ECLA events @ IALS: 16th May

The Institute of Advanced Legal Studies is pleased to announce the following conference:

IT TAKES TWO TO TANGO: THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND THE EUROPEAN UNION

EU Accession to ECHR and GRECO: the policy issues and some implications for financial and anti-money laundering investigations

Monday 16 May 2011

Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

Please see the event poster for more details.

Dr Alastair Brown

ECLA congratulates Dr Alastair Brown on his appointment, from April 11th, as a Sheriff. Alastair will be sitting in courts throughout south-west Scotland.

Fair Trials International’s European Young Defenders Training Programme 2011: 29 March - 1 April

FTI's European Young Defenders Training Programme is a free 4-day event which provides training for young lawyers from across Europe. Participants will access high quality training, information and mentoring opportunities in the fields of human rights law, criminal law and advocacy. The training is free, as are meals and accommodation.

The event will take place at Fitzwilliam College, the University of Cambridge on 29 March to 1 April 2011. Practical training will be provided by experts in criminal defence work on topics including:  European extradition, evidence gathering in cross-border cases and the effective use of interpreters and translators. The event represents a fantastic opportunity for young defence lawyers.

For more information please visit: www.fairtrials.net.



European Law Associations Warsaw Conference: 14-15 April

The European Law Associations Warsaw conference: “Fight against irregularities – administrative and criminal law aspects" is to be held on 14-15 April 2011.

If you would like to  volunteer as the ECLA representative, please tell the Hon Sec: julianeeowen@btinternet.com 

If you are interested in this event, please refer to the draft agenda and the conference registration form.

ECLA France Conference: 27th/28th January 2011

The conference of ECLA France will be held in Paris on 27th/28th January 2011.  Further details are available at the Paris 1 website.

'Corruption and Fraud Conference', Budapest: 5th-6th May 2011

One ECLA UK representative will be funded to attend this conference. Please send your bids to Julian Owen at Julianeeowen@btinternet.com