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Wednesday, 15 May

Annual Conference - Business & Law Update for the Automotive Sector

Radius Law, the provider of legal services to the motor industry, and The Motor Ombudsman would like to invite you to our Annual Conference

By Radius Law

Date and time

Wed, 15 May 2024 09:00 - 17:30 GMT+1

Location

The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd (SMMT)

71 Great Peter Street London SW1P 2BN United Kingdom

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Agenda

9:00 AM - 9:45 AM

Arrival & Refreshments

9:45 AM - 10:00 AM

Chair & Keynote Address

Tony Whitehorn, Former CEO at Hyundai

10:00 AM - 10:50 AM

Automotive Law Round-Up

Iain Larkins, Director at Radius Law

A fast-paced summary of key automotive law changes from the past year and a look ahead.

10:50 AM - 11:10 AM

Fireside Chat with The Motor Ombudsman

Tony Whitehorn of T Whitehorn Consultancy

Colin Bull, Head of Cust. Service & Dispute Res. at TMO

Simon Smith, Non-Executive Director at TMO

The Motor Ombudsman is the automotive dispute resolution body and has over 7500 businesses accredited to one or more of its codes. This session will explore the consumer dispute trends seen by The Mo...

11:10 AM - 11:25 AM

Coffee & Refreshments

11:25 AM - 12:10 PM

Consumer Duty - Where Are We Now?

Jerry Page, Finance Conduct Consultant at Radius Law

Sally-Anne Doyle, Manager - FCA Compliance at Stellantis

The Consumer Duty was implemented on the 31st July 2023. What's happened since then? Have business practices changed? Are automotive finance complaints rising? Are there new compliance concerns being...

11:25 AM - 12:10 PM

Fireside Chat: Buying & Selling of Automotive Businesses

Jason Cranswick, Managing Director at Norton Way Motors

Laurence Slattery, Senior Lawyer at Radius Law

Owen Edwards, Head of UK Automotive at Grant Thornton

The rapid change in the sector is leading to lots of M&A activity. This session will cover our top 10 issues to consider.

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

New Consumer Laws

Melanie Wiseman, Head of Legal at SMMT

Mark Finch, Group General Counsel at Jardine Motors

Get ready - new enforcement powers and stricter requirements (including fines of 10% of turnover) are on the horizon.

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Product Liability: Developing Law Issues for the Automotive Sector

Leo Fielding, Senior Counsel at Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP

Ironically, more safety features inevitably equal more product safety claims. This session will explore how we manage product safety risks.

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Lunch

1:45 PM - 2:35 PM

The Automotive Players

Alison Ashley, Partner at RSM

Ian Leedham, European Legal Director at LKQ Europe

Tony Campbell, CEO at Motorcycle Industry Association

Tony Whitehorn of T Whitehorn Consultancy

Twenty years ago, motor manufacturers were consolidating, and most industry commentators expected the industry to soon be dominated by just five manufacturers. Meanwhile, retailing had a healthy mix ...

2:40 PM - 3:25 PM

Employment

Sandra Martins, Senior Lawyer at Radius Law

Tricky employment law issues to navigate for the automotive sector, including worker status, monitoring employees at work, and IR35.

2:40 PM - 3:25 PM

Economic Outlook 2024

Rob Elder, Agent for Greater London at Bank of England

A summary of the Bank of England's latest economic assessment, including some explanation of the recent and expected movements in interest rates, and the implications for the UK economy.

3:25 PM - 3:40 PM

Coffee & Refreshments

3:40 PM - 4:30 PM

Preparing for the Future Car: Connected & Automated

Alistair McCrindle, Director at Autotech Training

Dr Andrew Tongue, Research Director at ICDP

Jakub Krupa, Senior Correspondent at Mlex

Lucy McCormick, Barrister at Henderson Chambers

The Automated Vehicles draft bill was published on the 8th November 2023 providing more clarity for how the law will develop. This panel of experts will consider future developments of the law, other...

4:30 PM - 4:45 PM

Fair Civil Justice

Seema Kennedy, Executive Director at Fair Civil Justice

The automotive industry is awash with 'no win, no fee' claims. At first glance, this appears as no bad thing, but dig deeper and we find that the winners are the claimant lawyers and the litigation f...

4:45 PM - 5:00 PM

Keynote Closing

Ian Plummer, Commercial Director at Auto Trader UK

5:00 PM - 5:30 PM

Drinks Reception

About this event

The automotive sector is undergoing rapid change, with developments around the future of the car (electrified, autonomous and connected), as well as the new business and retail models being adopted by industry. Each change is either driven by the law or has legal and compliance consequences.

Our annual industry event unpacks these issues, explaining how they are likely to impact automotive businesses.

Organised by

Radius Law

Radius Law was founded on a simple desire to consistently deliver succinct and expert commercial advice at affordable prices. To achieve this, Radius Law has turned the traditional model on its head and created something new.