Programme | Donoghue v Stevenson 90th Anniversary Conference

07.00 New Zealand - An Antipodean Welcome
Jacqueline Lethbridge
Chair
Jacqueline Lethbridge
President, New Zealand Law Society Te Kahui Ture o Aoteroa
The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann DBE
The Rt Hon Dame Helen Winkelmann DBE
Chief Justice of New Zealand
Professor Geoff McLay
Professor Geoff McLay
Professor of Law, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington
Professor Stephen Todd
Professor Stephen Todd
University of Canterbury, University of Canterbury
Andrea Challis
Andrea Challis
Partner, McElroys
Mike French
Mike French
Director of Law Undergraduate Programmes, Auckland University of Technology
6 Speakers
08.00 Australia - The True Birthplace of Donoghue v Stevenson?
Tass Liveris
Tass Liveris
President, Law Council of Australia
Hon Michael D Kirby AC,CMG
Chair
Hon Michael D Kirby AC,CMG
International Jurist, Educator, Former Justice of the High Court of Australia
Professor Prue Vines
Professor Prue Vines
Professor, University of New South Wales
Dr Wendy Bonython
Dr Wendy Bonython
Associate Professor, Bond University, Queensland
4 Speakers
09.00 Comfort Break
09:30 Welcome to friends online around the globe
David Lee
Chair
David Lee
Director, David Lee Media & Events
The Rt Hon Lord John Reed
The Rt Hon Lord John Reed
President, United Kingdom Supreme Court
The Rt Hon Lord Burnett of Maldon
The Rt Hon Lord Burnett of Maldon
Lord Chief Justice, England and Wales
The Rt Hon Lord Carloway (Colin Sutherland)
The Rt Hon Lord Carloway (Colin Sutherland)
Lord President of the Court of Session
Brigid Napier
Brigid Napier
President, Law Society of Northern Ireland
The Rt Hon Dame Siobhan Keegan
The Rt Hon Dame Siobhan Keegan
Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland
Nick Emmerson
Nick Emmerson
Deputy Vice President, The Law Society of England and Wales
7 Speakers
10:30 Comfort Break
10:40 Is Donoghue v Stevenson still relevant in 21st Century Law?
Sternford Moyo
Chair
Sternford Moyo
President, International Bar Association, Harare, Zimbabwe
Justice Gita Mittal
Justice Gita Mittal
Former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir, Former Acting Chief Justice of Delhi
Funke Adekoya SAN
Funke Adekoya SAN
Independent Arbitrator, Lagos, Nigeria
Dr Leo Boonzaier
Dr Leo Boonzaier
Lecturer, University of Cape Town
Professor Tamar Gidron
Professor Tamar Gidron
Professor of Law, Zefat Academic College, Israel
5 Speakers
11:40 Comfort Break
11:50 Reflections on the relationship between the Court of Session, the House of Lords and the UK Supreme Court
The Rt Hon Lord Carloway (Colin Sutherland)
The Rt Hon Lord Carloway (Colin Sutherland)
Lord President of the Court of Session
2 Speakers
12:30 The Snail and Crime: Donoghue v Stevenson and gross negligence manslaughter
Christine O'Neill KC
Chair
Christine O'Neill KC
Partner & Chairman
The Right Hon Lady Ann Paton
The Right Hon Lady Ann Paton
Chair, Scottish Law Commission
2 Speakers
13:15 Mid-Conference Comfort Break

Session 2: The Immortal Snail Itself: Why does Donoghue v Stevenson still resonate?

14:00 A view from Canada and a view from the Caribbean
Dr Lucy Meredith
Chair
Dr Lucy Meredith
Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of Scotland
Justice Russell Brown
Justice Russell Brown
Supreme Court of Canada, Supreme Court of Canada
Hon Justice Adrian Saunders
Hon Justice Adrian Saunders
President, Caribbean Court of Justice
3 Speakers
14:50 A Snail's Journey: The impact of Donoghue v Stevenson on legal reasoning
Dale McFadzean
Chair
Dale McFadzean
Academic Lawyer, University of the West of Scotland
Susannah Paul
Chair
Susannah Paul
Lecturer, University of the West of Scotland
Dr Bobby Lindsay
Dr Bobby Lindsay
Lecturer, School of Law, University of Glasgow
Dr Christine Beuermann
Dr Christine Beuermann
Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Newcastle
Ursula Connolly
Ursula Connolly
Lecturer, School of Law, National University of Ireland Galway
Dr John Stannard
Senior Lecturer, School of Law, Queen's University Belfast
6 Speakers
15:45 Comfort Break

Session 3: The Immortal Snail's Next Century

16:00 Looking ahead: Donoghue v Stevenson as a global influencer
Meera Furtado
Chair
Meera Furtado
Head of Law, Sussex University & Secretary General, Commonwealth Legal Education Association
Patricia McKellar
Chair
Patricia McKellar
Associate Director, University of London Undergraduate Laws Programme
John Kleefeld
John Kleefeld
Professor, University of New Brunswick
Gary Chan Kok Yew
Gary Chan Kok Yew
Professor of Law, Singapore Management University
4 Speakers
16:50 The relationship between Donoghue, McPherson and Palsgraf and the further development of the principles discussed in those cases.
Roddy Dunlop KC
Chair
Roddy Dunlop KC
Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, Dean of the Faculty of Advocates
Richard W. Wright
Richard W. Wright
Professor of Law Emeritus, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology
2 Speakers
17:35 Comfort Break
17:45 The Ongoing Pilgrimage to Paisley
Michael P. Clancy OBE,WS
Chair
Michael P. Clancy OBE,WS
Director of Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland
Hon Martin Taylor
Hon Martin Taylor
Retired Justice of the British Columbia Court of Appeal, Cayman Islands Court of Appeal and British Columbia Supreme Court and the Paisley Irregulars
2 Speakers
18:30 End of conference

Buddies Gin

We have partnered with the Paisley company, Buddies Gin to offer the opportunity to buy a limited edition Donoghue v Stevenson bottle of gin to celebrate the 90th anniversary of this monumental case.

Buy a (snail free!) Buddies Gin

The LawScot Foundation

The Lawscot Foundation aims to support academically gifted students from less-advantaged backgrounds in Scotland throughout their legal career. Any donation small or big makes a difference.

Make a donation