Public Interest in UK Courts: Half Day Conference
A Half day Conference disseminating the results of an ESRC funded study
Canada Room, QUB, 9:30 - 2:00 p.m., 22nd OCtober 2011
Chair:
Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, UK Supreme Court
Speakers:
- Professor John Morison, School of Law, Queen's University belfast - "An Introduction to Public Interest"
- Professor Linda Mulcahy, Law Department, London School of Economics - "Precedent and Public Good"
- Professor Greg Magarian, Washington University School of Law, St Louis, USA - "Three Public Interests in U.S. Defamation Law"
- Professor Gordon Anthony and Dr Dimitrios Douka, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast - "Public Interest in the UK Courts: Its Various Uses"
Admission is free
A sandwich lunch will be provided. If you would like to attend please reserve your place with Deaglan Coyle (d.p.coyle@qub.ac.uk; tel 028 9097 3472). Space is limited and reservations are required and will be allocated on a priority basis.
Accreditation
This conference is CPD accredited by the Law Society of Northern Ireland and by the Bar Council of Northern Ireland and attracts four points.