Events: Hosted Dinners

Brown Rudnick-hosted dinner with LevelBlue

19 November, 2026
Host/Venue: Brown Rudnick

Topic: From Algorithms to Allegations: What business leaders should know about digital factfinding in modern disputes

Sponsor invited to attend:
LevelBlue

Lewis Silkin-hosted breakfast with a CLF sponsor

21 October, 2026
Host/Venue: Lewis Silkin

Topic TBC

Private Dinner

16 October, 2026
Host/Venue: Hausfeld, at 67 Pall Mall

Linklaters-hosted breakfast with AlixPartners

6 October, 2026
Host/Venue: Linklaters

Topic TBC

Sponsor invited to attend:
AlixPartners

Monckton Chambers-hosted dinner with Cornerstone Research

9 September, 2026
Host/Venue: Chelsea FC’s Directors’ Lounge, c/o Monckton Chambers

Topic: Arbitration, transparency in sporting disputes, and the impact of the Independent Football Regulator on future sports litigation

Sponsor invited to attend:
Cornerstone Research

Greenberg Traurig-hosted breakfast with a CLF sponsor

15 July, 2026
Host/Venue: Greenberg Traurig

Topic TBC

Travers Smith-hosted breakfast with Grant Thornton

25 June, 2026
Host/Venue: Travers Smith

Topic: From Code to Courtroom: Making Sense of Crypto Valuation in Disputes

Sponsor invited to attend:
Grant Thornton

BCLP-hosted dinner with Kain Knight

8 June, 2026
Host/Venue: BCLP

Topic: Big firms are still getting it wrong on bills

Sponsor invited to attend:
Kain Knight

Clifford Chance-hosted dinner with Relativity

20 May, 2026
Host/Venue: Clifford Chance

Topic: Privilege in the Age of AI: Practical Perspectives for Litigators

Sponsor invited to attend:
Relativity

CMS-hosted dinner with Crimson

13 May, 2026
Host/Venue: CMS

Topic: Beyond the hype: What is AI actually good (and bad) at? · A hard look at where AI truly helps—and where it quietly harms. · What we should automate, what we shouldn’t, and how to tell the difference.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Crimson

Hosted breakfast with Balance Legal Capital, Harbour Underwriting, Menzies, CLF members and barristers

11 February, 2026
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Host/Venue: Stewarts

Topic: The Settlement Sweet Spot: leveraging negotiation strategy and timing to optimise outcomes for all stakeholders in funded litigation.

Sponsors invited to attend:
Balance Legal Capital
Harbour Underwriting
Menzies

Hosted breakfast with Epiq, CLF members and barristers

4 February, 2026
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Host/Venue: Slaughter & May

Topic: The Hidden Threat Within: Information Governance: Legal Strategies for Data Security and Insider Risk

Sponsor invited to attend:
Epiq

Hosted breakfast with Ogier, Mintz Group, opentext, CLF members and barristers

21 January, 2026
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Host/Venue: Blackstone Chambers

Topic: Cross-border disputes in a turbulent world

Sponsors invited to attend:
Ogier
Mintz Group
OpenText

Hosted dinner with Cornerstone Research, CLF members and barristers

15 January, 2026
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Host/Venue: Addleshaw Goddard

Topic: Will the Credit Suisse Life v Ivanishvili judgment open the floodgates for securities litigation in the UK? Everything you need to know.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Cornerstone Research

Hosted breakfast with Masters, Accuracy, TrialView, CLF members and barristers

2 December, 2025
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Host/Venue: Keidan Harrison, The Wolseley City

Topic: Controlling costs in litigation: How to deliver results to clients whilst maintaining litigation budgets.

Sponsors invited to attend:
Masters Legal Costs Services LLP
Accuracy
TrialView
26 November, 2025
4:00 pm -
Host/Venue: Monckton Chambers at Wembley Stadium

Monckton Chambers hosted 30 leading sports dispute lawyers, industry experts and chosen CLF sponsors at Wembley Stadium on 26th November for an exclusive VIP experience. Guests enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the iconic venue, followed by a presentation on litigation risks arising from the Football Governance Act (FGA). Delivered in the England dressing room by […]

Sponsors invited to attend:
FTI Consulting
Alvarez & Marsal
Oxera

Hosted dinner with Oxera, CLF members and barristers

12 November, 2025
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Host/Venue: CMS

Topic: AI in the Witness Box: Rethinking Valuation Expertise in Disputes

Sponsor invited to attend:
Oxera

Hosted dinner with Consilio, Opus2, CLF members and barristers

14 October, 2025
7:15 pm - 9:30 pm
Host/Venue: Humphries Kerstetter, The Wolseley City

Topic: Class action reform on the horizon: tweak or total rethink?

