Conference held in honour of Richard Fentiman

Scholars, judges and practitioners from around the world met in the Faculty on 4 April at a conference to pay tribute to the scholarship of Professor Richard Fentiman.

From comparative legal method and foreign law to injunctions, choice-of-law and jurisdiction questions, as well as managing risk in cross-border litigation, each panel sparked lively debate and deeper insights into current issues in private international law and international commercial litigation. Horatia Muir Watt, Alex Mills, Haris Pampoukis, Ralph Michaels, Stephen Pitel, Henry Forbes Smith KC, Soterios Loizou, Jonathan Harris KC, Mary Keyes, Min Kyung Kim, Nikitas Hatzimihail, Campbell McLachlan KC, Corinne Widmer, Arnaud Nuyts, Linda Silberman, William Day, Sir Adam Johnson, and Andrej Savin all shared thought-provoking perspectives prompted by Richard’s work on the enduring challenges and emerging directions in the subject.

The event was attended by many of Richard’s colleagues from academia and practice, many of whom were his former students. The panels were moderated by Marie Louise Kinsler KC, Louise Merrett, Pippa Rogerson, Faidon Varesis and Hayk Kupelyants.

The day culminated in a celebratory dinner in the Old Hall of Queens' College.

The event was supported by the Faculty’s Centre for Corporate and Commercial Law (3CL), Herbert Smith Freehills, 2TG, and Redress Solutions.