Perspectives on European Business Law features a regular digest of forthcoming conferences and events of interest to our readers. If you know of an event that should be listed here, please let us know using the contact form provided. For details of previous events, please see the past events page.


Upcoming Events

 
27th February 2001
Deploying Community law alongside domestic law in the practice of
immigration
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
1st March 2001
Refresher course in EC law: Lecture 2 - General principles and remedies
in EC law
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
1st-2nd March 2001
Nice and after: enlargement and reform of the European Union
UACES (University Association for Contemporary European Studies) - London
(Foreign & Commonwealth Office)
e-mail: admin@uaces.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7240 0206
Fax: +44 (0)20 7836 2350
Contact: Luke Foster
Website: http://www.uaces.org

 

5th March 2001
International merger control: new challenges for merger control in
Europe and beyond
IBC Global Conferences - Brussels (Radisson SAS Hotel)
e-mail: cust.serv@informa.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7453 5492
Fax: +44 (0)20 7636 6858
Contact: Emma Woodward
Website: www.ibc-uk.com/Mergercontrol

 

5th+6th March 2001
Legal aspects of international e-commerce
Hawksmere - London (Radisson SAS Portman Hotel)
e-mail: melanie@hawksmere.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7881 1886
Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4672
Contact: Melanie Crocker
Website: www.Hawksmere.com 

 

6th March 2001
Parallel imports - trade marks and competition
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham

 

7th-9th March 2001
European cyberspacecamp conference
Computer Law Association - Amsterdam (Renaissance Amsterdam Hotel)
e-mail: clanet@aol.com
Tel: +1 703 560 7747
Fax: +1 703 207 7028
Website: www.cla.org
 
 
8th March 2001
Refresher course in EC law: Lecture 3 - Competition law
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
9th March 2001
France and Europe: The French EU presidency 2000 in perspective
UACES (University Association for Contemporary European Studies) -
Loughborough (The University)
e-mail: admin@uaces.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7240 0206
Fax: +44 (0)20 7836 2350
Contact: Luke Foster
Website: http://www.uaces.org
9th-10th March 2001
Cyberlaw: towards a common future? - Converging strategies for the
electronic world
Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt - Frankfurt/Main (Lindner Congress Hotel)
e-mail: verhoeven@otto-schmidt.de
Tel: +49 (0)2 21/9 3738-651
Fax: +49 (0)2 21/9 3738-969
Contact: Frau Verhoeven

 

20th March 2001
EU-US relations at the dawn of a new era: bridging the transatlantic
business divide
European Voice - Brussels (Le Meridien Hotel)
e-mail: adrianscally@economist.com
Tel: +32 (0)2 540 90 77
Fax: +32 (0)2 540 9070
Contact: Adrian Scally
Website: www.european-voice.com/euus
 
 
19th-22nd March 2001
International intellectual property law
Hawksmere - London (Sheraton Park Tower Hotel)
e-mail: sarah@hawksmere.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7881 1813
Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4672
Contact: Susan Rogers
Website: www.Hawksmere.com
 
26th March 2001
Intellectual property rights & software: a comprehensive guide to
current issues in software patents, copyright & licensing
IBC Global Conferences - London
e-mail: cust.serv@informa.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7453 5492
Fax: +44 (0)20 7453 2090
Contact: Claire Ritchie
Website: www.ibc-uk.com/iprsoftware
 
26th March 2001
Pricing in Europe: the implications of competition law for the pricing
policy of your company
IBC Global Conferences - London (Café Royal)
e-mail: cust.serv@informa.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7453 5492
Fax: +44 (0)20 7636 6858
Contact: Lucy Woodward
Website: www.ibc-uk.com/pricingineurope
 
 
 
26th-27th March 2001
8th annual European packaging law conference: implementation
enforcement and proposals for the Directive
Agra Europe - Brussels (Swissotel)
e-mail: conferences@agra-europe.com
Tel: +44 (0)189 2511 807
Fax: +44 (0)189 2527 758
Website: www.agra-food-news.com
27th March 2001
The tension between EU law and English law on health and safety
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
27th March 2001
Drafting & negotiating software agreements: ensuring your contracts
are watertight
IBC Global Conferences - London
e-mail: cust.serv@informa.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7453 5492
Fax: +44 (0)20 7453 2090
Contact: Claire Ritchie
Website: www.ibc-uk.com/softwareagreements
 
27th-28th March 2001
European mobile/UMTS regulation & competition law
Vision in Business - Amsterdam (SAS Radisson Hotel)
e-mail: booking1@visioninbusiness.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 8391
Fax: +44 (0)20 7839 3777
Contact: Claire Ritchie
Website: www.visioninbusiness.com
 
29th March 2001
Regulating m-commerce
Vision in Business - Amsterdam (SAS Radisson Hotel)
e-mail: booking1@visioninbusiness.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 8391
Fax: +44 (0)20 7839 3777
Website: www.visioninbusiness.com

 

30th March 2001
Refresher course in EC law: Lecture 4 - EC law and human rights
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
19th-20th March 2001
9th annual conference on international intellectual property law &
policy
Fordham University School of Law - New York (Fordham University)
e-mail: sdoherty@law.fordham.edu  or hhansen@law.fordham.edu
Tel: +1 212 636 6777
Fax: +1 212 636 6984
Contact: Susan Doherty or Hugh Hansen
Website: www.fordhamipconference.com
 
 
23rd-24th March 2001
Modernisation of European competition law: vertical & horizontal
agreements: how the new EC block exemptions affect distribution agreements
EF Legal - London (Langham Hilton)
Tel: +44 (0)20 7878 6886
Fax: +44 (0)20 7878 6885
Website: www.ef-legal.co.uk
 
