CONFERENCE THEME
The Dynamics of Law in a Rapidly Changing World

Theme A: Constitutional Issues, Human Rights & The Rule of Law
Theme B: Corporate /Commercial Issues
Theme C: The Judges, the Profession and the Community
Theme D: Contemporary Legal Issues

 

5 April (Sunday)
6 April (Monday)
0900-1100
Opening Ceremony
Keynote Speech
1100-1130 Coffee Break
1130-1300
Concurrent Sessions 1
A1)
Death Penalty / Life Imprisonment
B1) Corporate Governance
C1) Legal Professional Privilege (Civil)
D1) The Law & The Child
1300-1430 Lunch
1400-1800
Conference Registration Desk Opens
1430-1600
Concurrent Sessions 2
A2)
Constitutional Reform
B2) Competition Law & Cartels
C2) Legal Professional Privilege (Criminal)
D2) Family Law
1600-1615 Coffee Break
1615-1730
Concurrent Sessions 3
A3)
The Rule of Law & Lawyers in the Front Line
B3) Intellectual Property – Contemporary Issues
C3) Conflicts for Law Firms
D3) Corruption – A Commonwealth Perspective


7 April (Tuesday)
8 April (Wednesday)
9 April (Thursday)
0915-1000
Keynote Speech
0915-1000
Keynote Speech
0930-1030
Keynote Speech
1000-1030 Coffee Break
1030-1100
Coffee Break
1030-1145
Concurrent Sessions 4
A4)
Enforcement of Human Rights
B4) International Financial Markets-Where next?
C4) Duties Owed to the Court
D4) Environmental Law-From Command & Control to Responsive & Incentivised Environmental Law

1030-1145
Concurrent Sessions 8
A8)
The Commonwealth Principles of the Relationship Between the Three Branches of Government
B8) Challenges of Cross Border Insolvencies
C8) How mobile can the profession expect to be?
D8) Employment & Labour Law-Recent developments to meet changing circumstances.
1100-1300
Closing Ceremony
1145-1200 Coffee Break
1200-1300
Concurrent Sessions 5
A5)
Law, Liberty & Terrorism
B5) Takeovers, Mergers & Acquisitions
C5) Creating, Marketing & Managing Law
Firms
D5) Environmental Law – Judicial Activism in Environmental Law
1200-1300
Concurrent Sessions 9
A9)
The Commonwealth Principles of the Relationship Between the Three Branches of Government
B9) Corporate Social Responsibility
C9) Globalisation of Law Firms
D9) Is the Law Keeping Up with Advances in Medicine? – Ethical Issues
1300-1415 Lunch
1415-1530
Concurrent Sessions 6
A6)
Judicial Review – Judicial Activism and the Separation of Powers
B6) International Commercial Litigation
C6) Legal Education including Judicial training
D6) Environmental Law – Has a Separate & Distinct Sustainable Development Law Emerged?
1415-1530
Concurrent Sessions 10
A10)
Honour Bound to Defend Freedom. The Guantanamo Bay Litigation & the Fight for Fundamental Values in the War on Terror
B10) Mediation
C10) Money Laundering – KYC – Too much, too far?
D10) Information & Communications Technology - A Need for Regulation?
1530-1600 Coffee Break
1600-1715
Concurrent Sessions 7
A7)
International Criminal Tribunals – Justice
or a Propaganda Exercise?
B7) What are the Ingredients for a Successful Place of Arbitration?
C7) Legal Education – teaching common law principles to non English mother tongue students
D7) Environmental Law- Climate Change Law- Back to First Principles
1600-1715
Concurrent Sessions 11
A11)
Access to Justice – A Fundamental
Human Right?
B11) Islamic Banking
C11) Tribunal Reform- New Directions
D11) Media Law – Freedom to Print
1900-2300
Gala Dinner