09:00

Registration　and　refreshments　(30mins)

09:30

Opening　of　the　conference　(30　mins)

·　ACLA　tbc　(10mins)

·　Stephen　Denyer,　Head　of　City　and　International,　Law　Society　of　England　and　Wales　(facilitator)　(10mins)

·　Professor Shi Yan'an –Secretary-General of　the　Centre　for　Common　Law　and　Professor　of　Law,　Renmin　University　of　China　(5mins)

·　Professor　Liu　Ruiqi　–　Vice　Dean　of　the　Renmin　University　Lawyers’　College.　(5mins)

10:00

Session　1　-　Introduction　to　English　law　(1.15mins)

• Understanding　the　principles　behind　English　law　in　international　business

·　principle　elements　of　English　law　(statute,　common　law,　equity);

·　interpretation　of　international　contracts;

• Why　use　English　law　in　transactions　involving　Chinese　parties?

·　international　contracts　that　are　often　governed　by　English　law

·　advantages　of　choosing　English　law　as　the　governing　law　of　international　transactions

·　Limits　of　choosing　foreign　law　including　English　law　in　China　related　transactions

Moderator:

·　Michael　Fosh,　partner,　Reed　Smith

Panel:

·　Suhail　Nigar,　Managing　Partner,　Directus　Law

·　Nick　Dunnell,　Farrer　&　Co

·　Jun　Wang,　Capital　Alliance　ADR　Advisory　Services　Ltd

11:15

Tea　/　coffee　(30mins)

11:45

Session　2　-　The　application　of　English　law　in　international　business　(1.15mins)

•　Mergers　&　Acquisitions:　A　brief　road　map　to　cross-border　merger　transactions

•　Mitigating　risk　when　drafting　contractual　documents

•　Setting　up　operations　overseas　-　understanding　the　local　market　and　applicable　legal　regimes

•　Choosing　right　business　partners　and　legal　advisors

•　Q&A　session

•　Case-Study:　M&A　transaction　under　English　law.

Moderator:

·　Andrew　McGinty,　Partner,　Hogan　Lovells

Panel:

·　Jay　Ze,　Head　of　China　Corporate　Practice,　Eversheds　LLP

·　Matthew　Townsend,　Senior　associate,　Norton　Rose　Fullbright

·　Yongrui　(Raymond)　Zhu,　Partner,　Dacheng　law　offices

13:00

Group　photo　and　lunch　(1.5hrs)

14:30

Session　3　-　Panel　discussion　on　resolving　international　disputes　in　London　using　English　Law　(1.15mins)

•　Resolving　disputes　in　England:　how　it　works　in　practice

•　Litigating　in　England　and　Wales:　the　court　system,　procedural　rules,　court　costs,　enforcement　of　international　judgments

•　Arbitrating　in　London:　advantages　of　using　arbitration　to　resolve　cross　border　disputes;　LCIA　and　LMAA　arbitration　for　international　parties;　English　arbitration　law　(procedural　issues,　tribunals,　power,　English　Court,s　supportive　and　supervisory　power);　enforcement　of　foreign　arbitral　awards

•　London　International　Court　of　Arbitration　–　rules　and　practical　issues

•　Why　choose　London　to　resolve　your　international　disputes　than　elsewhere?　(use　of　English　law,　neutral　forum,　choice　of　arbitrators　and　support　services　etc)

Moderator:

•　Nick　Beckett,　managing　partner　(Beijing　Office),　CMS　Cameron　McKenna

Panel:

·　Armstrong　Chen,　King　&　Wood　Mallesons

·　James　Tumbridge,　partner,　Pillsbury　Winthrop　Shaw　Pittman　LLP

·　Julian　Copeman,　Greater　China　managing　partner,　Herbert　Smith　Freehills　LLP

15:45

Tea/coffee　(30　mins)

16:15

Session　4　-　English　law　education　and　training　(60mins)

• Teaching　English　Law　in　top　Chinese　law　schools

• Doing　legal　business　in　England　and　Wales

·　dual　qualify　as　an　English　solicitor　through　taking　the　Qualified　Lawyers　transfer　test

·　how　Chinese　lawyers　can　practice　and　set　up　office　in　England　and　Wales

·　cross　border　practice　across　the　European　Union

Panel:

·　Stephen　Denyer,　Head　of　City　and　International,　Law　Society　of　England　and　Wales

·　Professor　Xu　Shenjian　–　Professor　of　Law　at　the　China　University　of　Political　Science　and　Law

·　David　Wan,　senior　partner　at　Guo　and　Partners

·　ACLA　　rep　(tbc)

·　Charles　Wang,

17:15　-　19:00

Closing　remarks　and　drinks　reception