23rd-25th March 2001
M-Commerce: key legal issues and regulations
Euromoney Legal Training - London
e-mail: legaltraining@euromoneytraining.com/legal 
Tel: +44 (0)20 7779 8601
Fax: +44 (0)20 7779 8599
Contact: Anna Jurgis
Website: www.euromoneytraining.com/legal
 
25th-28th March 2001
2001 Spring Meeting
American Bar Association Section of International Law and Practice -
Washington DC (Mayflower Hotel)
Tel: +1 202 662 1727
Fax: +1 202 662 1669
Website: www.abanet.org/intlaw
 
26th-27th March 2001
Advanced EC competition law: advanced analysis of major
developments in EC competition law and policy for senior competition law
IBC Global Conferences - London (Millennium Britannia Hotel)
e-mail: cust.serv@informa.com 
Tel: +44 (0)20 7453 5492
Fax: +44 (0)20 7636 6858
Contact: Emma Woodward
Website: www.ibc-uk.com/LE1143

 

8th May 2001
Competition law: convergence/divergence; Luxembourg and London
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
10th May 2001
Refresher course in EC law: Lecture 5 - Damages for breach of EC law
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
14th-16th May 2001
2nd annual international law congress
Oxford University Press - Dublin
e-mail: law.congress@informa.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7453 2858
Contact: Vicki Wood
Website: www.lawcongress.com/?source=oupbulletin

 
15th May 2001
Rome II - Harmonisation of the private international law of torts and
Brussels Convention development
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
17th-18th May 2001
12th annual telecommunication services and competition law in Europe
conference
International Bar Association (Committees C & Cm) - Lisbon
e-mail: confs@int-bar.org
Tel: +44 171 629 1206
Fax: 44 171 409 0456
Website: http://www.ibanet.org
 
18th May 2001
International and Comparative Competition Conference
British Institute of International & Comparative Law - London (Charles
Clore House)
e-mail: info@biicl.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7862 5151
Fax: +44 (0)20 7862 5152

 

22nd May 2001
Free movement of persons (refresher lecture" (Tim Eicke)
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
23rd May 2001
The impact of EC law on professional negligence; data protection and
confidentiality
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
30th-31st May 2001
Understanding e-business regulation: learn how to develop a
compliant legal framework
IQPC - London (Berners Hotel)
e-mail: e-bizreg@iqpc.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7368 9300
Fax: +44 (0)20 7368 9301
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
Website: www.iqpc.co.uk/1497a
 
 
12th June 2001
Discrimination at work
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
23rd June 2001
EC law and medical law: freedom of movement and medical treatment;
medical services and ethics
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
23rd June 2001
EC law and medical law: freedom of movement and medical treatment;
medical services and ethics
General Council of the Bar of England & Wales - London (Gray's Inn)
e-mail: cmg@barcouncil.org.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 7242 0082
Fax: +44 (0)20 7831 9217
Contact: Carol Madison Graham
 
2nd-5th July 2001
International intellectual property law" (repeat of 19-22 March)
Hawksmere - London
e-mail: sarah@hawksmere.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7881 1813
Fax: +44 (0)20 7730 4672
Contact: Susan Rogers
Website: www.Hawksmere.com
 
29th August-2nd September 2001
45th Congress
Union Internationale des Avocats - Turin (Lingotto Congress Centre)
e-mail: uiacentre@wanadoo.fr
Tel: +33 1 44 88 55 66
Fax: +33 1 44 88 55 77
Website: www.uianet.org
 
 
3rd-5th September 2001
The state of the Union in 2001" (UACES 31st annual conference)
UACES (University Association for Contemporary European Studies) - Bristol
(The University)
e-mail: admin@uaces.org
Tel: +44 (0)20 7240 0206
Fax: +44 (0)20 7836 2350
Contact: Luke Foster
Website: http://www.uaces.org
 
18th October 2001
Understanding telecoms regulation & competition law
Vision in Business - London (Swallow Hotel)
e-mail: booking1@visioninbusiness.com
Tel: +44 (0)20 7839 8391
Fax: +44 (0)20 7839 3777
Website: http://www.visioninbusiness.com

28th October- 2nd November 2001

International Bar Association Section on Business Law
biennial conference

IBA Section on Business Law - Cancun (Mexico)
e-mail: confs@int-bar.org
Tel: +44 171 629 1206
Fax: +44 171 409 0456
Website: http://www.ibanet.org
 
14th-20th July 2001
XVI International Congress of Comparative Law
International Academy on Comparative Law - Brisbane
e-mail: J.W.Bridge@exeter.ac.uk
Fax: +44 01392 263 196
Contact(UK): Prof. John Bridge
 
18th-25th October 2001
International Bar Association biennial full conference
IBA - Durban (South Africa)
e-mail: confs@int-bar.org
Tel: +44 171 629 1206
Fax: +44 171 409 0456
Website: http://www.ibanet.org
 
14th-19th September 2003
International Bar Association Section on Business Law biennial
conference
IBA Section on Business Law - San Francisco
e-mail: confs@int-bar.org
Tel: +44 171 629 1206
Fax: +44 171 409 0456
Website: http://www.ibanet.org
 
23rd-29th October 2004
International Bar Association biennial full conference
IBA - Auckland (New Zealand)
e-mail: confs@int-bar.org
Tel: +44 171 629 1206
Fax: +44 171 409 0456
Website: http://www.ibanet.org