The CLC 2017 Programme
Monday 20 March, 2017
14:30 – 19:30
Registration Opens
19:30 – 21:30
Welcome Reception
There are no sessions this day
Tuesday 21 March, 2017
07:00
9:00 – 11:00
11:00 - 11:30
Registration Opens
Opening Ceremony and Keynote Address Fiona McLeod, Australia
Tea / Coffee Break
Stream A
Room 210
Corporate and Commercial
11:30 – 13:00
A1
Personal Property Security
Act (PPSA)
Stream B
Room 209
Constitutionalism, Human Rights
& the Rule of Law
B1
Rule of Law and Commercial
Principles
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Ron Heinrich
(Australia)
Dato Cyrus Das
(Malaysia)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Stream C
Room 208
Legal & Judicial Profession
Stream D
Room 207
Contemporary Legal Topics
C1
Judicial Appointments
D1
Cyber Crime
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
The Hon. Justice Dingemans
Mr J B Daudu (Nigeria)
Speakers:
Speakers:
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
(Australia)
Mr Mark Stephens CBE
(England)
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Sheila McCracken
(Australia)
Professor Tony Duggan
(Canada)
The Hon. Chief Justice Ivor Archie
(Trinidad & Tobago)
The Hon. Chief Justice
Irene Mambilima
(Zambia)
TBA
The Hon. Chief Justice
Georgina Wood
(Ghana)
Paramjit Singh Patwalia
(India)
The Hon. Chief Justice of Victoria
Marilyn Warren
(Australia)
13:00 – 14:00
14:00-15:30
Lunch Break
A2
B2
C2
D2
Where does your product
Overreach of Executive Powers
The Legal Needs of Ageing Populations
come from?- Looking at
the Ruggie Principles on
Business and Human
Rights
Independence of the Judiciary and
Legal Profession
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Peter Maynard
(Bahamas)
Speakers:
Vanessa Zimmerman
(Australia)
Ian McDougall
(USA)
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Prabhuling K Navadgi
(India)
Speakers:
Henry Kwasi Prempeh
(Ghana)
Chander Uday Singh
(India)
The Hon. Nikki Rattle
(Cook Islands)
Chief Judge Dr John Lowndes
(Australia)
Speakers:
The Hon.Justice Fok
(Hong Kong)
The Rt. Hon. Sir Terence Etherton
(England & Wales)
Sam Okudzeto
(Ghana)
Speakers:
Ian Huddleston
(Northern Ireland)
John Corcoran
(Australia)
K S Tulsi MP
(India)
Mark Stephens CBE
15:30 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:30
Coffee Break
A3
Money Laundering
B3
Decriminalisation of
Homosexuality?
C3
D3
Outsourcing legal services to other
jurisdictions
Sport, Regulation and Gambling
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Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Mr A B Mahmoud SAN
(Nigeria)
The Hon. Michael Kirby AC CMG
(Australia)
Brian Speers
(Northern Ireland)
R. Santhaan Krishnan
(India)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Dean Kofi Abotsi
(Ghana)
Anthony Crocker
(Australia)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Ms Gina Wood
(Ghana)
Alexander Ward
(Australia)
David Bekker
(South Africa)
Joe Egan
(England & Wales)
Malcolm Mercer
(Canada)
Isaac Ofosu-Boateng
(Ghana)
Justice Graeme Mew
(Canada)
TBA
Rob Latham
(USA)
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Wednesday 22 March, 2017
07:00
Registration opens
09:00 – 10:00
11.00-11.30
Keynote Address The Hon. Inonge Wina, Vice President of Zambia
Tea / Coffee Break
Stream A
Stream B
Room 210
Room 209
Corporate and Commercial
Constitutionalism, Human Rights
& the Rule of Law
10:30 – 11:45
A4
Growth of the economy
within the Asia Pacific
Region
Stream C
Room 208
Legal & Judicial Profession
Stream D
Room 207
Contemporary Legal Topics
B4
Freedom of speech: Sedition,
Blasphemy, Race Discrimination
C4
Mediation/Alternative Dispute
Resolution
D4
Issues surrounding artificial intelligence
