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| Title | ALBA Summer Conference 2006: Extending the Boundaries |
| Date | 28 - 30 July 2006 |
| Venue | St John's College, Cambridge |
| CPD | 6 (Bar Council and Law Society) |
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The ALBA Summer Conference 2006:
Extending the Boundaries featured a keynote speech by Professor Cheryl
Saunders on Separation of Powers and the Judicial Branch. Lord Justice
Keene chaired a session on Practice and Procedure which saw contributions
from Professor Maurice Sunkin, Paul Brown and David Elvin QC. Other
highlights included Graham Virgo and Kenneth Parker QC, the Public Law
Commissioner, delivering papers on Restitutionary Claims Against Public
Authorities and Damages. This session was chaired by Professor Christopher
Forsyth. The last session on the Saturday was entitled 'the Relationship
between EC and Administrative Law'. Chaired by Mr Justice Lloyd Jones,
David Anderson QC addressed the audience on the subject of
abuse of rights in EU Law. Richard Harwood then focused
on Environmental Law, in the context of the interface between Community and
Administrative Law.The final session of the conference was a
panel discussion on standards of review in administrative decision making
and the role of deference. The panel consisted of Jeremy Gauntlett SC,
Professor Michael Epstein and Lisa Busch, who shared their insights and
experience on these topics. Please see the links below for papers available from the Conference: Separation of Powers and the Judicial Branch Professor Cheryl Saunders Judicial
Review in Action |
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| The ALBA Summer Conference is held annually at St John's College, Cambridge. It brings together practitioners, academics and others with an interest in Public Law for a series of sessions on topical issues within the sphere of Constitutional and Administrative Law. It is organised by Richard Clayton QC, Jonathan Auburn, Vikram Sachdeva and Julie Albrektsen. | |
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