Sponsors invited to attend:
Consilio
Opus 2

Hosted breakfast with FTI Consulting and CLF members

2 October, 2025
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Host/Venue: Wilberforce Chambers

Topic: Bribery, secret commissions and “half-secret” commissions.

Sponsor invited to attend:
FTI Consulting

Hosted dinner with KLDiscovery and CLF members

24 September, 2025
7:15 pm -
Host/Venue: Simmons & Simmons

Topic: It’s the End of the World (Disclosure) as We Know It

Sponsor invited to attend:
KLDiscovery

Hosted dinner with Kain Knight, CLF members and barristers

18 September, 2025
7:15 pm - 9:15 pm
Host/Venue: Brown Rudnick

Topic: How to Get the Best Results for Your Client on Detailed Assessment

Sponsor invited to attend:
Kain Knight

Hosted breakfast with Charles River Associates, CLF members and barristers

4 September, 2025
8:30 am -
Host/Venue: Gibson Dunn

Topic: Sanctions and Strategy: Resourcing and Responding to the Shifting Terrain of Dispute Resolution’

Sponsor invited to attend:
Charles River Associates

Hosted dinner with AlixPartners and CLF Members

17 July, 2025
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Host/Venue: Monckton Chambers, L'Oscar

Discussion topic: Cross-Border Courses: A Legal Feast on Arbitration’s Future

Sponsor invited to attend:
AlixPartners

Hosted Breakfast with Byfield Consultancy and StoneTurn

1 July, 2025
8:30 am - 9:30 am
Host/Venue: Fountain Court Chambers, The Delaunay

Discussion topic: Tank Traps and Tightropes: Navigating legal and operational issues in high profile, multi-jurisdictional investigations and disputes

Sponsors invited to attend:
Byfield Consultancy
StoneTurn

Hosted Breakfast with Alavarez & Marsal, CLF members and barristers

21 May, 2025
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Host/Venue: BCLP

Discussion topic: Dispute Resolution in the Age of Energy Transformation.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Alvarez & Marsal

Hosted breakfast with Flex Legal, CLF members and barristers

12 February, 2025
Host/Venue: RPC

Discussion topic: The Generation Game? How to attract and retain, and manage different generations in the workplace during a war for talent.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Flex Legal

Hosted breakfast with Harbour Underwriting, Secretariat, Transperfect, CLF members and barristers

5 February, 2025
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Host/Venue: Trowers and Hamlins

Discussion topic: Claims arising from a cross-border fraud – mastering the practical details

Sponsors invited to attend:
Harbour Underwriting
Secretariat
TransPerfect

Hosted dinner with Alvarez & Marsal, CLF members and barristers

27 November, 2024
Host/Venue: Monckton Chambers, La Maison Ani

Discussion topic: Mastering the Art of Litigation in Saudi Arabia: A Guide to the Kingdom’s Legal Terrain

Sponsor invited to attend:
Alvarez & Marsal

Hosted breakfast with Opus2, CLF members and barristers

20 November, 2024
Host/Venue: Fountain Court Chambers, The Delaunay

Discussion topic: Fair Shares: Shareholder and M&A litigation involving large companies

Sponsor invited to attend:
Opus 2

Hosted breakfast with Lineal, CLF members and barristers

12 November, 2024
Host/Venue: Slaughter and May

Discussion topic: Collective Proceedings – recent developments and future prospects

Sponsor invited to attend:
Lineal

Hosted dinner with Cornerstone Research, CLF members and barristers

6 November, 2024
Host/Venue: Clifford Chance

Discussion topic: Collective Proceedings – recent developments and future prospects

Sponsor invited to attend:
Cornerstone Research

Hosted dinner with Consilio, CLF members and barristers

30 October, 2024
Host/Venue: A&O Shearman

Discussion topic: Where to Litigate? Navigating Data Privacy and Disclosure Globally

Sponsor invited to attend:
Consilio

Hosted breakfast with Charles River Associates, CLF members and barristers

25 September, 2024
Host/Venue: Slaughter and May

Discussion topic: Expert support in Investigations and Disputes

Sponsor invited to attend:
Charles River Associates

Hosted dinner with LanguageLine and opentext, CLF members and barristers

11 September, 2024
Host/Venue: Brown Rudnick

Discussion topic: Growing Importance and Adoption of AI in Legal and Language Service

