The Damages-Based Agreements Regulations Reform Project 2019

Date and time: Thursday, 17th October | 9.30am - 12pm

Venue: The Old Hall, The Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn, London WC2A 3TL

The School of Law, Queen Mary University of London cordially invites you to the following conference:

The Damages-Based Agreements Regulations Reform Project 2019

Undertaken by Prof. Rachael Mulheron Professor of Tort Law and Civil Justice, QMUL, and Mr Nicholas Bacon QC, 4 New Square

At the conference, the results of the independent review will be presented to the audience, for information and for feedback.

The presentation will include explanations of the following:

• A redrafted DBA Regulations 2019;

• An Explanatory Memorandum accompanying the re-drafted Regulations;

• A Quick Factsheet; and

• Worked spreadsheets containing in-built formulae, to show the results of worked examples for both personal injury and commercial cases.

Programme

9.30 am Registration, tea, coffee and pastries

10.00 am Welcome and introduction (Prof Rachael Mulheron, QMUL)

10.05 am The backdrop to the Damages-based Agreements Reform Project (The Hon Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE, member of the Civil Justice Council) and: The Governmental perspective (Robert Wright, Head of Civil Litigation Funding and Costs, Ministry of Justice)

10.20 am Descending to the detail: The Redrafted DBA Regulations 2019 (jointly presented by Nicholas Bacon QC and Prof Rachael Mulheron)

11.25 am A practitioner’s perspective (Anthony Maton, London Managing Partner, Hausfeld LLP)

11.35 am Feedback from the audience

11.55 am Next steps (Prof Rachael Mulheron)

12.00 pm Close

**Please note that spaces are limited and capped at a maximum of 2 per firm.

***If places are no longer available, please email lawevents@qmul.ac.uk to be added to the waiting list.