Rethinking commercial law – 1 Day Conference Event
- Date:
- 19 June 2015
- Venue:
- Norton Rose Fulbright LLP 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ
For more information regarding this event, please telephone Clare Brady on +44 (0)23 8059 3862 or email iml@soton.ac.uk .
Event details
The Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton, would like to invite you to a one-day conference on Commercial Law. It will cover recent developments in four different areas: Carriage of Goods By Sea, Conflict of Laws, Insurance Law and Environmental Law.
The Institute of Maritime Law, University of Southampton, would like to invite you to a one-day conference on Commercial Law. It will cover recent developments in four different areas: Carriage of Goods By Sea, Conflict of Laws, Insurance Law and Environmental Law. The topics of the papers that will be presented by academics and practitioners from England, Australia and Belgium will include the Insurance Act 2015, arbitration under the Recast Brussels Regulation, interpretation of terms in contracts of carriage, marine pollution and environmental damage. For the full programme of the Conference, see the document attached. Please note that registration for half-day Conference is available.We look forward to welcoming you at the Conference.
The day has been designed by Dr Ozlem Gurses, Associate Professor in Maritime Law at the University of Southampton, who will be speaking along with:
- Professor Yvonne Baatz - Professor of Maritime Law, University of Southampton
- Professor Simon Baughen - Professor of Maritime Law, Swansea University
- Professor An Cliquet - Professor of Public International Law, University of Ghent
- The Hon Mr Justice Eder -High Court of Justice (Queen's Bench Division)
- Professor Nick Gaskell - Professor of Law, The University of Queensland
- Professor Rob Merkin - Lloyds Professor of Commercial Law
- Professor Michael Tsimplis – Professor of Oceanography and Maritime Law, University of Southampton & Director of the Institute of Maritime Law
- Kees van der Klugt - Director of Legal and Compliance, Lloyd's Market Association
Please note that the Institute reserves the right to alter conference content or speakers as may become necessary.
CPD
This course is accredited for 5 CPD hours with the Law Society of England and Wales Continuing Professional Development Scheme and for 5 CPD points with the English Bar Standards Board
Fee and enquiries
The cost for a half-day is £70 (including lunch), the full day is £100. Students can register for the conference for a fee of £50. All booking enquiries should be sent to the IML Senior Administrator Miss Clare Brady