Events

Seminar Overview

Privilege – ENRC and the In-house Counsel

The English Court of Appeal recently has issued a landmark decision as to the scope of privilege, in SFO v ENRC.  In this presentation Rob Palmer (Office Managing Partner, Ashurst) and Cathryn Neo (Solicitor, Ashurst) will provide an introduction to privilege and will consider the implications of this decision, with a particular focus on the day-to-day issues facing in-house counsel in Singapore.  The presentation will conclude with a series of case studies (based upon preparing and responding to a cyber-attack) to provide attendees with practical take-aways.

Please note that lunch will be provided.

Seminar Content

Privilege basics (English law/Singapore law)

• Litigation privilege – post-ENRC
• Legal advice privilege

Privilege for in-house lawyers

Privilege in arbitration

Case studies and questions

Programme

12:00pm - 12:30pm

Registration

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Lunch and Presentation

1:30pm - 2:00pm

Q&A and Networking

Speaker Profile

Rob Palmer

Office Managing Partner

Ashurst

Rob Palmer is managing partner of our Singapore office and a partner in our dispute resolution practice.

Rob has been based in Southeast Asia since 2003 and has worked throughout the region, including in Thailand, Indonesia and Singapore. During that time he has conducted numerous arbitrations under the rules of major regional and international arbitral institutions including the SIAC, AAA, ICC, LCIA, KLRCA, TAI and BANI, with a particular focus on disputes in the construction, infrastructure and energy sectors.  

Rob is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators and the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA). He sits as arbitrator, is a member of the panel of arbitrators of (among others) the KLRCA, BANI, THAC and the ACICA and is listed in legal directories as one of Singapore's leading arbitration and construction lawyers. Rob is also Honorary Treasurer of the Society of Construction Law, Singapore.

Rob is qualified in Australia (New South Wales), England & Wales and New Zealand.

This event is strictly for in-house counsel only.