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A Symposium for Trevor Hartley
October 27, 2023 @ 10:00 am - 6:30 pm
Friday 27 October 2023
Shaw Library, Old Building, LSE
The LSE Law School is very pleased to announce an event to celebrate the scholarly work of emeritus professor Trevor C. Hartley.
Trevor has long been one of the world’s most distinguished scholars of Conflict of Laws (Private International Law), continuing a tradition started at the LSE by Professor Otto Kahn-Freund. For many decades, he has been at the forefront of developments in the field. As a prominent critic, notably of the Court of Justice’s efforts to unify European private international law. But also as an active participant in projects of legislation and modernization. And as author of authoritative treatises and clear and accessible student textbooks. This Symposium will bring together colleagues and friends, from the UK and abroad, to celebrate and discuss Trevor’s many contributions.
This event is open to all, subject to capacity, but registration is required. Please use Ticketleap to register.
The Symposium will include panels on:
Global and comparative private international law. Speakers: Roxana Banu, Paul Beaumont, Alex Mills, Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm and Koji Takahashi
English conflict of laws and the EU influence. Speakers: Adrian Briggs, Andrew Dickinson, Jonathan Harris, Eva Lein and Pippa Rogerson
Dispute resolution agreements. Speakers: Yvonne Baatz, Richard Fentiman, Jan Kleinheisterkamp, Alexander Layton and Linda Silberman
Keynote speeches by: Lawrence Collins, Hans van Loon, Damian Chalmers, and Carol Harlow.
Programme
Coffee: 10.00 – 10.30
Welcome by Organizers: 10.30 – 10.40
Welcome by David Kershaw, Dean of LSE Law School: 10.40 – 10.50
Keynote: 10.50 – 11.05
Lawrence Collins: Trevor – A view from the Conflict of Laws
Panel: 11.05 – 12.15
Global and Comparative Private International Law
Chair: Roxana Banu
Speakers:
Paul Beaumont: ‘Hague Judgments Convention 2019’
Alex Mills: ‘Hague Choice-of-Court Convention 2005’
Koji Takahashi (online): ‘Common Law Versus Civil Law in Private International Law’
Veronica Ruiz Abou-Nigm: ‘Comparative Private International Law and Global Commons’
Sandwich lunch: 12.15 – 13.00
Keynote: 13.00 – 13.15
Hans van Loon, Trevor – A view from The Hague
Keynote: 13.15 – 13.30
Damian Chalmers, Trevor – A view from EU law
Panel: 13.30 – 14.45
Systematic Dismantling 20 Years Later
Chair: Pippa Rogerson
Speakers:
Eva Lein: ‘Italian Torpedo’
Andrew Dickinson: ‘Anti-Suit Injunctions’
Jonathan Harris: ‘Forum Non Conveniens’
Adrian Briggs: ‘What Is Left of the Brussels I Regulation in the English Conflict of Laws?’
Tea break: 14.45 – 15.15
Keynote: 15.15 – 15.30
Carol Harlow, Trevor – A view from the LSE
Panel: 15.30 – 16.45
Dispute Resolution
Chair: Yvonne Baatz
Speakers:
Alex Layton: ‘The Reflexive Effect of EU Private International Law and Dispute Resolution Clauses’
Richard Fentiman: ‘The Brussels I Regulation and International Commercial Arbitration’
Jan Kleinheisterkamp: ‘Arbitration and EU law – An Uneasy Relationship‘
Linda Silberman: ‘The Hague Choice-of-Court Convention 2005 Versus the New York Convention 1958: Friends or Foes?’
Closing Remarks and Thank You: 16.45 – 17.00
Drinks: 17.00 – 18.30
This symposium is sponsored by the LSE Law School. It is organized by Ugljesa Grusic (UCL), Manuel Penades Fons (King’s College London), and Jacco Bomhoff (LSE).