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1 HEYTHROP PARK Oxfordshire 1-2 NOVEMBER 2018 Conference sponsor: Welcome drinks reception sponsor: SPG FORUM The essential conference for insolvency practitioners, restructuring experts and their staff in small and medium sized practices. Two day conference CPD accreditation: 9 hours Day one: 09:00 17:10 Day two: 09:15 13:40 MEDIUM SIZED PRACTICES > TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS > HOT TOPICS > EXPERT SPEAKERS > NETWORKING > SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED P S > EXPERT SPEAKERS > NETWORKING > SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED PRACTICES > TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS > HOT TOPICS > EXPERT SPE D PRACTICES > TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS > HOT TOPICS > EXPERT SPEAKERS > NETWORKING > SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED PRACTICES > EAKERS > NETWORKING > SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED PRACTICES > TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS > HOT TOPICS > EXPERT SPEAKERS > NETW 2018

2 SPG CHAIR SPG FORUM CHAIR Simeon Gilchrist Edwin Coe LLP Linda Farish RMT Accountants and Business Advisors CONFERENCE OVERVIEW I very much look forward to welcoming you all to the 2018 SPG Forum which, this year, is to be held in the magnificent surroundings of Heythrop Park, Oxfordshire. Pleasant though the setting may be, I am delighted to report that we can anticipate a thoroughly informative and entertaining Forum line-up, with content geared to the SPG community more than ever before. As ever, however, the Forum presents a unique opportunity for members and delegates to meet, network and exchange ideas and information that matters in day to day practice. The programme this year is delivered in the midst of a stakeholder review at R3, and it is a testament to the course director, Linda Farish, and to the SPG committee, that this year s Forum nonetheless shows all the signs of improving on the success that was the 2017 Forum. As ever, however, the Forum is about you, the membership, and your feedback is essential in maintaining the presence that the SPG community enjoys within R3. To this end, we are encouraging more than ever delegate interaction with the committee members, all of whom will be tagged and keen to talk! The technical content is truly excellent this year, with presentations from HMRC, the Insolvency Service, and the IPA on Working with the Profession, Live for One Day Only from the Insolvency Service, Submitting Claims to the Redundancy Payments Office and Regulation and Complaints: The Why and How respectively. We will review the legal landscape and hope, against hopes, not to mention the B word, unless it is in the context of a more difficult commercial environment, with all the consequences for us that this might bring. Our keynote speaker this year is the Rugby legend that is Will Greenwood. We are delighted to welcome Will not only as a World Cup winner but as a team player and analyst, and to learn from Will his view of the essential skill sets necessary for any competitive professional. I look forward to catching up with you all in Oxfordshire DELEGATE FEEDBACK: An excellent conference. Well run, topical, good gathering of friends old and new. Well-structured for the smaller firm Excellent organisation and diverse programme Very practical and interesting updates Good spread of IP relevant topics Good mix of speakers. Overall, good technical and practical content

