INSTITUTE OF MARITIME LAW

SEMINAR PROGRAMME
Autumn Term 2009
The seminar programme has been designed specifically for students studying maritime law options at
postgraduate or undergraduate level. It is intended to complement your studies by providing insights
into the legal and commercial background of maritime law as applied in practice.

Speaker Invited Organisation Subject Week Dates VENUE

1 Wednesday 7th
October 2.00
Captain Senior Research Fellow Ship Knowledge – Types of Ship 2 Wednesday 14th Lecture
Richard Pilley IML (formerly Director of and their trades October 2.00 Theatre A
Thos. Miller P and I)
Richard Faint Charterwise Limited Cargo for Lawyers 3 Wednesday 21st Lecture
(formerly a grain trader) October 2.00 Theatre A
Jeffrey Blum Past Chairman, Institute of Chartering a Ship – The role of 4 Wednesday 28th Lecture
Chartered Shipbrokers the Shipbroker October 2.00 Theatre A
London Branch; Visiting
Professor, World Maritime
and Shanghai Maritime
Universities
Kevin Hunter U.K. Maritime and The role of the MCA at IMO and 5 Wednesday 4th Lecture
Coastguard Agency - UK elsewhere November 2.00 Theatre A
Alternate Representative at
IMO
Jim Harrison * Legal Director, Lloyds The role and legal liability 6 Wednesday 11th Lecture
Register of Classification Societies November 2.00 Theatre A

Richard Faint Charterwise Limited What is an International Trader? 7 Wednesday 18th Lecture
(formerly a grain trader) November 2.00 Theatre A
Richard Olsen Retired solicitor; Former Salvage and arbitration under 8 Wednesday 25th Lecture
Partner Constant and LOF in practice November 2.00 Theatre A
Constant, Solicitors
Richard Shaw Senior Research Fellow, Collisions: Investigation of a 9 Wednesday 2nd Lecture
IML; Solicitor, formerly marine casualty December 2.00 Theatre A
Senior Partner – Shaw and
Croft, London
Richard Shaw Senior Research Fellow, Collisions:Practice and 10 Wednesday 9th Lecture
IML procedure of a collision action in December 2.00 Theatre A
the English Admiralty Court

NB. All Dates are provisional and subject to speakers’ final agreement and work commitments at the
time.
Lecturers marked * are subject to confirmation.

All seminars will take place in Nuffield Lecture Theatre A and will last for 60-90 minutes. There will
be an opportunity to raise questions with the speakers at the end of the session.

Richard Shaw
Senior Research Fellow
Institute of Maritime Law
Room 3037 Ext. 23879
07/10/2009

If you have any queries regarding the seminars please contact Ms Jennifer Lavelle, Research
Assistant, Institure of Maritime Law, email: J.lavelle@soton.ac.uk.

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