ARTICLES:

Contractual Liability of Classification Societies in Belgium: Dune Case JAN DE BRUYNE

Third Parties Protection in Carriage of Goods by Sea: Theoretical Observation CARLO CORCIONE

REVIEWS:

Olena Bokareva – Multi-modal Transportation under the Rotterdam Rules: Legal Implications for European Carriage of Goods and the Quest for Uniformity

MARC A. HUYBRECHTS

EVENTS:

4th International Research Seminar in Maritime, Port and Transport Law

1st International Transport & Insurance Law Conference

2nd Transport Law de lege ferenda: Annual Young Academics' Vision on Tomorrow's Transport Law

7th London Universities Maritime Law and Policy Group Postgraduate Research Conference

1st Adriatic Maritime Law Conference

3rd Transport Law de lege ferenda: Annual Young Academics' Vision on Tomorrow's Transport Law

CMI 2016 New York Conference: Young CMI Session

TRANSPORT LAW PROGRAMMES:

Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb

Faculty of Law, University of Bologna

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7th London Universities Maritime Law and Policy Group

Postgraduate Research Conference

Julia Constantino Chagas Lessa *

On 29th April 2016 the City Law School and the London Universities Maritime Law and

Policy Group (LUMLPG) hosted the Seventh Annual Maritime Law and Policy

Postgraduate Research Conference.1

The annual conference provides an opportunity for young academics to present their

research papers in a supportive and collegiate environment, and is usually attended by

students, academics, maritime lawyers and industry professionals from around Europe.

The one-day event was held at the City University London Campus and was divided

into six sessions with the following corresponding themes: “The Regulatory Challenges”;

“The Sea as Context”; “Risk Allocation – Comparative Law Analyses”; “Maritime Transport

Planning”; “Oil and Gas Challenges”; and, “Contractual and Commercial Challenges”.

One of the main features of this annual event is to provide an opportunity to follow the

progress of individual speakers’ research – who often attend the event more than

once. The University of Southampton’s PhD candidate, Debo Awosefo, is a good example

of this practice. She has continuously presented at the LUMPLG conference for the past

three years, allowing the audience to trace her progress with regard to her research into

the issue of sustainable development in the context of the International Maritime

Organisation (IMO) and the shipping industry.

* Julia Constantino Chagas Lessa is PhD researcher at the City University London. Julia's focuses on seafarers' employment rights and human rights in her research, in particular, the definition of 'abandonment of seafarer'. In 2010, Julia completed her masters in International Commercial Law at University of Westminster, with a dissertation on Intellectual Property Law. Julia is currently a visiting lecturer at the University at Westminster, where she teaches Law Relating to Payment Trade and Finance to Master Students. She also takes part teaching criminal law at City University London and is a member of the London Universities Maritime Law and Policy Research Group (LUMLP).

1 More information on the Conference is available at: City University London portal: http://www.city.ac.uk/events/2016/april/the-seventh-maritime-law-and-policy-international-postgraduate-research-conference-2016 (accessed on 1st June 2016).

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The conference is a great opportunity for researchers not only to get familiar with the

research currently being carried out, but also to get acquainted with various current

maritime trends around Europe. For example, Elize Niemeijer’s (Erasmus University

Rotterdam) and Jhonnie Kern’s (University of Gothenburg) presentations on the issue of

wreck removal demonstrated how two separate research studies on the same topic can

be conducted in very different yet equally insightful manners. Also, Dr. Sarah Gahlen’s

(Lebuhn & Puchta – Hamburg) presentation entitled “Force Majeure and Force Majeure

clauses in international contracts – a comparative point of view” caused quite a stir, as UK

academics were surprised to learn that the German courts refer to Taylor v Caldwell

[1863] – a leading case concerning frustration of contracts – when deciding in similar

cases, demonstrating that maritime law in Europe is more interconnected than one might

think.

This year’s event was partially sponsored by the publisher Routledge. Routledge has

formed a partnership with the LUMLPG and offers valuable book discounts to the group

members.