REGISTRATION FORM/TAX INVOICE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY: ABN 15 211 513 464 LEGAL PROFESSIONAL THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS - 25 JUNE 2007 DEVELOPMENT Name: ............................................................................................ Mr/Ms Sydney Law School offers Legal Firm/Organisation: ............................................................................... Professional Development seminars, Address: .................................................................................................... courses and units of study in a range of subjects and modes, including intensive SEMINAR ...................................................................................................................... programs, seminars series and individual Postcode: ........................... DX: .............................................................. evening presentations. The UNIDROIT Principles Tel: ...................................... Fax: ............................................................... of International Commercial Seminars, courses and postgraduate units of Email:.......................................................................................................... study are available to anyone with an interest Contracts: What Do They in the area of study. There is no prior educa- FULL FEE REGISTRATION .........................................$100(GST incl) Mean for Australia? tional requirement although some postgradu- FULL TIME STUDENT/UNWAGED RATE ...............$50 (GST incl) ate units assume a prior knowledge in the area. 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Legal Professional Development, Faculty of Law, University of Sydney, 173-175 Phillip COMMENTATORS Date:............................. Street, SYDNEY NSW 2000, Tel: 9351 0238 The Hon. Justice Paul Finn Privacy note: The information you provide may be used to maintain contact and keep you up-to-date with information about the Adj. Professor Donald Robertson University, its services, events and achievements. If you do not wish to receive this information, please contact Legal Professional Development (02 9351 0238, or email: [email protected]. CHAIR The University abides by the ‘NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act’. The Hon. L.J. Priestley, QC Cancellation Policy: Cancellations will be accepted up to one (1) day prior to the seminar. Cancellations received after this time will incur a This seminar is part of the Legal ACADEMIC COORDINATOR $25 administration charge. Professional Development Program A/Prof. Luke Nottage, administered by the Faculty of PLEASE RETURN TO: Law at The University of Sydney. Sydney Centre for International Law Legal Professional Development Program Attendance at this seminar will Faculty of Law, University of Sydney qualify participants for 1 MCLE/CPD 173-175 Phillip Street, Sydney NSW 2000 unit if this particular educational (DX 983 SYDNEY) Fax: (02) 9351 0200 activity is relevant to their immediate SYDNEY LAW SCHOOL or long term needs in relation to THIS DOCUMENT WILL BE AN INVOICE FOR TAX their professional development and UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY PURPOSES WHEN YOU MAKE PAYMENT practice of the law. 173-175 PHILLIP STREET, SYDNEY THE UNIDROIT PRINCIPLES OF SPEAKERS AND COMMENTATORS UNIDROIT is an intergovernmental INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL CONTRACTS: WHAT DO THEY organisation founded in Rome in 1926 to Professor M J Bonell, at the University of Rome I MEAN FOR AUSTRALIA? promote private law unification. In 1994 “La Sapienza”, is one of the world’s leading experts it published “Principles of International in comparative and transnational contract law. Commercial Contracts”, primarily for parties to Since 1978 he has been a Consultant to UNIDROIT, PROGRAM incorporate into their cross-border agreements. chairing three Working Groups on the Principles 5.30-6.00pm Registration/Light Refreshments Courts and especially arbitrators also refer of International Commercial Contracts. He has to them to interpret or supplement national also been Italy’s representative to UNCITRAL, 6.00-6.10pm Introduction contract law rules, not necessarily suited to a member of the ALI, and a Visiting Professor at The Hon. L.J. Priestley QC, cross-border transactions, or international leading universities in Europe and the US. Frederick Jordan Chambers, Sydney instruments such as the 1980 UN Convention (Formerly: NSW Court of Appeal & on Contracts for the International Sale of Justice Paul Finn serves on the Federal Court of Consultant to UNIDROIT & Goods (CISG, adopted by Australia in 1989). Australia, and as a Consultant to UNIDROIT. He is the ALI) was formerly Professor of Law at the ANU, and is a The 2004 edition of the Principles extended Professorial Fellow at the University of Melbourne 6.10-6.40pm Keynote Address coverage even further, affecting third parties as well as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Professor M J Bonell (agency and assignment) and limitation Sciences in Australia. University of Rome I periods. Since 2006, a UNIDROIT Working Consultant to UNIDROIT & Group (chaired by Prof Bonell and including The Hon LJ (Bill) Priestley QC has practised as the ALI Justice Finn) is working on the third edition a barrister in Sydney since retiring from the NSW dealing further with multiple parties, illegality, Court of Appeal. He maintains strong interests in 6.40-6.50pm Comment etc. comparative commercial law, having served as Justice Paul Finn Consultant to UNIDROIT and as a member of the Federal Court (Adelaide) This Seminar will introduce the Principles to ALI. Consultant to UNIDROIT Australian lawyers, focusing on such areas, as well as their actual and potential usage in Adj Professor Donald Robertson is a senior 6.50-7.00pm Comment negotiating, drafting and resolving disputes Partner in the Competition and Market Regulation Adj Professor Donald Robertson concerning a wide range of international Group at Freehills. He is also Adjunct Professor Freehills & Sydney Law School commercial contracts. of Law, University of Sydney Law School. He writes and teaches in the areas of competition and 7.00-7.30pm Discussion regulatory law, contract and commercial law. Coordinated by Dr Luke Nottage, Sydney Law School Dr Luke Nottage is Associate Professor at Sydney Law School and Co-Director of the Australian Network for Japanese Law (ANJeL). He specialises SEMINAR CO-HOSTED BY THE FEDERAL in comparative and transnational commercial law: COURT OF AUSTRALIA contracts, product safety, arbitration and corporate governance..