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Synopsis
This presentation seeks to examine the application of the modern-day forum (non) conveniens doctrine in Australia, as outlined in th High Court's ruling in Voth v Manildra Flour Mills Pty Ltd. It seeks to revisit (and challenge) the orthodox view in the academic commentary which claims that the Australian doctrine is functionally different from its English counterpart, set out in Spiliada Maritime Corporation v Cansulex. The presentation’s key contribution is to reconceptualise our understanding of the forum (non) conveniens doctrine in Australia. It argues that while there may be a theoretically gap between Spiliada and Voth, it is so narrow that is effectively non-existent.
Speaker
Dr Ardavan Arzandeh is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Bristol Law School. He studied law as an undergraduate and postgraduate student at the University of Bristol (LLB: 2006; LLM: 2007; and PhD: 2011).
Ardavan’s research expertise is principally in the field of international commercial litigation (commercial conflict of laws). He has written widely in this area and has frequently presented his research to legal scholars and practitioners at international conferences and research seminars. Ardavan is a member of the Editorial Committee, and Editor for the International Private Law section, of the International Maritime and Commercial Law Yearbook, a supplement to the Lloyd’s Maritime and Commercial Law Quarterly, a leading journal in maritime and commercial law fields in the common law world.
He has extensive experience of teaching, at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, particularly in International Commercial Litigation, Banking Law, Contract Law and Tort Law.
Chair
YIP Man is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Singapore Management University. She received her LL.B. from the National University of Singapore, and her BCL from the University of Oxford. She formerly practiced as a litigation and disputes lawyer, specialising in international commercial arbitration. Her research interests include unjust enrichment and restitution, equity and trusts, private international law, contract law and remedies. She has published in both leading international and local journals, including Legal Studies, Lloyd's Maritime Commercial Law Quarterly, Journal of Equity, Restitution Law Review, Conveyance and Property Lawyer, Trusts and Trustees, Journal of Business Law, Singapore Academy of Law Journal and Singapore Journal of Legal Studies. Her works have been cited in leading textbooks published locally and overseas, as well as by the English High Court. She is the Asia Pacific Digest Editor of Restitution Law Review and an editor of the Singapore Law Blog (www.singaporelawblog.sg)
Event Details
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Date:
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26 February 2016 (Friday)
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Time:
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10.00am to 11.30am
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Venue:
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Singapore Management University
School of Accountancy & Law Building
Meeting Room 4-1, Level 4
60 Stamford Road
Singapore 178900
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Registration
This is an invitation-only event. Admission is free and by registration only. Please register by Tuesday. 23 February 2016.
We look forward to seeing you at the event.
With warm wishes
School of Law
Singapore Management University
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