'Comparing Tort and Crime' at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law

On 20 July 2015, 5-6.30pm the British Institute of International and Comparative Law in London will host the launch of Matthew Dyson (ed) 'Comparing Tort and Crime'. This work analyses how the fields of Tort and Crime are connected in eight jurisdictions: England, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain, Scotland, the Netherlands and Australia. Each country has a chapter where at least one civil and one criminal expert analyse the institutional, reasoning-based, normative, substantive, procedural and outcome-related interactions between tort and crime. The book also contains an introduction on methodology and an in-depth comparative conclusion.

The launch will be a chance to discuss some of the highlights of the book in an academic setting, followed by more informal discussions over drinks.

Those speaking will be:

Chair: Lord Reed, Justice of the Supreme Court

Authors:
Matthew Dyson, Fellow in Law, Trinity College, Cambridge, UK.
John Randall QC, St Philips Chambers, Bencher of Lincoln’s Inn and Adjunct Professor, School of Law, University of New South Wales, Australia.
Veronique Wester-Ouisse, Maître de conférences, University of Rennes, France.
James Chalmers, Regius Professor of Criminal Law, University of Glasgow, UK.
Arlie Loughnan, Associate Professor, University of Sydney, Australia.

Commentators:
Duncan Fairgrieve, Director of Tort Law Centre, BIICL; Visiting Professor, Dauphine Université, Paris, France; Barrister, 1 Crown Office Row; Avocat au Barreau de Paris.
Frédérique Dreifuss-Netter, Judge of the 1st Chamber, Cour de cassation, France.

The launch is being sponsored by Cambridge University Press.

Further details of the event will be available soon at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law website.