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Alexander Ward
(Australia)
Speakers:
R. Santhaan Kirshnan
(India)
Mr Zhu Wei
(China)
Alan Hunter
(North Ireland)
Brian Speers
(North Ireland)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Speakers:
Richard Nairdu
(FIJI)
Mr Steven Thiru
(Malaysia)
Rupinder Singh Suri
11:45 – 13:00
A5
International Commercial
Arbitration
David Berry
(England)
B5
Death Penalty in the
Commonwealth
Stephen Walsh QC
(Australia)
Toni Hancox
(Namibia)
Dr John Zeleznikow
(Australia)
James May
(Australia)
Ambeng Kandasaki
(Papua New Guinea)
C5
Online technology assisted judging
D5
The use of non-local judges in overseas
jurisdictions
Chairperson:
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Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Nene Amegatcher
(Ghana)
Ron Heinrich (Australia)
Speakers:
The Hon Justice
Edward Torgbor
(Ghana)
John Campion
(Canada)
Robert Pang SC
(Hong Kong)
13:00 – 14:00
Lunch Break
14:00 – 15:30
A6
International joint ventures
and the opportunities they
create
Speakers:
The Hon. Philip Ruddock
(Australia)
Parvais Jabbar
(England)
The Hon. Justice James Dingemans
(England & Wales)
Lady Dorrian
(Scotland)
The Hon. Niki Rattle
(Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament)
C6
Winning by Spinning? The Ethics of
Litigating Civil Cases in the Media
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Speakers:
Chino Obiagwu
(Nigeria)
Tan Sri Dr. Muhammad Shafee
The Hon. Justice Joseph Fok
(Hong Kong)
The Hon Christopher Gardner QC
(England)
B6
Counter Terrorism, Emergency
Laws and Human Rights
Hamid Khan
(Pakistan)
Speakers:
The Hon. Justice Absalom Keniapisia
(Solomon Islands)
Boma Ozobia
(Nigeria)
Speakers:
David Berry
(England)
Chairpersons:
Speakers:
Chairperson:
Esine Okudzeto
(Ghana)
The Hon. Chief Justice Ivor Archie
(Trinidad & Tobago)
Efua Ghartey
(Ghana)
D6
Future of Trade Agreements in the
Commonwealth Post-Brexit
Chairperson:
Ian Huddleston
(Northern Ireland)
Speakers:
Speakers:
The Hon. Chief Justice Declan Morgan
(North Ireland)
David Greene
(England)
Jan van Rensburg
(South Africa)
Lady Dorrian
(Scotland)
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Peter Maynard
(Bahamas)
Abdullah (Malaysia)
Anil Kapoor
(Canada)
15:30 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:30
Christina Michalos
(England)
Tea / Coffee Break
A7
Interpretation of contracts
and investment trusts
Chairperson:
David Bekker
(South Africa)
B7
Can we uphold the rule of law
under any circumstances?
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Hon. Justice James Dingemans
(England)
Victoria Bath
(Ghana)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Katy Barnett
(Australia)
Jose Maurellet
(Hong Kong)
C7
Mindful lawyering, wellbeing, stress at
work
Justice Morgan
(Northern Ireland)
Justice Morrison
(Caribbean)
Speaker:
Paul Subranmanian
(Malaysia)
D7
Second Thoughts on Investor State
Arbitration – trade and investment in
turbulent times (Sponsored session)
Chairperson:
Dr. Oonagh E. Fitzgerald
(England and Canada)
Speakers:
Luke Nottage
(Australia)
TBA
Charles-Emmanuel Cote
(Canada)
Ucheora Onwuamaegbu
(Nigeria)
Armand de Mestral
(Canada, Swiss)
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Thursday 23 March, 2017
07:00
Registration
09:00 – 10:00 Keynote Address Mr K S Tulsi MP, India
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
Stream A
Stream B
Room 210
Room 209
Corporate and Commercial
Constitutionalism, Human Rights
& the Rule of Law
10:30 – 11:45
A8
B8
Land Registration Systems
and Mortgage Fraud
Human Trafficking and Forced
Marriage
Stream C
Room 208
Legal & Judicial Profession
Stream D
Room 207
Contemporary Legal Topics
C8
International Perspectives on Expert
