UNCCA UN Day Lecture 2022 (CONCLUDED)
Wed, Oct 26
|Melbourne and Sydney
UNCCA invites you to join us for a hybrid lecture on the making of an UNCITRAL convention: the example of the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships.


Time & Location
Oct 26, 2022, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Melbourne and Sydney, Federal Court of Australia
Guests
About the Event
In July 2022, UNCITRAL approved the drafted provisions for the new Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships. The text will be presented for adoption at the General Assembly meeting. This year, our two eminent speakers, both of whom attended and participated in the negotiation of the draft convention, will bring their experience and expertise to provide unique insights on the work of Working Group VI and how the convention was, negotiated, drafted and approved by UNCITRAL. They will also forecast the impact of the convention on domestic and international trade law.
The Hon Neil McKerracher KC
The Hon Neil McKerracher KC was appointed to the Federal Court of Australia in 2007 and retired in December 2021. He also sat as a Judicial Member of the AAT. Prior to appointment, he generally practised in commercial and civil disputes, taking silk in 1997. Whilst on the Federal Court for over…
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A$25.00
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