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Ysgol y Gyfraith Hillary Rodham Clinton - Hillary Rodham Clinton School of Law
Speaker• Professor Lia Athanassiou (School of Law, Athens University, Greece)
• Professor Simon Baughen (IISTL, Swansea University, UK)
• Professor Olivier Cachard (University of Lorraine, France)
• Andrew Chamberlain, (Partner and Mariner Holman Fenwick Willan LLP, London, UK)
• Simon Cooper, Partner (Ince & Co LLP, London, UK)
• Professor Marc Huybrechts (University of Antwerp, Belgium)
• Dr Henning Jessen (World Maritime University, Sweden)
• Mr Måns Jacobsson (Former Director of IOPCF, Sweden)
• Dr Tabetha Kurtz-Shefford (IISTL, Swansea University, UK)
• Associate Professor George Leloudas (IISTL, Swansea University, UK)
• Mr Justice Males (Presiding Judge of the North-East Circuit, High Court of England and Wales)
• Peter Macdonald-Eggers QC (7 King’s Bench Walk, London, UK)
• Associate Professor Theodora Nikaki (IISTL, Swansea University, UK)
• Dr Frank Stevens (Erasmus University, The Netherlands)
• Professor Barış Soyer, Director (IITSL, Swansea University, UK)
• Dr. Jur. Bülent Sözer (Yeditepe University, Turkey)
• Professor Andrew Tettenborn (IISTL, Swansea University, UK)
• Emeritus Professor Rhidian D.Thomas (IISTL, Swansea University, UK)
To: 5 Sep 2017, 4 p.m.
Location: Richard Price Lecture Theatre
The College of Law and Criminology is pleased to announce its hosting the 13th Annual IISTL Colloquium on Maritime Liabilities on 4th – 5th September 2017.
The annual gathering, sponsored by Informa and organised by the Institute of International Shipping and Trade Law (IISTL), is a regular fixture in the calendar of maritime lawyers. This year's event will be devoted to Maritime Liabilities in A Regional and Global Context: The EU and Beyond.
Topics covered will include:
• Liabilities for ship recycling
• Wreck removal – Nairobi and beyond
• National and international oil pollution regimes – an uneasy coexistence
• Pollution from oil rigs and offshore installations: legal issues arising
• The boundaries of shipping liability law: what is a ship and why does it matter?
• Ship arrest – yesterday’s conventions and today’s problems
• Cyber risks and liabilities for marine sector
• Smart containers
• Passenger Liabilities- Life after BREXIT
• Limitation of liability – new problems
• Cross-border insolvency and maritime arbitration
• Direct action against insurers and P & I Clubs
• Jurisdiction and Choice of law after BREXIT
Registration, Fees & Accommodation:
To register (and book university accommodation) please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maritime-liabilities-in-a-regional-and-global-context-the-eu-and-beyond-tickets-35235247574
Early booking is recommended as places are limited.
Website: http://www.swansea.ac.uk/law/news/iistlcolloquiumonmaritimeliabilities.php
Event created by: H.A.E.Sumner