A Modern Legal Framework to Enable Global Trade: the New Legislation on Arbitration and on Electronic Transactions

United Nations UNCITRAL RCAP and UQ Law presents A MODERN LEGAL FRAMEWORK TO

ENABLE GLOBAL TRADE Conference: Tuesday, 5 February 2013

WELCOME

The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacifi c (UNCITRAL RCAP) and The University of Queensland’s TC Beirne School of Law are proud to present the conference: A modern legal framework to enable global trade: the new legislation on arbitration and on electronic transactions. This conference off ers participants a unique opportunity to discuss and examine the impacts of the government’s announcement that Australia will accede to the UN Convention dealing with electronic international contracts, and following the introduction of the Commercial Arbitration Bill 2012 into the Queensland parliament. Featuring the Queensland Attorney General Jarrod Bleijie, and Luca Castellani, Head of UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacifi c, among a distinguished assembly of international experts, TC Beirne School of Law lawyers and academics, this one-day event promises lively and informed discussion on e-commerce law from a State, national and international perspective. The conference will be of interest and relevance to lawyers, academics, law students and internet businesses and users who wish to keep abreast of the latest changes impacting online contracts and dispute resolution. Members of the legal profession may also claim CPD points for attending on a full-day basis.

Dr Alan Davidson Luca G. Castellani Director, Postgraduate Coursework Programs, Head Senior Lecturer, Solicitor and Barrister UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacifi c Fellow: Institute of International Banking Law and Practice, Council of International Standby Practices

ENABLE GLOBAL TRADE Conference: Tuesday, 5 February 2013

PROGRAM Tuesday, 5 February 2013 MBA Theatre, UQ Business School Downtown, Brisbane 9:00 - 9:30 Registration 9:30 - 10:30 Session 1: The need to Enact Modern Law in Support of Economic Growth: National and Regional Issues Chair Dr Alan Davidson, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, UQ Speakers Professor Gerard Carney, Dean, TC Beirne School of Law, UQ TC Beirne School of Law Luca Castellani, Head, UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacifi c The Hon. Jarrod Bleijie MP, Queensland Attorney General 10:30 - 11:00 Morning tea 11:00 - 12:30 Session Two: The New Legislation on Commercial Arbitration Chair Further speaker details coming soon Speakers Malcolm Holmes QC, Chartered Arbitrator and Senior Counsel, Eleven Wentworth Dr Therese Wilson, Senior Lecturer, Griffi th Law School & Adjunct Professor Khory McCormick, Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers. 12:30 - 13:30 Lunch 13:30 - 15:00 Session Three: Regional and Global Perspectives on Recent Uniform Law on Commercial Arbitration and Electronic Transactions Chair Luca Castellani, Head, UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacifi c Speakers Jeff rey Wah-Teck, Chan, SC, Deputy Solicitor-General, Singapore Professor Lawrence Boo, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University Daniel Kalderimis, Partner, Chapman Tripp, Wellington; CLOUT National Correspondent on arbitration texts for New Zealand. 15:00 - 15:30 Coff ee break 15:30 - 17:00 Session Four: The New Legislation on Electronic Transactions Chair Dr Paul O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, UQ Speakers Dr Alan Davidson, Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, UQ Dr Adrian McCullagh, Director, DOTS Talent Solutions Pty Ltd Philip Argy, Principal, argystar.com 17:00 Conference concludes

Note: This information is correct as at 7 January 2013 but may be subject to change.

ENABLE GLOBAL TRADE Conference: Tuesday, 5 February 2013

GENERAL INFORMATION

CPD accreditation Bar Association of Queensland The conference is accredited with 1 CPD point per hour of attendance in the non allocated strand. Code UQ130205. Queensland Law Society Queensland CPD points may be claimed for attendance at this conference, based upon practitioner self-assessment. 1 CPD point can be claimed per hour of attendance (not including breaks/social activities).

The venue TC Beirne School of Law The conference: A Modern Legal Framework to Enable Global Trade will be held at the UQ Business School Downtown, MBA Theatre, Level 19, Central Plaza One, 345 Queen Street, Brisbane, Australia.

Registration entitlements Conference Registration The conference fee includes attendance for the full day program, arrival tea and coff ee, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea.

Close of registration Close of earlybird registration (with accompanying payment) is Friday 18 January 2013. The closing date for standard and Student registration (with accompanying payment) is Tuesday 29 January 2013.

Cancellation policy and transfers Cancellations or transfers must be in writing. Refunds will not be issued for cancellations made after Tuesday 29 January 2013.

Name badges Your name badge is your passport and access to all sessions, refreshments and lunch. Please ensure your badge is visible at all times.

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Disclaimer The organisers of this conference reserve the right to substitute the program sessions and/or speakers. All details are correct as at 21 December 2012.