3 SPEAKERS > Shaun Beresford IT Governance Limited Shaun is a very experienced, enthusiastic, and engaging professional with an innate understanding of complex issues and the ability to formulate and execute pragmatic and cost-effective work programmes that meet legislative and regulatory requirements. He is an accomplished policy writer and strategist who has routinely provided advice and guidance to key members of the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC), other law enforcement agencies, HMG and other partners in the Criminal Justice System. > Lee Bruce, HMRC Lee joined HM Customs & Excise in 1988, initially working at Heathrow Airport, before moving into VAT compliance work and from there, on to Debt Management and Civil Recovery. In 2005, when HMC&E merged with the Inland Revenue, Lee became the first HMRC person to pass the CPI. Working in the former Specialist Investigations, Lee focussed on asset recovery, and undertook a period of secondment to a Top 4 firm to gain a better understanding of the role of the insolvency profession. Latterly, Lee has worked in Business Tax & Customs, and has focussed more on the Customer Service angle of working with the profession. She was appointed to the new HMRC role of Insolvency Customer Service Manager last Autumn and works closely with R3, ICAEW, ICAS & IPA on an ongoing basis. > Lorraine Coster HMRC Lorraine joined the Inland Revenue in 1984 working in various Tax Offices in Central London on sections dealing with the affairs of the self-employed, employees and eventually companies and Corporation Tax. Since 2001 Lorraine has been the HMRC Policy and Technical Adviser on specific aspects of company taxation, in particular Loans to Participators, and Management Expenses/Companies with Investment Business. She has at various times also advised on other subject areas and since 2005 has advised on the taxation of public bodies and other bodies for example registered societies. Her role is partly to ensure that a consistent view of the legislation for which she is responsible is applied across HMRC. > Hannah Drozdz Gateley Plc Hannah is a senior associate and a professional support lawyer in the restructuring team. She ensures that Gateley s Restructuring lawyers are kept up to date with changes in law and market practice. Hannah has experience in a wide variety of aspects of restructuring work both contentious and non-contentious. She has worked for insolvency practitioners, directors, banks and companies facing claims from insolvency practitioners. > Dave Elliott, The Insolvency Service Dave is Chief Investigator for Corporate Insolvencies Midlands and South West, a post he took up in May Prior to this he had been Official Receiver in Newcastle upon Tyne for 18 years. Dave has always worked closely with his IP colleagues even listing some of them as friends. > Linda Farish RMT Accountants and Business Advisors Linda is Head of Recovery & Insolvency in Newcastle Upon Tyne. She has been taking appointments as a licensed Insolvency Practioner since She has been active in the Recovery & Insolvency sector for in excess of 30 years, initially with one of the Big 4 Firms, where she specialised in Corporate Insolvency before, due to a change in family commitments, she moved to personal insolvency for a period of 3 years. After leaving the Big 4 Linda has worked with two leading North East accountancy practices dealing with the full spectrum of business and personal insolvency. She is the past Chair, and an active member of R3 North East, and was involved in debates on key issues for R3 and advised and liaised with MP s on matters facing the profession. > Ian Fenton, FSPG Chartered Accountants Ian, Founding Principal of FSPG is a trusted adviser to families and corporates. He lectures on VAT and other associated taxes. Over the past few years Ian and his firm have created a specialist tax recovery practice for IPs and other professionals. Owing to his years in the profession, Ian has a wealth of experience and contact base which he can call on. > Julia Fox Deloitte LLP Julia is a Director within the Deloitte tax practice and has been with the firm for over 22 years. Julia heads up the Restructuring Services Tax team across Scotland, the North East of England and Yorkshire, providing tax advice to all manner of corporate entities and their stakeholders in respect of establishing new structures, reorganisations, refinancing, managed exit, fast track M&A, insolvency and corporate simplification. > David Gibson Short Richardson & Forth David trained and worked in London advising a range of clients from major trade unions to leading media organisations. David relocated to the North East and joined Short Richardson & Forth in David has a keen interest in the changing nature of the relationship between work providers and work deliverers and is of the view that the traditional employer-employee relationship is becoming redundant. David has extensive experience of advising companies over the years in relation to corporate transactions and the day to day challenges of employment relationships. He has a particular interest in data protection and has conducted training on GDPR to a number of SME and large corporate clients. > Dan French, Gateley Plc Daniel is an expert insolvency and business restructuring advisor to insolvency practitioners, institutional lenders and major corporates. He has 17 years experience in the corporate restructuring and recovery market, with a particular interest in real estate issues arising within an insolvency context. He regularly advises banks, asset based and other lenders at a senior level. > Stuart Frith Stephenson Harwood Stuart is a partner in the restructuring and insolvency practice of Stephenson Harwood LLP. He has extensive experience in both corporate and individual insolvency, advising all types of stakeholders in the insolvency process. Stuart became R3 President in 2018, and is a member of R3 s Council and Policy Group, having previously served on the General Technical and Personal Insolvency Committees.

