocates, the St Petersburg Chamber of Advocates, the British Russian Law
Association, and the Anglo-Russian Law Association is holding the third English Law
Week in Moscow from 30 November to 2 December 2015.
The opportunity to speak at this event is open to both barristers and solicitors. If you
are a member of the Bar and are interested in speaking at this event, please read the
background information below and complete this application form electronically and
return it along with your CV to Jessica Crofts-Lawrence by EOB on Friday, 18
September 2015.
We will aim to let you know the outcome of your application within two weeks of the
deadline date.
2. Logistics and costs
Delegates are responsible for arranging their own travel and accommodation and for
bearing all associated costs as well as for obtaining their personal visa. English Law
Week will be hosted at the British Embassy in Moscow. It is a free event that will be
accredited with CPD hours by the Bar Standards Board.
3. Application process
Candidates will be chosen on the basis of their application form and CV submitted
(having regards to) to their respective organisation selection process and criteria
below.
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Please note that:
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Decision-making by the selection panel may be entirely paper-based and
online.
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Given that there may be several equally well qualified candidates; selection
is entirely at the discretion of the panel, whose decision is final.
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To ensure a spread of participants from different chambers, a maximum
number of two barristers from the same set of chambers will be permitted
to participate in the overall programme .
4. Application criteria for participants
Essential
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Demonstrate ability to contribute to and speak on the subject matters for which
speakers are sought.
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Significant experience in the Russia/CIS market.
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Demonstrate existing international practice (e.g. demonstrated through
examples of work, speaking at relevant events or relevant publications) or a
credible intention to establish one.
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Clear objectives for participating in English Law Week 2015.
Desirable

Willingness to disseminate experience gained.
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Other relevant qualifications or memberships (e.g. membership of foreign Bar
organisations in the relevant region to be visited).
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Ability to speak Russian.
5. Application form to be completed by all participants
Personal Details:
Name
Chambers name and address
Work telephone number
Mobile telephone number
Email address
Alternative Email
Website
How did you find out about this event:
Seminar Programme:
The sessions will focus on:
• The relevance of English law in Russian business;
• Restructuring under English law;
• Practice management issues arising in complex international issues; and
• Financial regulation in England, Europe and beyond.
Most sessions will include an introduction/update on the law and a case study/ panel
discussion.
Draft Outline Programme:
Monday 30 November 2015
Venue: The British Ambassador’s Residence, 14 Sofijskaya Naberezhnaya
18:00 –
Opening Reception
20:00
Tim Barrow CMG LVO MBE, Her Majesty’s Ambassador to the Russian
Federation (tbc)
Alistair MacDonald QC, Chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales
Jonathan Smithers, President of the Law Society of England and Wales
Tuesday 1 December 2015
Venue: The British Embassy, 10 Smolenskaya Naberezhnaya
09:15 –
Registration
10:15
10:15 –
Opening of the Conference
10:30
Yuri Pilipenko, President of the Russian Federal Chamber of Lawyers (tbc)
Jonathan Smithers, President of the Law Society of England and Wales (tbc)
10:30 –
11:45
11:45 –
12:15
12:15 –
13:15
13:15 –
14:15
14:15 –
15:30
15:30 –
16:00
16:00 –
17:00
17:00
Session 1 - The relevance of English law to Russian businesses in 2015
and beyond - panel discussion
- No criminal proceeding to be used to settle civil cases (experience of
the UK)
- Data protection issues
Tea and Coffee Break
Session 2 - Corporate Governance
- Liability of the Board, CEO etc., criminal liability of the companies.
- Value of corporate governance - practical examples (as one of the
major item of the compliance system), social responsibility;
- Traditional corporate governance vs. alternative corporate governance;
- Development in the Company law of the UK
Lunch
Session 3.a - Recovering assets through bankruptcy and liquidation introduction
Tea and Coffee break
Session 3.b - Recovering assets through bankruptcy and liquidation - case
study
Closing remarks by Alistair MacDonald QC, Chairman of the Bar Council of
England and Wales (tbc)
Wednesday 2 December 2015
Venue: The British Embassy, 10 Smolenskaya Naberezhnaya
09:30 –
Registration
10:25
10:25 –
Opening remarks
10:30
Alistair MacDonald QC, Chairman of the Bar Council of England and Wales
(tbc)
10:30 –
11:45
Session 4.a - Enforcing debts through the English Courts - introduction
 Enforcing foreign judgments and arbitral awards (a summary)
 Using the court to obtain information about a debtor’s assets (CPR Part
71 and post judgment freezing injunctions).
 Piercing trust to enforce debts
 Obtaining information about a debtor’s assets through private
investigations
 Charging orders, orders for sale of asset and the appointment of
receivers;
 interim remedies, tracking of the assets to recover debts (Russian vs.
English practice)
11:45 –
12:15
12:15 –
13:15
13:15 –
14:15
14:15 –
15:30
Tea and Coffee Break
15:30 –
16:00
16:00 –
17:00
17:00
Session 4.b - Enforcing debts through the English Courts - case study
Lunch
Session 5.a - Managing complex international disputes - panel discussion
- PR aspects of complex international disputes
- non-legal current trends such as IT, third party financing/funding,
asset financing
Tea and Coffee break
Session 5.b - Managing complex international disputes - case study
Closing remarks by Jonathan Smithers, President of the Law Society of
England and Wales (tbc)
Please indicate the seminar topics you are able to speak on in the table below and give a
brief outline of your experience in this area.
Seminar topics
Please note that we cannot guarantee you a speaking slot, but will do our best to
accommodate you, in accordance with the selection process and criteria listed in section 3
and 4.
Outline of your experience in your chosen seminar topic or area
Additional information:
Please tell us about any relevant work or study related experience you have had in
Russia/CIS region.
Please outline your main areas of legal expertise and practice.
Please describe your main objectives for speaking at this event and why you think you
should be selected.
Please indicate relevant events at which you have spoken in the past and the topics you
have covered.
Please indicate any other information you consider relevant (e.g. membership of foreign
bar associations, bilateral lawyers associations or trade bodies).
Please describe how you plan to disseminate your experience gained on the trip, if at all
(e.g. sharing market intelligence with your chambers through a seminar, writing an article
for a publication etc.)
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Jessica Crofts-Lawrence on JCroftsLawrence@BarCouncil.org.uk or on +44 (0) 207 611 1357.