| Effective governance depends on recognising and managing legal risk – especially in regulated sectors. This session, led by experts from our Litigation and Dispute Resolution team, will equip Audit and Risk Committee members with practical tools to identify, assess and respond to litigation and disputes risk. |
Topics Covered:
- Defining legal risk in a dispute context
- ARCs’ role in controlling legal risk
- Regulatory and compliance Risk
- Creating a low risk culture
- Practical Steps to address risk
Speakers:
Matthew Garbutt, Partner, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Matthew is a Partner in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution team, enjoying a broad practice in civil and criminal disputes.
Matthew’s clients include companies, charities, Registered Providers, facilities managers, public sector service providers, and high net worth individuals. He works to untangle complex contractual disputes, including PFI and other public sector contracts, advising on termination, loss mitigation and contract management. More generally, Matthew acts in director and shareholder disputes, professional negligence, trust disputes, judicial review (including pensions), defamation, harassment, and debt recovery.
Matthew is heavily involved in complex cases concerning fraud and regularly undertakes internal investigations that lead to urgent interim relief applications such as freezing injunctions, and civil recoveries. Such work involves an element of reputation management and communications with stakeholders, regulators and insurers.
Avary Patutama, Associate, Litigation & Dispute Resolution
Avary is an Associate in our Litigation & Dispute Resolution Team. She assists on a wide range of matters involving litigation and dispute resolution, including in relation to contractual disputes and termination, debt recovery, defamation, fraud, judicial review and professional negligence.
Avary acts for a variety of clients including companies, high net worth individuals, public sector service providers and registered providers of social housing.
You will receive an email from Devonshires to confirm your place. Please note, places for this event are limited and may become oversubscribed. Clients of Devonshires will have priority and where we are heavily oversubscribed, we will limit places per organisation.