Sponsors invited to attend:
LanguageLine
OpenText

Hosted dinner with Alix Partners, CLF members and barristers

17 July, 2024
Host/Venue: Humphries Kerstetter, at L'escargot's PDR Salon Vert

Discussion topic: Two experts walk into a bar… better that than a joint meeting

Sponsor invited to attend:
AlixPartners

Hosted dinner with KLDiscovery, CLF members and barristers

19 June, 2024
Host/Venue: Slaughter and May

Discussion topic: Riding the new data wave: How to stay afloat in the data deluge

Sponsor invited to attend:
KLDiscovery

Hosted breakfast with Grant Thornton, CLF members and barristers

21 May, 2024
Host/Venue: Three Verulam Buildings, The Delaunay

Discussion topic: How do you catch the machines? The threat of AI in fraud and fraud investigations

Sponsor invited to attend:
Grant Thornton

Hosted dinner with Kain Knight, CLF members and barristers

23 April, 2024
Host/Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills

Discussion topic: Costs shifting kills access to justice

Sponsor invited to attend:
Kain Knight

Hosted breakfast with FTI Consulting, CLF members and barristers

11 April, 2024
Host/Venue: Slaughter and May

Discussion topic: Getting practical with generative AI in eDiscovery: an exploration of different models and eDiscovery use cases

Sponsor invited to attend:
FTI Consulting

Hosted dinner with Gold sponsors Byfield Consultancy, Greyhawk and Quantuma, CLF members and barristers

9 April, 2024
Host/Venue: Farrer & Co

Discussion topic: War stories; when it can go wrong with Third Party Experts, and how to get it right

Sponsors invited to attend:
Byfield Consultancy
Mintz Group
Quantuma

Hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsors Menzies and Gold sponsors TrialView and Exton Advisors, CLF members and barristers

29 February, 2024
Host/Venue: HFW

Discussion topic: Show me the money – financing claims, identifying the assets, and presenting your best case

Sponsors invited to attend:
Exton Advisors
Menzies
TrialView

Hosted dinner with multi-category Platinum sponsors FTI Consulting, CLF members and barristers

20 February, 2024
Host/Venue: LK Law, Bread Street Kitchen The City

Discussion topic: Solving the UK fraud problem

Sponsor invited to attend:
FTI Consulting

Hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsors BDO and Mourant, CLF members and barristers

6 February, 2024
Host/Venue: Stephenson Harwood

Discussion topic: Being on the receiving end as the cycle turns to recession – If 2024 brings an increase in corporate collapses, along with fund blow-ups, shareholder disputes and enforcement actions, court receiverships may be the next big thing

Sponsors invited to attend:
BDO LLP
Mourant

Hosted breakfast with multi-category Gold sponsor TransPerfect, Gold sponsor Balance Legal Capital, CLF members and barristers

21 November, 2023
Host/Venue: Keidan Harrison at The Delaunay

Discussion topic: London’s place as a world leading dispute resolution centre: What more can commercial litigators do to help London retain its crown and what can we learn from the arbitration community?

Sponsors invited to attend:
Balance Legal Capital
TransPerfect

Hosted dinner with Gold sponsors Harbour Underwriting and Byfield Consultancy, CLF members and barristers

15 November, 2023
Host/Venue: CANDEY at The Travellers Club

Discussion topic: Access to justice for potentially insolvent clients, a challenge for society.

Sponsors invited to attend:
Byfield Consultancy
Harbour Underwriting

Hosted dinner with Diamond sponsor KLDiscovery, CLF members and barristers

3 October, 2023
Host/Venue: Slaughter and May

Discussion topic: Advocates & Algorithms: How generative AI could reshape legal work

Sponsor invited to attend:
KLDiscovery

Hosted dinner with multi-category Platinum sponsor Cornerstone Research, CLF members and barristers

26 September, 2023
Host/Venue: CMS

Discussion topic: The UK Gold Rush – getting to the real heart of the (class) action.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Cornerstone Research

Hosted dinner with eDiscovery sponsors, CLF members and barristers

25 September, 2023
Host/Venue: Slaughter and May

Discussion topic: AI: the end of the (eDisclosure) world as we know it?’

