Category Archives: Conferences Seminars and Lectures
‘Registration open: JPrivIntL-SMU Virtual Conference on Conflicts of Jurisdiction (23 to 24 June 2022)’
“As previously announced, the Journal of Private International Law – Singapore Management University Virtual Conference on Conflicts of Jurisdiction will be held online on 23 to 24 June 2022 (6.00 pm to 10.20 pm Singapore time, 11.00 am to 3.20 pm British Summer Time on each day). The event is supported by the Hague Conference […]
Book Launch, ‘Landmark Cases in Privacy Law’: Zoom, 14 September 2002
This new addition to Hart’s acclaimed Landmark Cases series is a diverse and engaging edited collection bringing together eminent commentators from the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand, to analyse cases of enduring significance to privacy law. The book tackles the conceptual nature of privacy in its various guises, from data […]
Call For Papers: Cryptocurrencies, Smart Contracts, and Alternative Payments: Regulating the ‘Wild West’: IALS, London, 13-14 October 2022
2021 was a busy year for cryptocurrency. China banned Bitcoin, whereas El Salvador declared Bitcoin to be legal tender. The UK started exploring the possibility of a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), while Nigeria went a step further and introduced its own CBDC, the eNaira. Cryptocurrency was described as key to greater financial inclusion across […]
Civil Justice Reforms and Compulsory ADR: Masood Ahmed and Bryan Clark, Newcastle University, 27 April 2022
The English civil justice system is undergoing substantial procedural reforms. A major aspect of those reforms is the enhanced focus on the use of alternative dispute resolution procedures (ADR), in particular mediation. The issue of compulsory ADR, however, remains a controversial one. This paper critically considers the issue of compulsory ADR in light of recent […]
Martijn Hesselink, ‘Reconstituting the Code of Capital: Could a Progressive European Code of Private Law Help Us Reduce Inequality and Regain Democratic Control?’
ABSTRACT Katharina Pistor’s powerful critique of the key role that private law plays in creating private wealth, producing inequalities, and undermining democracy, raises the urgent question of what could be done to set things right or, at least, could be a step in the right direction. This paper argues that a progressive European code of […]
Reframing Jurisdiction: Revising the Grounds or a New Scheme? BIICL, 11 May 2022
Jurisdiction rules play a pivotal role in cross-border litigation. Uncertainties in their application, with resulting increased costs, time, money and use of judicial resources may be harmful to London’s reputation as an international litigation centre. This event will provide a timely opportunity to take stock in the post-Brexit landscape, focussing on two sets of proposals […]
Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia: Law of Unjustified Enrichment – Niall Whitty: virtual event, 29 April 2022
The Edinburgh Centre for Private Law celebrates the publication of ECPL member Honorary Professor of Edinburgh Law School Niall Whitty’s groundbreaking work on the Law of Unjustified Enrichment that has recently been published as part of the ‘Stair Memorial Encyclopaedia’ (available on LexisNexis) … (more) First posted 2022-04-16 10:00:38
‘The DSM Directive 3 years on: The Polish challenge to Article 17 and the national transposition maze’: Stockholm University, 2 June 2022
Three years after its adoption, the discussion of and around the Directive on copyright and related rights in the Digital Single Market 2019/790 (‘DSM Directive’) is anything but exhausted. The fate of one its key provisions – Article 17 – is still unknown due to the pending judgment of the Court of Justice of the […]
Donoghue v Stevenson 90th Anniversary Conference: Law Society of Scotland, 26 May 2022
Donoghue v Stevenson 1932 SC(HL)31 is 90 years old on 26 May 2022. This is a (some would say the) foundational case from the Appellate Committee of the House of Lords in the Scottish law of delict and the English law of tort. It laid the foundation of the modern law of negligence in Common […]
‘Registration now open: The HCCH 2019 Judgments Convention – Bonn University / HCCH Conference (9 and 10 September 2022)’
“Clearly indicate whether you want to benefit from the young scholars’ reduction of the conference fees and whether you want to participate in the conference dinner. You will receive an invoice for the respective conference fee and, if applicable, for the conference dinner. Please make sure that we receive your payment at least two weeks […]