Who should attend

Target audience is In-house Counsel and legal teams.

Synopsis

We are delighted to invite you to our Spring 2023 Update which will take place in four of our office locations. We hope that this will enable you to connect with your networks and to make new connections across the in-house community.

Registration and light breakfast

8:30AM

Human Rights Due Diligence

9:00AM

The legal landscape with respect to supply chain management has changed significantly in recent years and the pace of change is accelerating. Organizations are and will increasingly be obliged to comply with supply chain due diligence and risk related obligations, particularly in the field of human rights. Our experts will bring you up to speed on the recent developments and the key issues to watch out for.

Managing & Avoiding Disruption

9:30AM

The cumulative effect of Brexit, the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing inflation, surging costs of energy supply, sanctions and global conflict continues to place enormous stress on supply chains. Businesses are considering exposure to risk and financial liability within their supply chains, the commercial viability of existing arrangement and exit options. Our commercial and dispute resolution lawyers will provide you with some tips for avoiding disputes and managing them when things do go wrong.

10:00 - 10:15AM Break

Financial Distress

10:15AM

We will look at some of the proactive steps that you can be taking to monitor the financial health of your supply chain and discuss some of the early warning signs of financial distress and what you can do to put yourself in the best position to secure continued supply from financially distressed suppliers.