Conference programme

Opening address by Sir John Goldring President of Cayman Court of Appeal and formerly Presiding Judge of England and Wales and Court of Appeal of England and Wales on: why cases fail and the importance of advocacy in the presentation of fraud and asset recovery trials.

This two-part panel with discussions from the following jurisdictions

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

An 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, Canada and Chicago.

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 3 discussion corners to consider how else a fraud lawyer might land a punch.

3 questions, 3 answers, 3 experts.

a. Joana Rego - Tips on encouraging witnesses to cooperate – what works and what doesn’t?

b. Investigative methodology including E-Discovery trends and AI – Alejandro Gomez Igbo FRA

c. Jonathan Benton – crypto and tracing – I-sanctuary

Highlights from the new toolkit