Annual Conference 2009
Business and International Law

Friday 5 June 2009 09:00 to 18:30

Participants


Welcome:

Professor Robert McCorquodale, Director, British Institute of
International and Comparative Law

The Rt Hon Lord Bingham of Cornhill KG, President and
Chairman, British Institute of International and Comparative Law


Keynote Address:

Paul Skinner, former Chairman, Rio Tinto
Paul Skinner is the former Chairman of Rio Tinto (2003-2009),
one of the world's leading mining and exploration corporations.
He is a lawyer, who has worked in the energy sector for many
years and has extensive experience of engagement with
international legal issues. He is well-known for his interest in
ethics, safety and environmental protection.

Topics and Speakers:

Cartel Enforcement in a Globalised World; Extraterritoriality and Extradition

Chair: Professor Alan Riley, City University, London

Speakers:
John Hardy QC, 3 Raymond Buildings, London
Julian Joshua, Howrey LLP, Brussels
Peter Whelan, British Institute of International and Comparative Law

Business and Human Rights

Chair: Rae Lindsay, Clifford Chance LLP, London

Speakers:
Richard Dion, Policy and External Relations Advisor, Shell International B.V., The Netherlands
Kristin Hausler, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Professor Penelope Simons, University of Ottawa
Sif Thorgeirsson, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, London

Business and Damages Actions: Accountability of TNCs and the role of damages actions

Chair: Alexander Layton QC, 20 Essex Street

Speakers:
Matthew Handley, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, Washington DC
Richard Meeran, Leigh Day & Co, London
Yann Queinnec, Director of Sherpa, France
Professor Leif Wenar, King's College London

Business, Conflict and Development

Chair: Paul Watchman, Chief Executive, QWC, London

Speakers:
Qingxiu Bu, Queen's University, Belfast
Jeffery Commission, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London
Rahim Moloo and Alex Khachaturian, White & Case LLP, Washington DC
Professor Anita Ramasastry, University of Washington School of Law, Washington DC

Business and International Crimes

Chair: Jeremy Carver CBE, Clifford Chance LLP

Speakers:
Dr Ingrid Elliott, Herbert Smith LLP, London, Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Gabriël Oosthuizen, International Criminal Law Services Foundation, The Netherlands
Professor Celia Wells, University of Bristol

Business, Investment and International Law

Chair: Sir Frank Berman KCMG QC, Essex Court Chambers, London

Speakers:
Professor Peter Muchlinski, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
Sylvia Noury, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, London
Professor M. Sornarajah, National University of Singapore
Tolga R Yalkin, Oxford Pro Bono Publico, Oxford


Please click here for a copy of the programme

All non-member costs include a year's online membership of
the British Institute of International and Comparative Law.

6 CPD hours may be claimed by both solicitors and barristers through attendance at this event.

THIS EVENT IS SPONSORED BY

Shell International B.V.

Directions:

London House
Goodenough College
Mecklenburgh Square
Bloomsbury
London WC1N 2AB

Train:
Nearest mainline stations are Kings's Cross, Euston and St. Pancras.

Tube:
Russell Square (5 mins walk), King's Cross (10 mins walk), Chancery Lane (10 mins walk), Holborn (10 mins walk) and Eustron (20 mins walk).

From King's Cross Tube Station: Go out of Gray's Inn Road exit (near the Hammersmith and City entrance), and turn left. Follow Gray's Inn Road for about 400 metres until you reach Heathcote Street on the right. Turn right into Heathcote Street and then immediately left into Mecklenburgh Street. William Goodenough House will be the first main building on the right, the Goodenough Club is 50 metres up the road on the left-hand side, and London House is past the gardens on the right.

From Russell Square Tube Station: Turn right out of the station and go down to the roundabout. After 50 metres the road bends round to the right and 50 metres further on turn left at the T-junction onto Guilford Street. After 200 metres take the first left at Mecklenburgh Place and follow the road. London House is on your right. Follow the gardens around and the Goodenough Club is about 200 metres on the right-hand side. William Goodenough House is past the gardens on the left.

Click here to view a map of how to get to the venue.

Full payment is required prior to the event. All cancellations must be made in writing to eventsregistration@biicl.org no less than 5 working days prior to the event.