UCL Commercial Maritime Law Conference: 31 May - 1 June 2016
UCL Commercial Maritime Law Conference: 31 May - 1 June 2016
UCL Laws invites you to a conference on Commercial Maritime Law
Tuesday 31 May and Wednesday 1 June 2016
from 12.30 - 19:30pm in London Bloomsbury
organised by:
Dr Melis Özdel (UCL Laws)
The conference brings together internationally renowned legal scholars and practitioners to discuss the areas in which the common law and civil law are divided; the impact of these differences on the drafting and ratification of international conventions; the search for a common framework; and the procedural aspects of the common law and civil law divide in commercial maritime law
THE AGENDA
Tuesday 31 May 2016
| 12:30 | Registration and light lunch |
| 13:00 | Welcome Dr Melis Özdel (UCL) Keynote Speakers include |
| Chair: Ian Gaunt, LMAA arbitrator, formerly Honorary Secretary of the LMAA | |
| 14:00 | The common law “action in rem” and the suit against the master “qualitate qua” in continental law: Are these two ways of proceedings really “twin brothers” Emeritus Professor Marc Huybrechts, University of Antwerp, Belgium |
| 14:30 | Q&A |
| 14:45 | Parallel proceedings for limitation of liability and insolvency: Issues and a few possible solutions Professor Martin Davies, Tulane University, Tulane Maritime Law Centre, USA |
| 15:15 | Q&A |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 | Chair: Mr. Godofredo Mendes Vianna, Partner at Kincaid Mendes Vianna Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Bridging the gap between the common law and civil law in maritime arbitration: The recognition of arbitration awards under the New York Convention 1958 Dr Melis Özdel, UCL, UK |
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| 16:45 | Towards a convergence of the principles of European, maritime and common contract law Professor Erik Røsæg, University of Oslo, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, Norway |
| 17:15 | Q&A |
| 17:30 | Coffee Break |
| 18:00 | Evening Session Chair: Jeffrey Gruder QC, Essex Court Chambers |
| Singapore: common law relevance in a civil law Asia Lawrence Teh, Senior Partner, Rodyk Davidson, LLP, Singapore |
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| 18:30 | Q&A |
| 18:45 | The common law and civil law traditions of contract interpretation in the context of maritime law Sir Bernard Rix, 20 Essex Street, International Judge of the Singapore Commercial Court |
| 19:15 | Q&A |
| 19:30 | Reception and Conference Dinner |
Wednesday 1 June 2016
| 12:30 | Conference Lunch |
| Chair: Ravi Aswani, Stone Chambers, UK | |
| 14:00 | Actual carriers at civil law Professor Dr Dieter Schwampe, Partner, Dabelstein & Passehl Rechtsanwalte, Hamburg |
| 14:30 | Q&A |
| 14:45 | Actual carriers at common law Emeritus Professor Francis Reynolds, Oxford University |
| 15:15 | Q&A |
| 15:30 | Coffee Break |
| Chair: Paul Dean, Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan, UK | |
| 16:00 | Insurance and Disclosure: Common Law and Civil Law Perspectives Peter Macdonald-Eggers QC, 7 King's Bench Walk, UK |
| 16:30 | Q&A |
| 16:45 | Conflict or tension between the Brussels I Regulation and the maritime and transport law conventions? Professor Frank Smeele, Erasmus University, Rotterdam Institute for Shipping and Transport Law, The Netherlands |
| 17:15 | Q&A |
| 17:30 | Coffee Break |
| Evening Sessions: Chair: Charlotte Winter, Partner, Norton Rose, UK |
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| 18:00 | PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC and Another v. OW Bunker Malta Ltd and Another (The Res Cogitans) Jens V. Mathiasen, Gorrissen Federspiel, Copenhagen |
| 18:30 | Q&A |
| 18:45 | PST Energy 7 Shipping LLC and Another v. OW Bunker Malta Ltd and Another (The Res Cogitans) Stephen Cogley QC, Quadrant Chambers |
| 19:15 | Q&A |
| 19:30 | Reception |
| 20:15 | Conference Ends |
Fees:
Tickets are available at a range of prices from £30 to £120
If you could prefer to book your place offline, please contact Lisa Penfold at UCL Faculty of Laws lisa.penfold [at] ucl.ac.uk (subject: Maritime%20Law%20Conference%20query)