Sharing International Experience (1-3 July 2009)
Keynote speaker will be: Professor Patrick Parkinson, (Australia)
Professor Parkinson will speak on "Family law and the indissolubility of parenthood"
The following workshops will be held:
Workshop A: Accreditation - sharing experience for the developing the accreditation of family lawyers worldwide: Peter Jones (England and Wales) - Chair; Kristina Grafan Pilate (Germany); Ian Kennedy AM (Australia); Jacqui Jackson (England and Wales).
Workshop B: International contact cases - practical issues on how international contact disputes are resolved: David Wheeler (England and Wales) - Chair; Christopher Lee of Domenech (Spain); Mike Berry (Florida,USA).
Workshop C: Protection before punishment - international comparisons of the interface between the criminal process and the civil process in domestic abuse cases: DJ Marilyn Mornington, (England & Wales) – Chair; Marjory D Fields (New York, USA); Muriel Walls (Ireland).
Workshop D: ADR - It’s a small world - how alternative dispute resolution can be used in cross-border disputes: The Rt. Hon Lord Justice Matthew Thorpe (England & Wales) - Chair; Suzanne Kingston (England and Wales); Charlotte Butruille-Cardew (France).
Workshop E: Tax traps – a whistle stop tour on tax traps, including the effects of the Finance Act 2006: Judith Ingham (England & Wales); Bob Drennan, Rawlinson and Hunter (England & Wales).
Workshop F: Representation of children – how best to represent the views of children: Peggy Ray (England and Wales); Katherine Gieve (England and Wales); Murray Earl (New Zealand).
Workshop G: Forum shopping in the global marketplace - forum shopping, stays and financial outcomes: David Hodson (England & Wales).
Workshop H: Child abduction - practical measures and preventative steps, looking at Hague and non-Hague jurisdictions: Ann Thomas (England and Wales) – Chair; Duncan Ranton (England and Wales); Veronique Chauveau (France).
Workshop I: Forced marriage - how the English legal system deals with forced marriages: DJ Marilyn Mornington (England & Wales) – Chair; Jasvinder Sanghera (England & Wales).
Workshop J: Pre-marital agreements – international comparisons of how pre-marital agreements operate: Sarah Anticoni (England and Wales); Isabelle Rein-Lescastereyres (France); David Fink (California, USA).
Workshop K: Cohabitation– how different jurisdictions protect cohabitants: John Fotheringham (Scotland); Mia Reich-Sjorgen (Sweden).
Workshop L: Interdisciplinary working - what we can do to promote and practically develop interdisciplinary working to improve the experience of separating couples: speakers to be confirmed.
Workshop M: Parent interventions - do interventions, such as parent information sessions about how to help your children through the divorce/separation process, improve outcomes for children? Christina McGhee (Texas, USA); Joan Hunt/Liz Trinder (England and Wales).
If you are interested in attending or would like further information on the conference please return the expression of interest form below.
International conference expression of interest form (.pdf - 496kb)
