Category Archives: Conferences and Seminars
Conference: Waltons Stores and promissory estoppel: the 25th anniversary: Sydney, 25 September 2013
“The leading case of Waltons Stores (Interstate) Ltd v Maher (1988) 164 CLR 387 had a major impact on the law of estoppel in Australia and equity jurisdictions worldwide. To mark the 25th anniversary of this landmark decision, UTS:Law and the Journal of Equity are pleased to hold a conference that will consider the scope, [...]
Call for Papers & Panelist: On the Unavoidable Intersection of Torts and Insurance – New York City, NY
“The AALS Section on Insurance Law and the AALS section on Tort Law will hold a program On the Unavoidable Intersection of Torts and Insurance during the AALS 2014 Annual Meeting in New York (January 2-5, 2014). The program will feature a panel of leading researchers on the intersection of torts and insurance. Panelists scheduled [...]
Conference: Common European Sales Law Meets Reality – Halle, 14-15 June 2013
“On 14 and 15 June 2013, the annual conference of the European Private Law Review (GPR) will take place in Halle (Saale), Germany. Renowned officials, politicians, judges, and academics from various EU Member States are going to discuss the Commission’s Proposal for a Common European Sales Law. Speakers include Diana Wallis, the former Vice President [...]
Symposium: Causation in Legal Theory, King’s College London, 15 May 2013
“The School of Law is pleased to announce a symposium on causation in legal theory. The symposium will take place in the Moot Court Room in Somerset House East Wing. Speakers include: Prof. Jane Stapleton (ANU, Texas), Prof. Richard Wright (Chicago-Kent); Roderick Bagshaw (Oxford); Sandy Steel (KCL); Prof. Ken Oliphant (Institute of European Tort Law); [...]
Seminar Series: Reflections on the Public Life of Private Law
“By the end of Friday, we will be half-way through our ESRC seminar series ‘The Public Life of Private Law’. The programme for our second seminar is here. The focus of the second seminar will be on the uses of private law in seeking reparations for ‘human rights abuses’. In setting this theme we had [...]
Conference: European Contract Law and Property Rights, Santiago de Compostela, 7 and 8 June 2013
Society of European Contract Law (SECOLA) – EUROPEAN CONTRACT LAW AND PROPERTY RIGHTS – In collaboration with Universidad de Santiago de Compostela – GI-Derecho Privado Europeo – 7 and 8 June 2013. Friday, 07 June 2013 9.00 Welcome and Introduction Prof. Javier Lete / Prof. Stefan Grundmann / Prof. Fernando Goméz 9.30–11.15 I. Setting the [...]
Call for papers – Obligations VII – University of Hong Kong 16-18 July 2014
The Seventh Biennial Conference on the Law of Obligations will be held at the University of Hong Kong from 16-18 July 2014. The Obligations VII conference will be co-hosted by the University of Hong Kong Faculty of Law and Melbourne Law School and will address the theme: The Common Law of Obligations: Convergence and Divergence. [...]
Lecture: Lionel Smith on ‘Fiduciary obligations: ensuring the loyal exercise of judgement’
Private Law in Conversation: with Lionel Smith. “The aim of this series is to initiate a dialogue between different areas of private law, between private lawyers and experts in other legal fields, as well as scholars in other disciplines in the humanities and social studies. We believe that these ‘conversations’ can enrich the research and [...]
Lecture series: ‘Private Law in Conversation’, King’s College London
“We are very pleased to announce a new lecture series at King’s: ‘Private Law in Conversation’. The aim of this series is to initiate a dialogue between different areas of private law, between private lawyers and experts in other legal fields, as well as scholars in other disciplines in the humanities and social studies. We [...]
Annual Conference on European Tort Law
“The Conference will provide practitioners and academics alike with the opportunity to learn about the most significant tort law developments in Europe in 2012. Experts from across the continent will present highlights from their contributions to the Yearbook, European Tort Law 2012, which will be published after the Conference. An overview of developments in EU [...]
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