4 SPEAKERS > Simeon Gilchrist Edwin Coe LLP Simeon has been a partner in the Restructuring & Insolvency Group at Edwin Coe for over ten years, and has over 25 years of experience within this field. Simeon advises insolvency practitioners, banks, distressed companies and individuals in a wide range of both corporate and personal insolvency matters. Simeon is R3 s long standing chair of SPG. > Samantha Hall The Insolvency Service Samantha is currently a Senior Technical Advisor to the Insolvency Services Chief Executives Office, specialising in Redundancy Payments Service (RPS) operations. Sam has been in the Civil Service for 12 years, 10 of which have been spent in the RPS, fulfilling roles in Operational Delivery and Policy. Sam is currently leading on updating the Advanced Notification of Redundancy (ANR) and RPS Pensions claim process, including updating the information and content that will be made available for IP s. > Anthony Hannon, The Insolvency Service Anthony is the Official Receiver for the London region and heads the Public Interest Unit for the South, a role he has held since 2016 and which involves dealing with high-profile and complex insolvencies. Anthony has a number of qualifications including accountancy, law and insolvency and is a qualified accountant. > Neil Harrold Hay & Kilner Neil Harrold heads up Hay & Kilner s Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency team. He deals with all aspects of insolvent and distressed businesses, including advising insolvency practitioners, directors and senior management, secured and unsecured creditors, as well as investors looking for opportunities to regenerate businesses. He is a former North East Regional Chair of R3. > Paul Holborow RMT Accountants and Business Advisors Paul joined RMT in 1997 and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Paul has experience of implementing large scale accounting and business solutions having worked in both the private and public sectors. Since 2006 Paul has headed up RMT s IT Services team providing IT support services and security solutions to small and medium sized businesses. > Stuart Jary, IPA Prior to joining the IPA as a Regulation Officer in December 2015, Stuart started his working life as a VAT debt enforcement officer at Customs & Excise before joining the world of insolvency 21 years ago at PwC and then moving to help open the FRP Advisory LLP South West office. > Emma Lovell R3 Emma is R3 s Chief Executive Officer, responsible for the operational and strategic leadership of the Association. She is a member of the R3 Executive and works closely with R3 Council, R3 s members and wider stakeholders, including the Insolvency Service, government departments and the Insolvency Regulatory Professional Bodies. > Andrew Tate Kreston Reeves Andrew has over 25 years experience of dealing with restructuring matters and heads up the Kreston Reeves Restructuring and Transformation team. Andrew joined Kreston Reeves in 2011 having previously been a partner with Baker Tilly until 2006 and then joined a smaller practice, leaving there after five years to join Kreston Reeves. Andrew is well known in the restructuring community for his expertise and his prominent leadership roles within the restructuring world. Andrew is a recent past president of R3. Andrew s role there gave him a unique insight into the rapid development of restructuring practices and has had considerable involvement in political and media interest in restructuring. > Charles Turner CVR Global LLP Charles has a wealth of restructuring and insolvency experience, gained mainly at PwC and now as a partner with CVR Global. As well as conducting a range of mid-market insolvency assignments he is well known for his specialist advisory expertise, working with financially stressed organisations in the charity and not for profit sector and also professional practices. > Trevor Williams, University of Derby Trevor is the former chief economist of Lloyds Bank. His experience covers financial markets, the UK and global economy, including issues such as global trade, demographics, productivity, the third industrial revolution, the future of manufacturing, technology and the internet of things.

5 KEYNOTE SPEAKER > Will Greenwood Will Greenwood is one of England s greatest ever rugby players. In a professional career that spanned 11 years and 55 international caps he established a reputation as an unsurpassed mid-field creator. The second highest international try scoring centre of all time, he was an integral part of England s victorious World Cup campaign of 2003, a character and leader in one of the most successful team dynamics seen in recent times. Since retirement Will has gone on to establish himself as one of the foremost voices in the rugby media; a renowned analyst, and one of the most intelligent and entertaining characters in the game. SPG COMMITTEE MEMBERS Simeon Gilchrist Edwin Coe LLP (Chair) Linda Farish RMT Accountants and Business Advisors (SPG Forum Chair) Trevor Binyon Opus Restructuring LLP Michelle Butler Compliance Alliance Chris Herron Herron Fisher Myles Jacobson Streets SPW Andrew Kelsall Larking Gowen Gareth Limb Compliance on Call Ltd Kevin Lucas Lucas Johnson Ltd Penny McCoul ASM Recovery Ltd Kerry Pearson Baldwins Restructuring & Insolvency Andrew Turner Lovewell Blake LLP R3 contact: Becky Withington R3 Committees Manager Becky.Withington@r3.org.uk

