Past events

Current research events in CELS can be found here.

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22 February 2023	13:00	EU Law and the Public Regulation of the Platform Economy Join Dr Martien Schaub, associate professor of Civil Law at Erasmus School of Law for a presentation of the paper EU Law and the Public Regulation of the Platform Economy: The Case of the Short-Term Rental Market. It has recently been published in the Common Market Law Review (vol 59(2022)issue 6). Full details	Add event
8 February 2023	13:30	The EU rule of law crisis and the effective enforcement of EU law In this hybrid seminar organised by the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), Professor Phil Syrpis (University of Bristol) will present a paper on The EU rule of law crisis and the effective enforcement of EU law.. Full details	Add event
14 December 2022	15:15	CELS & HRDF Guest Speaker Seminar - Prof Fernanda Nicola - Anti-authoritarian Dialogue of the European Court of Justice In this seminar Professor Fernanda Nicola (American University Washington College of Law) will present to us her paper: 'The Anti-authoritarian Dialogue of the European Court Of Justice: Re-politicization and Self-doubt.' Professor Nicola will be joined by Mr Michał Wawrykiewicz, who will act as discussant. Mr Wawrykiewicz is a Polish political analyst, activist, and attorney specializing in constitutional law, human rights law, and European law, and was involved in litigating the cases on behalf of the Polish judges before the ECJ and the ECtHR.. Full details	Add event
9 March 2022	15:00	CELS webinar: Prof. Jan Trzaskowski (CBS) - 'YOUR PRIVACY IS IMPORTANT TO US! Full details	Add event
8 December 2021	15:00	CELS guest research webinar: dr Inge Graef (Tilburg University) 'Consumer sovereignty and competition law: from personalization to diversity' Full details	Add event
10 November 2021	15:00	CELS guest research webinar: dr Joanna Mazur (University of Warsaw) 'Automated Decision-Making Systems as a Challenge for Effective Legal Protection in EU law' Full details	Add event
18 March 2020	17:30	CELS Lasok Lecture: "Data Protection: Today and Tomorrow" by Christopher Docksey Full details	Add event
26 February 2020	14:00	CELS research seminar: Prof. Simon Whittaker (University of Oxford) - The control of unfair terms in commercial contracts: French and English law move further apart Full details	Add event
20 November 2019	14:00	CELS research seminar: Prof. Ch. Villiers (University of Bristol) & Prof. I. Alvarez Vega (University of Oviedo) Non-financial reporting in EU law - comparing progress in the UK and Spain’. Full details	Add event
4 - 5 July 2019		Conference: "The Transparent Trap: Disclosing Information to Consumers" The Centre for the Study of European Contract Law at the University of Amsterdam, SRH Hochschule Berlin and University of Exeter are organising together an international, interdisciplinary conference "The Transparent Trap: Disclosing Information to Consumers" on 4-5 July in Amsterdam. Full details	Add event
21 November 2018	13:00	CELS and ELS guest seminar: Professor F. Werro (University of Fribourg and Georgetown Law School) "European Private Law - Quo Vadis?" The Centre for European Legal Studies and the European Law Society have a pleasure to invite you to the seminar with our guest speaker: Professor Franz Werro. Full details	Add event
9 November 2018	11:00	CELS research seminar: Guest speaker - Dr Christine Riefa, Brunel University Full details	Add event
10 November 2017	14:00	Guest speaker: Sophia Tang from Newcastle Law School The future of EU-UK Civil Judicial Cooperation after Brexit. Full details	Add event
20 October 2017	12:00	Matthew Channon: Brexit Implications of Autonomous Vehicles Internal research seminar. Full details	Add event
15 March 2017	16:30	CELS Lasok Lecture: "Brexit and Human Rights" by Professor Steve Peers We have the pleasure to host Professor Steve Peers (University of Essex) for the CELS annual Lasok Lecture. Prof. Peers is well-known for his comments on the current relation of the UK to the EU following the Brexit vote. His lecture is on the topic "Brexit and Human Rights", addressing such questions as: What effect will Brexit have on the protection of human rights in the UK? Will there be any change relating to equality law, workers' rights and data protection rights? What might change regarding human rights and extradition?. Full details	Add event
1 March 2017	14:00	Centre for Commercial and Corporate Law Research Seminar Series We are delighted to host two external speakers in the research seminar series of the Centre for Commercial and Corporate Law in the Law School. Jonathan Sacher, (Partner in Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP) will talk about the London (and International) Insurance and Reinsurance Market while Roman Khodykin, (Partner in Berwin Leighton Paisner LLP and Visiting Professor, Clare College Cambridge University) will be speaking on International Arbitration (UK and Russian perspectives). Full details	Add event
5 December 2016	14:00	Prof. Hans-Petter Graver, University of Oslo: "Why Hitler saved the judges - on judicial resistance to authoritarian regimes" Prof. Hans-Petter Graver, University of Oslo, Faculty of Law and University of Durham, Institute of Advanced Studies. Full details	Add event
16 November 2016	15:30	Dr Catherine Caine: "Protecting the Marine Environment in Offshore Renewable Energy: A Push Towards Strategic Assessment" Full details	Add event
14 November 2016	18:00	Golden Threads and Pragmatic Patches: Fairness in Criminal Justice - Lecture 2: Righting Criminal Justice, Delivered by Dame Sian Elias, Chief Justice of New Zealand as part of the Hamlyn Lecture Series. Full details	Add event
28 October 2016	11:00	Dr Adam McCann: "A funding proposal on: End of life medical decision in Europe - comparing practice and policy" Full details	Add event
23 - 24 June 2016		Budapest conference: European Constitutional Democracy in Peril - People, Principles, Institutions Full details	Add event
28 April 2016	17:00	2016 Lasok Lecture 21st Century European Civil Justice; Looking for the view from the Hedgehogs. Full details	Add event
3 February 2016	12:30	Careers in the EU - Employer Presentation Paul Kaye, London Office of the European Commission will be giving a talk on EU careers. He will provide information on where an EU career can lead, why it will be a fulfilling career choice, what involves and who they are looking to employ. He will also provide a very clear outline of the application process and the selection procedure, leading you straight into your career at the EU!. Full details	Add event
25 November 2015	15:00	Information regulation and quantum paradox: Speaker Dr James Griffin, Exeter Law School The School of Law of the University of Exeter organises research seminar series. The seminars are open to staff, researchers, postgraduate students and the university’s stakeholders. The aims of the seminar series are to stimulate intellectual discussion, provoke thoughts, engage in the debate of current issues, and disseminate research findings. Exeter Law School research seminar series is convened by Dr Joseph Lee, Senior Lecturer in Law. If you are interested in attending any of the seminars, please contact Dr Joseph Lee at j.lee@exeter.ac.uk. Full details	Add event
21 October 2015	15:00	Buddhist Ethics: Why behave? Academic Research Seminar, Speaker Dr Nathan Tamblyn, Exeter Law School. Full details	Add event
29 April 2015	17:00	Lasok Law Lecture This year’s Lasok lecture will be given by Professor Norbert Reich and is entitled "EU Citizenship - Progressive Concept or Regressive Failure?”. Full details	Add event