Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies

Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies
Encouraging International Cooperation on Law Reform

Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies
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  Commonwealth Association of Law Reform Agencies
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Law Reform: Challenges and Opportunities Today

Sunday 11th September 2005, London

Speakers, commentators and chairs

Atkinson, The Hon Justice Roslyn, Chair of the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC), Australia, since 2002; Judge of the Supreme Court of Queensland since 1998; member of the QLRC from 1990 to 1996 and Deputy Chair from 1994 to 1996.

Banda, Mrs Janet: Chief Law Reform Officer of the Malawi Law Commission.

Colas, Bernard: Vice- President of the Law Commission of Canada (LCC); also in private practice in Montreal; Commissioner of the LCC since 2001, and Acting President from September 2004 to June 2005; previously worked for the International Federation of Producers of Phonograms and Videograms, and for the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Leao, Doctor Elizabeth: President of the Brazilian National Institute for Judicial Quality; a Justice of the Federal Court in Sao Paolo.

Kakooza, Professor Joseph M N: Chairman of the Uganda Law Reform Commission.

McGowan, Laura: a research assistant at the Law Commission for England and Wales.

Mackay, Ronald (Lord Eassie): Chairman of the Scottish Law Commission since 2002; High Court Judge since 1997; an official of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, Luxembourg, from 1979 to 1982.

Mould-Iddrisu, Betty: Director of the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Division of the Commonwealth Secretariat; formerly working in Ghana.

Neave, Professor Marcia: first Chair of the Victorian Law Reform Commission (established 2000); former part-time Commissioner of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission and of the Law Reform Commission of Victoria (abolished 1992); Professor of Law at Monash University.

Permanand, Madame Justice Jean, CMT, SC: Chairman of the Law Reform Commission of Trinidad and Tobago since 2004; former Judge of the High Court and Court of Appeal of Trinidad and Tobago; Acting Chief Justice in 2001 and 2002.

Rothenberg, Professor Karen, JD, MPA: Marjorie Cook Professor of law, University of Maryland School of Law, USA; Dean of the Law School, founding Director of the Law and Health Care Program at the School of Law; has served as President of the American Society of Law, Medicine and Ethics.

Rozenberg, Joshua: The Legal Editor, The Daily Telegraph (London) newspaper; formerly, BBC Legal Correspondent.

Sandbach, James: Social Policy Officer (Legal Issues), the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, UK.

Santos, Rodrigo: Research Director, Brazilian National Institute for Judicial Quality.

Singini, Mr Justice Elton, SC: President of CALRAs; Chairman of the Malawi Law Commission; Deputy Chairperson of the Association of Law Reform Agencies for Eastern and Southern Africa.

Somolu, the Hon Justice Kayode: Chairman of the Law Commission of Nigeria; retired Judge of the High Court of Nigeria.

Toulson , Mr Justice (Sir Roger): Chairman of the Law Commission of England and Wales since 2002; High Court Judge since 1996.

 

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