6 Wednesday 31 October Pre-conference registration will be open 16:30 18:30 on Wednesday evening 18:00-19:30 Pre-conference welcome drinks reception Sponsored by: Day one THURSDAY 1 NOVEMBER PROGRAMME DAY ONE 08:15 Registration and light refreshments 09:00 09:15 SPG Forum Chair Introduction Linda Farish, RMT Accountants and Business Advisors Live for One Day Only From the Insolvency Service Anthony Hannon (Official Receiver) and Dave Elliott (Chief Investigator) will lead us on a romp through their insolvency world, including Public Interest winding up cases; high profile case update; D returns and where they go; the new meetings process; current trends in civil service work wear; recent significant insolvent company case law; current case loadings; the Counter Fraud initiative. They will also invite questions on any associated topics. Anthony Hannon and David Elliott, The Insolvency Service 10:45 Selling and Funding Insolvency Litigation Claims Many appointments feature important potential legal claims which could significantly add to creditor distributions these might include antecedent transaction claims as well as legacy company claims. However, there are often few or no assets to finance the investigation and pursuit of those claims. Recent legal changes and developments in financial markets mean that IPs have more options than ever to pursue these claims. This session highlights the financing options available to IPs, covering full assignment of claims as well as funding of claims (including funding of IP investigation and litigation support costs). Steven Cooklin, Manolete Partners PLC 11:00 Coffee break 10:00 BOOK NOW Cyber Security Paul Holborow, RMT Accountants and Business Advisors Shaun Beresford, IT Governance Limited courses@r3.org.uk 11:20 R3 A Look to the Future R3 s CEO Emma Lovell and President Stuart Frith will provide an update on the work which R3 is currently undertaking as part of the strategic review process. Emma Lovell, R3 CEO Stuart Frith, Stephenson Harwood, R3 President

7 PROGRAMME DA ONE Day one THURSDA 1 NOVEMBER 11:40 12:30 CRAR 12:50 Lunch MVL Statutory Interest Much has been said and written recently about tax and statutory interest in solvent liquidations. Has there been a change of policy by HMRC or just in approach What are their expectations How should IPs proceed In this session ulia Fox and Charles Turner will look at the law and current practice. They consider the best approach to be taken to mitigate the level of interest payable through effective pre-appointment planning, what to advise directors and shareholders, as well as steps to be taken post appointment including discounting claims for early payment to reduce the amount payable. Julia Fox, Deloitte Charles Turner, CVR Global 15:25 SPG Committee The Who, the What and the Why SPG Chair Simeon Gilchrist and R3 Committee s Manager Becky Withington will review the vital work of the SPG Committee undertaken on your behalf over the previous year. Simeon Gilchrist, Edwin Coe LLP Becky Withington, R3 15:45 Mid-afternoon coffee break 16:05 Maximising Returns to Creditors VAT Bad Debt Relief Claims The majority of insolvency practitioners overlook this area as it is perceived as both too time consuming to carry out necessary checks on the bad debt invoices and subsequently dealing with HMRC. In this informative session Ian Fenton will demystify VAT Bad Debt relief claims, explaining how IPs can maximise recoveries with a bit of pre-planning. Ian Fenton, FSPG Chartered Accountants 13:50 14:35 Regulation and Complaints: The Why and How > Why we have Insolvency Regulation and the benefits of a regulated industry > What is and what isn t a complaint > Themes from regulatory visits and complaints received > How to look to avoid and deal with complaints from clients Regulators Stuart Jary, IPA Guest speaker: Will Greenwood Good to Great 16:25 17:10 Close Economic Update In this engaging session Trevor Williams will provide us with his essential economic update, explaining that whilst Brexit may dominate the political news it isn t the only factor dominating the UK economy in the long term. Trevor Williams, University of Derby 18:45 Speed networking 19:15 Drinks reception 20:00 Dinner