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CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Luca Castellani Head, UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacifi c Luca Castellani is the Head of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacifi c (UNCITRAL RCAP) located in Incheon, Republic of Korea. He was formerly a legal offi cer in the secretariat of UNCITRAL, where he was tasked with the functions of secretary of the Electronic Commerce Working Group, and with the promotion of the adoption and uniform interpretation of UNCITRAL texts relating to sale of goods and electronic commerce. He is a member of the United Nations Network of Experts for Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacifi c (UN NExT) Legal Advisory Group. After graduating in law from the University of Torino, he received a doctoral degree in comparative TC Beirne School of Law law from the University of Trieste and a Master in International Law from New York University. He was admitted to the bar in Italy and held research lecturing positions in Italy (Università del Piemonte Orientale) and Eritrea (University of Asmara). Luca joined the Offi ce of Legal Aff airs of the secretariat of the United Nations in New York in 2001, working at its Treaty Section, and moved to the International Trade Law Division (discharging the functions of UNCITRAL secretariat) in Vienna, Austria, in 2004. He served as legal advisor to the United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, in 2008. In 2010 he worked as Programme Offi cer, Corruption and Economic Crime Branch (CEB), United Nations Offi ce on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), dealing with issues relating to the use of electronic means in the prevention of corruption. He has published in the fi elds of international trade law and comparative law, dealing in particular with sale of goods, electronic commerce and trade law reform in developing countries.

Malcolm Holmes QC Chartered Arbitrator and Senior Counsel, Eleven Wentworth Malcolm Holmes QC is a Chartered Arbitrator and senior counsel at Eleven Wentworth in Sydney and an arbitrator member of 20 Essex Street in London. He is an experienced international arbitrator and is a member of a number of regional arbitration panels including panels maintained by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA), the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA), the Indonesian Arbitration Institute (BANI) and the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC). He is the co-author of “The International Arbitration Act; A Commentary” published by LexisNexis in 2011, and also teaches International Commercial Arbitration at UQ and other Australian universities. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators in the UK and is a Past President of the Australian Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, a Fellow and a director of the Australian Centre for International Arbitration and a Fellow of the Institute of Arbitrators and Mediators Australia.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Dr Adrian McCullagh Director, DOTS Talent Solutions Pty Ltd Adrian was admitted to practice law in 1988 and retired from the law in 2009. Whilst in practice he concentrated on data security and compliance, IT governance, IT contracts, telecommunications law, intellectual property law and electronic commerce law. He has degrees in Computer Science, Law (Honours) and a PhD in IT Security (2001), and is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors Course. Currently Adrian is an executive director of the software company DOTS Talent Solutions Pty Ltd. The company is globally recognised as the developer of the highly successful learning management solution “DOTS”. This application is used by international organisations such as Rio Tinto, BHP TC Beirne School of Law Billiton Nickel West, Laing O’Rourke (Australia and in the UK), as well as many State and Federal departments in Australia and Local Government municipalities. Over the past 20 years Adrian has been appointed to many corporate boards as an independent non-executive director. He has also written many academic papers that have been published in the UK, the USA and Australia.

Dr Paul O’Shea Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, UQ Paul O’Shea lectures in business law at the TC Beirne School of Law. His research interests are in consumer law, an area he focused on for his PhD thesis entitled, ‘Addressing inequality in consumer transactions.’ A graduate of the UQ Law School, Paul’s career has included practice as a commercial litigation solicitor for city-based law fi rms, and as the foundation civil litigation solicitor at Financial Counselling Services (Qld) Inc. He is the author of many publications, including the chapter on ‘Consumer Rights’ in the Lawyers Practice Manual, and the ‘Consumer Credit Law’ section of the Queensland Law Handbook. His article ‘Regulatory Powers and Consistency’ will be published in the forthcoming Consumer Law and Policy in Australia and New Zealand (Federation Press). Paul has presented numerous papers and seminars at national conferences and for the Queensland Law Society (QLS). He is a member of the QLS Banking and Finance Committee and the Investment Panel of the Financial Ombudsman’s service.

Dr Alan Davidson Senior Lecturer, TC Beirne School of Law, UQ Dr Alan Davidson is a solicitor and barrister of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and of the High Court of Australia, and is the current Director of Postgraduate Coursework Programs at the TC Beirne School of Law. He is a Fellow of the Institute of International Banking Law and Practice and a member of its Asia Advisory Council, and a member of the Council of International Standby Practices and the Banking Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce Australia. Dr Davidson’s publications include The Law of Electronic Commerce (Cambridge University Press), The Internet for Lawyers and The Internet for Accountants. He is a regular speaker at conferences and was invited to present a paper on Electronic Letters of Credit at the United Nations, New York, by UNCITRAL in 2011.

CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Dr Therese Wilson Senior Lecturer, Griffi th University Therese is a Senior Lecturer in Law at Griffi th Law School and teaches and publishes in corporate law, banking and fi nance law and international commercial arbitration, as well as publishing on the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and on consumer law, particularly with regard to consumer credit issues. She wrote her Ph D thesis on “Regulating to Facilitate Access to Safe and Aff ordable Credit for Low Income Australians,” and chairs the board of a community development fi nance institution; Foresters Community Finance Ltd. Therese has coached the Griffi th Law School’s Vis International Commercial Arbitration moot teams since 2003.

TC Beirne School of Law Further speaker information coming soon