Conference programme

Views from the USA and UK - how does extradition impact asset recovery? How do practitioners negotiate the challenges?

A 1.5 hour session to deep dive into Chapter 15 and 1782.  What are the limits?
Where to lodge Chapter 15 recognition applications and why?
How is discovery affected by State Law?
How does CHIPS work? What additional information can be obtained and how many rounds of applications will the court tolerate?
In this session we will hear from lawyers from Florida, New York, Singapore, Cayman and a civil jurisdiction. 
 

Both jurisdictions with plenty to offer when it comes to obtaining material and making it difficult for fraudsters.
What’s the best way to show a fraudster you mean business in these countries?
 

Please join us in one of 4 discussion corners to consider what else can help a fraud lawyer land a punch.

We will have discussions led by committee officers and other experts on the following topics:

PR & Strategic advice in support of litigation;

Investigative methodology including E-Discovery Trends and AI;

Tips on encouraging witnesses to cooperate – what works and what doesn’t?;

Crypto Tracing- How to get it right from a moving start.

Crypto development is advanced in Sub-Saharan Africa due to high mobile penetration, a young demographic, currency volatility and high remittance costs, which create a need for digital asset solutions for saving, payments, and commerce. In Sub-Saharan Africa, crypto (and especially Stablecoin) serve a crucial function in cross-border payments, savings, and small business commerce. Whilst Stable Coin is growing in use in Africa for private transactions, governments are simultaneously exploring their own digital currencies and payment infrastructure upgrades as part of a broader modernisation trend. Central banks in several African countries have considered or piloted central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) to enhance financial inclusion and monetary sovereignty. This session takes an in-depth look at Sub-Saharan Africa with an eye to future growth.