Master Classes

This masterclass, as brought to you by the North West Fraud Forum, is entitled: "The Impact of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 in fighting fraud and organised
crime".

DATE & VENUE:

Monday 21st April 2008, Time: 2.00 - 4.30pm

NWDA Offices, Renaissance House, Centre Park, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 1XB

The North West Fraud Forum invites all its members to attend the next in its series of afternoon Masterclasses.   The aim of these sessions is to raise the awareness of our members to current fraud issues and provide a forum for members to meet and discuss relevant issues.

We are extremely pleased to announce that are speaker for the afternoon will be Dermot Fairhurst an officer of the Serious Organised Crime Agency and previously of the National Crime Squad and West Yorkshire Police.

He has been involved in the pursuit of criminal assets and the investigation of money launderers since 1996 and now heads the Agency’s investigators in the north east of England.

Dermot was involved in the EU pre-accession PHARE programme based in Prague and more recently has assisted the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vietnam.

His presentation will re-visit the Proceeds of Crime Act five years on from commencement and look at case studies which illustrate its application in a variety of situations including fraud.

Please confirm your intention to attend the Masterclass by e-mail to info@northwestfraudforum.co.uk or by telephoning 01772 893552.

Members may if they wish invite guests to the event, but the names of any guests must be provided to the NWFF in advance of attending.  It is the responsibility of Members to ensure that any guests are suitable invitees and each guest can only attend one Masterclass before they will be asked to become members of the North West Fraud Forum.

NB: An attendee list to include the names and companies of those present will be available on the night- if you would prefer NOT to be included please inform us when reserving your place.

The presentation will be followed by an open session, where the Steering Group will report back on its activities to members and provide the opportunity for members to ask any questions and discuss relevant issues.

Note to all members:  The Steering Committee is conscious of the wide geographical spread of the members and we aim to hold the Masterclasses at a range of locations throughout the North West so as to ensure that as many members can attend as many events as possible.

NORTH EAST FRAUD FORUM: ANTI-COUNTERFEITING MASTERCLASS

WEDNESDAY 16 JULY 2008

ALNWICK SUITE, 3RD FLOOR, ST JAMES’ PARK, NEWCASTLE. NE1 4ST

The cost of this masterclass is (all prices include VAT):
NEFF Members - Free.
Non Members - £58.75.

A unique opportunity to hear about recent developments in anti-counterfeiting from a high quality panel of speakers, including senior representatives from the Premier League, Rangers Football Club, Trading Standards’ Scambusters and law firm Watson Burton.

Please see agenda and application form below:

AGENDA

09:00 - 09:30 Registration - Tea/Coffee

09:30 - 09:40 Introduction

Ed Meikle, Watson Burton, Master Class Chairman

09:40 - 10:15 The Legal Issues: Recent Developments in Brand Protection Law

Ed Meikle, Watson Burton

10:15 - 10:45 Tackling the Counterfeiters: The Role of the Sports Brand Protection Manager

Alistair Campbell, Rangers Football Club

10:45 - 11:15 Networking Break - Tea/Coffee

11:15 - 11:45 Last Orders: Public Houses, Illegal Broadcasts and Counterfeit Goods

Oliver Weingarten, Premier League

11:45 - 12:15 Enforcement: The Process of an Investigation

Tracey Donnelly, Trading Standards

12:15 - 12:45 The Bank of England's Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy

John Kendall, Bank of England

12:45 - 12:50 Closing Remarks

Ed Meikle, Watson Burton, Master Class Chairman

12:50 - 13:10 Networking

13:10 Close

SPEAKERS

1. ED MEIKLE

Ed Meikle is a partner and the head of Watson Burton LLP’s brand protection team.  He is regarded as a leader in his field in advising on the management and protection of brands and has acted for national and multinational businesses, including Nike, JCB, DSG International, Newcastle United, Everton and Sunderland AFC.

Ed will talk about the legal issues involved in anti-counterfeiting work, including a review of recent developments and best practice.

2. ALISTAIR CAMPBELL

Alistair is head of brand protection and licensing at Rangers Football Club.  He worked in Trading Standards for 15 years before becoming Rangers’ head of brand protection in 2001.  Alistair was instrumental in the introduction of security labels on Rangers’ products, helping to increase sales of merchandise through Rangers’ shops from £3.5M to £23M.  Since June 2006, Alistair has also acted as a brand protection consultant for JJB Sports, Wigan Football Club, Everton Football Club and The Irish Football Association.

Alistair will talk about the role of the brand protection manager, provide examples of actual anti-counterfeiting cases and give an insight into his work with police and trading standards.

3. OLIVER WEINGARTEN

Oliver is an in-house commercial solicitor at the Premier League with wide-ranging responsibility for commercial and intellectual property-related issues affecting the Premier League and its member clubs.  Responsibility ranges from anti-piracy strategy and enforcement to initiating and managing litigation against unauthorised decoder card suppliers and purchasers, as well as leading a class action against Google and YouTube in the USA.  Oliver is also involved in tackling ticket touting, as well lobbying at European level on media and IP-related issues, in particular for better IP rights protection for sports.

Oliver will provide a detailed insight into the unauthorised use and supply of decoder cards in the UK's public houses, detailing legal actions - both criminal and civil - that have been taken directly by the Premier League and its external enforcement agency Media Protection Services, with details about how law enforcement authorities have helped to tackle the problem.  Oliver will also talk about the Premier League's anti-counterfeiting programme and recent successes in working with trading standards and police.

4. TRACEY DONNELLY

Tracey is a Senior Trading Standards Officer with City of Newcastle Trading Standards. She represents the North East Trading Standards Association on Intellectual Property issues and sits on a focus group with other Trading Standards members and government officials to discuss current issues and best practice. Responsibility ranges from investigating minor offences or alleged breaches of legislation to obtaining entry warrants from Magistrates Courts when investigating such offences.

Tracey will provide information on the process of an investigation and provide examples of recent seizures carried out by Trading Standards including the showing of some exhibits.

5. JOHN KENDALL

John has worked at the Bank of England for over 25 years. He has experience in Cheque and Credit Clearing, Equity Settlements, Open market Operations, Intra-day Liquidity, Collateral Management and of course Banknotes. He has undertaken a number of supervisory, business analyst and project management roles. He currently represents the Bank on the ECB Cash Communications Working Group.

John joined the Notes Division as a Manager in the Anti-Counterfeiting Strategy Group in 2004 and was heavily involved in the launch and publicity of the £20 Adam Smith note the Bank issued in March 2007.