Room 3.1 Centre for Commercial Law Studies School of Law Queen Mary, University of London 67-69 Lincoln’s Inn Fields London WC2A 3JB
Tuesday 17th November 2015, 4pm to 6pm
Speakers:
Andrew Duguid
THE LLOYD’S CRISIS AND ITS RESOLUTION – LEGAL ASPECTS
Lloyd’s of London is a long-revered British Institution, dating from the 17th century and one of the world’s largest insurance markets. It came very close to collapsing as a Graham Nicholson result of large-scale losses suffered in the 1980s and 1990s. Former Chief Legal Advisor, Bank of England; Many lessons are to be learnt from the crisis experienced previously with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (advising Lloyd’s, in particular regarding Equitas). by Lloyd’s, both in economic and legal terms, as well as from Lloyd’s remarkable recovery and transformation, which Adam Ridley demonstrates the institution’s resilience. This event aims to Member of the Council of Lloyd’s and of the Lloyd’s Regulatory Board from 1997 to shed light on the legal aspects of the Lloyd’s Crisis and to 1999, subsequently Chair of the independent tease out the lessons learnt. Author of On the Brink, How a Crisis Transformed Lloyd’s of London, Palgrave 2014. Formerly, advisor to the Council of Lloyd’s.
“Names’ Committee” set up by Lloyd’s and Chair until 2014 of the Trustees of Equitas.
Julian Burling
Barrister, Serle Court; Counsel to Lloyd’s 1995 to 2010. Author of Lloyd’s: law and practice. Informa 2013.
Chair: Charles Goodhart
(Systemic Risk Centre, Financial Markets Group, LSE) Organisers: Miriam Goldby and Rosa Lastra Insurance Law Institute, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, QMUL Eva Micheler Systemic Risk Centre and Law and Financial Markets Project, LSE The event will be followed by a drinks reception.
The event is open to all but registration is required. Please register through http://lloyds-crisis-resolution.eventbrite.co.uk