Team
A number of staff work under the umbrella of the Tort Law Centre. Dr Duncan Fairgrieve is Director of the Centre. Professor Jane Stapleton is also a Commonwealth Fellow at the Institute.
At the Centre, we have an international network of expert correspondents who have particular expertise in the sphere of tort law. These National Rapporteurs are from Continental Europe and beyond participate in our events and research programme at the Institute.
Tort Law Centre Seminars
13 March 2009: EC Public Procurement Law: Damages as an effective remedy?
On 13 March 2009, the Institute organised a very successful seminar on the topic of EC Public Procurement Law: Damages as an effective remedy? We were fortunate enough to have high-profile pan-European speakers including: Konrad Schiemann, Judge at the European Court of Justice; Bernard Stirn, Président of the Section du Contentieux, French Conseil d'Etat; Professor Steen Treumer from Copenhagen Business School, Professor Dr. iur. Martin Burgi from Ruhr-Universität Bochum, and Professor Robert Caranta from Turin University, which allowed for very interactive discussions & questions from an audience of over 120 delegates. Topics covered included a review of the latest case law across Europe, views from the European Commission, conditions for claims, quantum, causation and loss of a chance.
11 June 2009: 2009 Food and Drink Law Conference
On 11 June 2009, we ran in conjunction with Henderson Chambers and Freshfields the 2009 Food and Drink Law Conference. Speakers included: Dame Deirdre Hutton, Chair of the Food Standards Agency, Dr David Atkins, Head of the Chief Scientist Team at the Food Standards Agency, David Herman, Senior Counsel, Grocery Manufacturers Association US, Edward Mitchell, Senior Underwriter Product Recall, XL Insurance Company Ltd, Fiona Anderson, Managing Director of The Food & Drink Forum. This conference brought together industry members, lawyers, insurers and regulators to discuss the practice and principles of food and drink law.
This conference focused on how the sector is affected by developments in: consumer information and product labelling regulation; consumer litigation and collective redress; trends in regulatory enforcement; and insurance, recalls and risk management. The papers for that event are available on the Biicl website exclusively for members.
30 June 2009: Credit Crunch Litigation: Offshore, Domestic and International Perspectives
On 30 June 2009, we ran a successful conference on the topic of Credit Crunch Litigation: Offshore, Domestic and International Perspectives. This brought together bankers, litigators & academics from around the world to examine ongoing domestic, offshore and international litigation. The papers for that event are available on the Biicl website exclusively for members. Speakers included: Michael Swainston QC, Brick Court Chambers; Professor Kern Alexander, University of Cambridge; Richard Andrews, KPMG LLP; Javier Cremades, Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo, Madrid, Chairman of the Global Alliance of Law Firms: Madoff Case; Tom Custance, Fox Williams LLP; Richard East, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges LLP; Dr Duncan Fairgrieve, British Institute of International and Comparative Law; Michael J Fay, Ogier; Gaetano Iorio Fiorelli, Baker & McKenzie, Milan; David J. Grais, Grais & Ellsworth LLP; Julien Hay, avocat à la cour, Hay & Mendelsohn France; Peter Hayden, Mourant du Feu & Jeune, Cayman Islands; Gaytri Kachroo, McCarter & English LLP; Stephen L. Ratner, Proskauer Rose LLP; Daan F. Lunsingh Scheurleer, NautaDutilh, Amsterdam; Professor Davide Sola, ESCP Europe; Professor Michael Troege, ESCP Europe.
18 November 2009: A Model Civil Code for Europe
This event was a rare opportunity to hear from distinguished comparative lawyer, Professor Von Bar FBA, about progress on the European codification project and moves towards a codified set of principles for European private law.
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