Sponsors invited to attend:
Consilio
Epiq
Lineal
KLDiscovery

Hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsor Charles River Associates, CLF members and barristers

13 September, 2023
Host/Venue: Kingsley Napley

Discussion topic: The Inside Job: Investigating and quantifying a sophisticated transportation industry fraud, comprising a complex web of preferential business relationships, kickback payments and employee-controlled shell companies.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Charles River Associates

Hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsor Alvarez & Marsal, CLF members and barristers

5 September, 2023
Host/Venue: Humphries Kerstetter at 1 Lombard Street

Discussion topic: Dealing with Black Swan events in disputes.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Alvarez & Marsal

Hosted dinner with Platinum sponsor Burford Capital, CLF members and barristers

12 July, 2023
Host/Venue: Hausfeld at 67 Pall Mall

Discussion topic: Questions you’ve always wanted to ask a funder.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Burford Capital

Hosted dinner with Diamond sponsor IEF, CLF members and barristers

5 July, 2023
Host/Venue: Clifford Chance

Discussion topic: A waterfall of value or a mirage? Bondholder dispute over a company in crisis.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Independent Economics & Finance LLP

Hosted dinner with Gold sponsor StoneTurn, CLF members and barristers

4 May, 2023
Host/Venue: Simmons & Simmons

Discussion topic: Catching fraudsters – challenges in chasing the loot.

Sponsor invited to attend:
StoneTurn

Hosted dinner with Gold sponsor Greyhawk, CLF members and barristers

1 March, 2023
Host/Venue: RPC at M Threadneedle

Discussion topic: The world of open-source corporate intelligence.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Mintz Group

Hosted dinner with Silver and Gold sponsors, CLF members and barristers

26 January, 2023
Host/Venue: Hogan Lovells

Discussion topic: Keeping London as a global litigation hub – challenges and opportunities.

Sponsors invited to attend:
Byfield Consultancy
Grant Thornton
LanguageLine
Quantuma
Cornerstone Research
Flex Legal

Hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsor Alvarez & Marsal, CLF members and barristers

18 January, 2023
Host/Venue: White & Case

Discussion topic: Cyber/data breaches and investigations: common mistakes and how to avoid them.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Alvarez & Marsal

Hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsor Ogier, CLF members and barristers

2 November, 2022
Host/Venue: Farrer & Co

Discussion topic: Shareholder actions in different off-shore jurisdictions.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Ogier

Hosted dinner with Platinum sponsor Augusta Ventures, CLF members and barristers

14 October, 2022
Host/Venue: Hausfeld at 67 Pall Mall

Discussion topic: Difference in perspective of defendant/claimant in working on a funded claim.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Augusta Ventures LLP

Hosted dinner with eDiscovery sponsors, CLF members and barristers

20 September, 2022
Host/Venue: Slaughter and May
Sponsors invited to attend:
Alvarez & Marsal
Consilio
Epiq
FTI Consulting
KLDiscovery
Lineal

Hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsor Mourant, CLF members and barristers

14 September, 2022
Host/Venue: Humphries Kerstetter at Clos Maggiore

Discussion topic: No place to hide? – crime, concealment and claims in the Caribbean.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Mourant

Hosted dinner with Gold sponsor S-RM, CLF members and barristers

21 July, 2022
Host/Venue: LK Law at Piazza Italiana

Discussion topic: The disputes market after the Russian invasion.

Sponsor invited to attend:
S-RM

Hosted dinner with multi-category Gold sponsor FTI Consulting, CLF members and barristers

12 July, 2022
Host/Venue: Avonhurst at The Groucho Club

Discussion topic: War stories in litigation PR.

Sponsor invited to attend:
FTI Consulting

Hosted dinner with Platinum sponsor Harbour Litigation Funding, CLF members and barristers

6 July, 2022
Host/Venue: Clifford Chance

Discussion topic: The other side of the funding equation – how can funding work for defendants?

Sponsor invited to attend:
Sponsor invited to attend:

Hosted dinner with eDiscovery sponsors, CLF members and barristers

28 June, 2022
Host/Venue: Slaughter and May
Sponsors invited to attend:
Alvarez & Marsal
Consilio
Epiq
FTI Consulting
KLDiscovery
Lineal

Hosted dinner with Diamond sponsor Independent Economics & Finance LLP, CLF members and barristers

21 April, 2022
Host/Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills

Discussion topic: Quantum issues in the HP/Autonomy v Lynch & Hussain case.

Sponsor invited to attend:
Independent Economics & Finance LLP

Hosted dinner with Diamond sponsor Kain Knight, CLF members and barristers

23 March, 2022
Host/Venue: Brown Rudnick
Sponsor invited to attend:
Kain Knight

Intimate dinner with CLF members and sponsors

27 October, 2021
Host/Venue: The Ivy City Garden
Sponsors invited to attend:
Consilio
Mintz Group
Kain Knight
Independent Economics & Finance LLP
FTI Consulting

Private dinner supporting the National Pro Bono Centre

26 October, 2021
Host/Venue: Lord's Dining Club, in the iconic Long Room
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