The Chairman of Lloyd’s hosted an event at Lloyd's on 20 May 2008 for a select group of business leaders to debate on the impact of liability on global business. World experts examined the latest trends and issues and asked: how can companies best manage liability risk today?
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AGENDA
09.00 Welcome
Lord Levene, Chairman of Lloyd’s
Read Lord Levene's opening remarks (40KB, pdf)
09.10 Introduction
Clive Anderson
09.15 The compensation culture: reality or myth?
Lord Hunt, Chairman, Financial Services Division, Beachcroft
Amanda Stevens, President, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers
Listen to this session (60MB, mp3)
09.55 Is the global credit crunch becoming a liability?
Rob Jones, Director, Standard & Poor's
Stephen Moverley Smith QC
Alan Yarrow, Group Vice Chairman, Dresdner Kleinwort & Chairman, LIBA
Tony Brooke-Taylor, Head of Wholesale Insurance, Wholesale Firms Division, FSA
10.40 Coffee
11.00 The changing legal environment in the UK
Lord Falconer, former Lord Chancellor
Listen to this session (57MB, mp3)Read Lord Falconer's speech (54KB, pdf)
11.30 Looking to the future – the next major liability crisis?
Dr David Haslam, Clinical Director, National Obesity Forum
Nick Munday, Head of UK Litigation & Dispute Resolution Practice, Clifford
Chance
Professor Geoffrey Hunt, Professor, Ethics & Technology, University of Surrey
Paul Watchman, Partner, Dewey LeBoeuf
12.15 The new corporate manslaughter act – a disaster for business?
Gerard Forlin, Barrister, 2-3 Gray's Inn Square
12.45 Closing remarks
Lord Levene, Chairman, Lloyd’s