8 PROGRAMME DAY TWO Day two FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER 09:00 Registration and light refreshments 09:15 09:20 09:55 Welcome Back Simeon Gilchrist, Edwin Coe LLP, SPG Chair Submitting Claims to the Redundancy Payments Office In this practical and informative session Samantha Hall will provide an update on making claims to the RPO including the specific issues arising when submitting claims from directors, those involving pensions and outstanding director s loan accounts. Samantha Hall, The Insolvency Service GDPR Key Issues Facing Practitioners David Gibson will take a practical and commercial look at some of the key issues facing practitioners in relation to GDPR. This will include highlighting some of the key hot spots and how to avoid perils and pitfalls. Although the GDPR is only bedding in we have already seen high profile cases coming through which means that this key area of change must be considered at all stages of any corporate transaction. David Gibson, Short Richardson & Forth 10:40 HMRC: Working with the Profession HMRC recently took the step of introducing the new role of Insolvency Customer Service Manager in order to better engage with the profession and be a single point of contact for them. Working with R3 and the RPBs, the Insolvency Customer Service Manager has regular discussions to understand what concerns the profession has, and then sources and works with relevant HMRC colleagues to address these concerns. An example of this is today, where HMRC will discuss the three main areas where Director s Loans meet Insolvency, and the Corporation Tax implications for IPs, as requested by R3. Lee Bruce, Insolvency Customer Service Manager, Customer Service Group, HMRC Lorraine Coster, Policy and Technical Adviser, HMRC 11:25 Coffee break BOOK NOW courses@r3.org.uk

9 Day two FRIDAY 2 NOVEMBER PROGRAMME DAY TWO 11:40 Legal Update: Corporate Insolvency This legal update will brief practitioners on the current status and legal implications of recent important decisions in corporate insolvency in The speakers will discuss the key technical and practical points arising from recent court decisions. Highlights include: > How to navigate competing demands to assign or not to assign claims > How to deal with void transactions > Guidance on litigation procedure > A review of the latest cases on personal liability of officeholders Dan French and Hannah Drodz, Gateley Plc 12:20 Panel Session - Proposals for Corporate Governance Reform The Government has recently published proposals to reform the Corporate Insolvency and corporate governance landscape. Our panel will discuss and debate the biggest changes to the UKs insolvency landscape since the 2002 Enterprise Act, what they are, what they mean and how much R3 members can influence the shape of things to come. Andrew Tate, Kreston Reeves Lee De ath, CVR Global Neil Harrold, Hay & Kilner 13:40 Close Followed by lunch R3 reserves the right to change the programme should circumstances dictate. BOOK NOW courses@r3.org.uk

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11 Not an R3 member? R3 is the leading organisation for insolvency, restructuring and turnaround specialists in the UK. How do I join? To take advantage of its member benefits, join today and receive discounts on R3 courses, including this one. Visit R3 8th floor, 120 Aldersgate Street London EC1A 4JQ Tel: Fax: courses@r3.org.uk R3 Courses and Conferences Key sponsorship partners CPD accreditation The half day course constitutes structured CPD to meet the requirements of the Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW), the Insolvency Practitioners Association (IPA), the Institute for Turnaround (IFT), Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and the Bar Standards Board. 9 hours PRACTICES > TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS > HOT TOPICS > EXPERT SPEAKERS > NETWORKING > SMALL AND AKERS > NETWORKING > SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED PRACTICES > TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS > HOT TOPIC TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS > HOT TOPICS > EXPERT SPEAKERS > NETWORKING > SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZE WORKING > SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED PRACTICES > TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENTS > HOT TOPICS > EXPERT SP