Evidence
D8
Advocacy Masterclass
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
David Greene
(England)
Boma Ozobia
(Nigeria)
Ernest Kofi Abotsi
(Ghana)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Speakers:
Yaa Agyemang Boadi
(Ghana)
Robert Lapper
(Canada)
Felicity Gerry QC
(England)
Shelia Minka Premo
(Ghana)
Justice Tom Woods
(Canada)
Dr Ian Freckleton QC
(Australia)
Thuli Madonsela
(South Africa)
11:45 – 13:00
A9
Liability issues & practical
problems when sitting on a
Board of Directors at a client
company
B9
The legal protection of children
around the Commonwealth - the
challenges of abuse, neglect and
exploitation
Nene Amegatcher
(Ghana)
Speakers:
Charles L Babcock
(USA)
Winnie Tam
(Hong Kong)
Jaideep Gupta
(India)
C9
Moving away from Partnership:
changes to Law Firm Models
D9
Environment: Climate Change affected
States
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
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Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Laurie Watt
(England)
Mark Woods (Australia)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Felix Ntrakwah
(Ghana)
Ron Heinrich
(Australia)
Peter Knox QC
(England & Wales)
13:00 – 14:00
14:00 – 15:30
Victoria Bath
(Ghana)
The Hon. Justice Marcia Neave
(Australia)
David Ofosu-Dorte
(Ghana)
Speakers:
Jamie Millar
(Scotland)
Esine Okudzeto (Ghana)
Speakers:
The Hon Rebecca Kadaga
(Speaker of the Parliament of Uganda)
TBA
Belinda Wilson
(Australia)
Joe Egan
(England & Wales)
The Hon. Justice Elsie Thompson
(Nigeria)
Lunch
A10
B10
C10
D10
Conflict between indigenous
persons and the state
Prisoners' Rights While
Incarcerated
Access to Justice through pro-bono
legal services
Regulating Individuals and Nations in the
use of Drones
Chairpersons:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Ken Agyemand Attafuah
(Ghana)
Olawale Fapohunda (Nigeria)
Esine Okudzeto (Ghana)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Fiona McLeay
(Australia)
Lee Rivera Williams
(USA)
Yusuf Ali
(Nigeria)
Paul Schabas
(Canada)
Jatinder Mohan Sharma
Len Blazeby
Hamid Khan
(Pakistan)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Justice Todd Ducharme
(Canada)
Soli Sorabjee
(India)
The Hon. Chief Justice
Sian Elias
(New Zealand)
Abdul Rashid Ismail
(Malaysia)
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(India)
(Australia)
D11
Moot Final
Michael Mansell
(Australia)
15:30 – 16:00
16:00 – 17:30
Coffee Break
A11
International Construction
Contracts
B11
The Role of the Professional
Associations and the Rule of Law
C11
Understanding right and wrong: legal
and social education
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
Chairperson:
TBA
Eilidh Wiseman
(Scotland)
Speakers:
Speakers:
Thayananthan Baskaran
(Malaysia)
David Ofosu Dortey
(Ghana)
David Savage
(England)
19:30 – 22:30
Sam Okudzeto
(Ghana)
Alan Hunter
(Northern Ireland)
Vimbai Nyemba
(Zimbabwe)
Jaideep Gupta
(India)
Speakers:
David McQuoid-Mason
(South Africa)
Will Alstergren QC
(Australia)
Laurie Pawlitza
(Canada)
Gala Dinner, Mural Hall Restaurant, Myers, Melbourne
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Friday 24 March, 2017
Registration
08:00
09:00 – 10:00 ITN & CLA Present
"Practice Makes Perfect: Upholding the rule of law in the global community”
(this is a programme launch there are no speakers)
10:00 – 10:30 Coffee Break
Stream C12
Room 208
Legal & Judicial Profession
10:30 – 12:00
Education, Ethics and Statutory Regulation
Chairperson:
Paul Schabas
(Canada)
Speakers:
The Hon. Justice Sophia Akuffo
(Ghana)
The Hon. Philip Cummins AM
(Australia)
Eilidh Wiseman
(Scotland)
12.00 – 13.00 Closing Ceremony
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