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Commercial Contract Law Conference 2025 On-demand

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CPD Hours: 6
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Commercial contract law is continuously evolving, often making it challenging to stay up to date on all changes and developments. Watch our speakers as they bring you up to speed with all recent developments from the past year and equip you with the necessary skills to provide the best service for your clients.

Whether you're advising on complex commercial arrangements or navigating rapidly evolving contract law, this conference offers critical updates and real-world strategies to support your work. With sessions covering everything from AI in contracting to dispute resolution and drafting, you’ll leave equipped with knowledge you can apply in practice.

Learning Outcomes

  • Gain current knowledge of changes to commercial contract law through case law and legislation
  • Deep dive into litigation and alternative dispute resolution to ensure that you can select and execute the best options for your clients
  • Receive information on the common pitfalls and best practices of drafting, including special focuses on playbooks and intellectual property
  • Analyse the impact that AI and ESG are having on commercial contracts and drafting

Speakers

Chris Lewis-Laverty
Conference Chair
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Senior Legal Counsel
Sodexo
Michael Byrne
Speaker
Michael Byrne
Director and Lead Commercial Counsel
UserTesting
Alastair Dunn
Speaker
Alastair Dunn
Partner
BTO Solicitors LLP
Douglas Jefferies
Speaker
Douglas Jefferies
Director
DWF LLP
Katrina Lumsdaine
Speaker
Katrina Lumsdaine
Partner and Solicitor Advocate
Anderson Strathern
Jamie Watt
Speaker
Jamie Watt
Partner
Harper Macleod LLP
Ross Mitchell
Speaker
Ross Mitchell
Advocate
Axiom Advocates
Scott Kerr
Speaker
Scott Kerr
Partner
Harper Macleod LLP
Emma Davies
Speaker
Emma Davies
Managing Associate
TLT
Diane Cairney
Speaker
Diane Cairney
Partner
Miller Samuel Hill Brown

Day One - Session One: Case Law and Legislation

Welcome and Introduction from Chair
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Senior Legal Counsel, Sodexo
Case Law Update
Ross Mitchell
Ross Mitchell
Advocate, Axiom Advocates
Questions and discussion
Ross Mitchell
Ross Mitchell
Advocate, Axiom Advocates
The Procurement Act 2023
Douglas Jefferies
Douglas Jefferies
Director, DWF LLP
Questions and discussion
Douglas Jefferies
Douglas Jefferies
Director, DWF LLP

Session Two: Litigation in Commercial Contracts

Raising and Running Litigation in Commercial Contracts
Diane Cairney
Diane Cairney
Partner, Miller Samuel Hill Brown
Alternative Dispute Resolution for Commercial Contracts
Katrina Lumsdaine
Katrina Lumsdaine
Partner and Solicitor Advocate, Anderson Strathern
Questions and discussion
Katrina Lumsdaine
Katrina Lumsdaine
Partner and Solicitor Advocate, Anderson Strathern
Diane Cairney
Diane Cairney
Partner, Miller Samuel Hill Brown
2 Speakers
Close of Day One, Chair
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Conference Chair
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Senior Legal Counsel, Sodexo
End of Day One

Day Two - Session Three: Commercial Contract Drafting

Welcome and Introduction from Chair
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Senior Legal Counsel, Sodexo
Drafting: Key Tips and Common Pitfalls
Alastair Dunn
Alastair Dunn
Partner, BTO Solicitors LLP
Questions and discussion
Alastair Dunn
Alastair Dunn
Partner, BTO Solicitors LLP
Transition from Main Plenary to Breakouts

Breakout Sessions

Creating Commercial Contract Playbooks
Breakout 1
Jamie Watt
Jamie Watt
Partner, Harper Macleod LLP
How to Draft for Intellectual Property in Commercial Contracts
Breakout 2
Scott Kerr
Scott Kerr
Partner , Harper Macleod LLP

Session Four: AI and ESG in Commercial Contracts

AI’s Impact on the Drafting of Commercial Contracts
Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Director and Lead Commercial Counsel, UserTesting
Including ESG in Commercial Contracts
Emma Davies
Emma Davies
Managing Associate, TLT
Questions and discussion
Michael Byrne
Michael Byrne
Emma Davies
Emma Davies
Managing Associate, TLT
2 Speakers
Close of Day Two, Chair
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Chris Lewis-Laverty
Senior Legal Counsel, Sodexo
End of Conference
Prices (prices exclude VAT)
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£253.05
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£215.09
Non-member:
£291.01
Unemployed member:
free

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