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Day 1
10 December 2008
Wednesday		 Session One:
Opening Ceremony, Welcome Remarks, Opening Address, Keynote Address

Session Two:
The Functions of Judicial Review
 		 Session Three:
Necessities for effective judicial review Part I: An independent judiciary

Session Four:
Necessities for effective judicial review Part II: An impartial and uncorrupted civil service: Standards in Public Life
 		  
Day 2  
11 December 2008
Thursday 		Opening Address
Session Five:
The Legitimacy and scope of Judicial Review

Session Six:
The Grounds of Judicial Review

 		 Session Seven:
Administrative Law Remedies

Session Eight:
Administrative Law in China

 		 Open Forums / Young Academics Forums
 
Day 3
12 December 2008
Friday 		Session Nine:
Country Sessions: Canada & India (Session A); Australia & South Africa (Session B); USA & New Zealand (Session C)

Session Ten:
Comparative Studies

 		 Plenary Session:
Implications of Judicial Review for governance

Closing Address
 		 Open Forums / Young Academics Forums
 

Day 1 (10 December 2008, Wednesday)
Session One:
Opening Ceremony, Welcome Remarks, Opening Address, Keynote Address
Speakers Session content

Professor Lawrence J. Lau, Vice Chancellor, Ralph and Claire Landau Professor of Economics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Chief Justice Andrew K.N. Li

The Right Honorable Lord Woolf of Barnes

Welcome Remarks




Opening Address

Keynote Address 
Session Two:
The Functions of Judicial Review
Speakers Session content

Lead Panelists:
Professor Peter Cane
Sir Robert Carnwath
Professor Jeffrey Jowell, QC

Discussants:
Philip J. Dykes, QC, SC
Professor Carol Harlow

This Session will involve a discussion and critique of some of the perceived functions of judicial review. This will include a comparison of the functions of judicial review with other modes of administrative adjudication and the implications of such alternatives for judicial review. Panellists will also address issues relating to the democratic necessity of the institution of judicial review. 
Session Three:
Necessities for effective judicial review Part I: An independent judiciary
Speakers Session content

Lead Panelists:
The Honorable Mr. Justice Bokhary
Professor Shimon Shetreet

Discussants:
Professor Martin Loughlin
The Honorable Mr. Justice Dato' Gopal Sri Ram

This Session will tackle the possible court-sided conditions for effective judicial review. Topics for the Session include: the need to create a culture of judicial independence; protection of the separation of powers; implications of judicial remuneration and the judicial appointment process; need for effective judicial education & training; and necessary institutional characteristics for judicial review. 
Session Four:
Necessities for effective judicial review Part II: An impartial and uncorrupted civil service: Standards in Public Life
Speakers Session content

Lead Panelists:
Dr. Anthony Neoh, SC, JP
The Honorable Justice Ralph Simmonds

Discussants:
Richard Gordon, QC
Ian Wingfield, GBS, JP

This Session looks at the possible government-sided conditions for effective judicial review. Panellists will look at the contribution that written reasons by the government may make to judicial review proceedings and possible solutions to existing problems with the requirement to provide reasons. Panellists will also look at the work of anti-graft bodies in terms of improving standards in public administration and the implications of those for judicial review. 
Day 2 (11 December 2008, Thursday)
Opening Address
Speakers Session content

The Honorable Wong Yan Lung, SC, JP

Opening Address 
Session Five:
The Legitimacy and scope of Judicial Review
Speakers Session content

Lead Panelists:
The Right Honorable The Lord Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood

Discussants:
Professor Paul Craig
Professor Jeff Goldsworthy
Professor Paul Rishworth

This Session will assess the legitimacy and scope of judicial review. Panellists will look at questions of constitutional legitimacy; issues of judicial accountability & unaccountability; the justificatory requirement of judicial and institutional independence; and the reach of judicial review to controversies outside the public sector. 
Session Six:
The Grounds of Judicial Review
Speakers Session content

Lead Panelists:
Professor Christopher Forsyth
The Honorable Mr. Justice Hartmann

Discussants:
Richard Clayton, QC
Dr. Mark Elliott
I Grenville Cross, SC, JP

Panellists in this Session will assess the boundaries of the different grounds of judicial review in view of recent developments and in light of usage in particular areas of government work. Panellists will look at a range of different grounds of review, including, material error of fact, proportionality; and substantive legitimate expectations. In focusing on recent developments in various jurisdictions, panellists will also discuss ideas for the redefinition and restructuring of different grounds for review. 
Session Seven:
Administrative Law Remedies
Speakers Session content

Lead Panelists:
Clive Lewis, QC
The Honorable Mr. Justice C.K. Thakker

Discussants:
Professor Johannes M M Chan, SC
Benedict Y.S. Lai
Kenneth Parker, QC
Martin Rogers

This Session will consider topical issues relating to administrative law remedies. Panellists will look at the court’s discretion to refuse a remedy in judicial review; the scope and legitimacy of the principles that guide judicial discretion and issues relating to the scope and nature of administrative law remedies. 
Session Eight:
Administrative Law in China
Speakers Session content

Lead Panelists:
Professor Albert H Y Chen
Judge Gan Wen

Discussants:
Professor He Haibo
Kwok Sui-Hay

This Session takes a comparative look at issues affecting administrative law in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and China. Panellists will look at major developments in both legal systems, including the promulgation of China’s laws and regulations on Administrative litigation and the need for further reform in this area; and recent developments in Hong Kong and their place in the context of wider common law developments.  
Open Forums / Young Academics Forums
Speakers Session content

To be confirmed

In addition to the main Conference programme, we will be holding various Open & Young Academics Forums with speakers addressing a wide range of issues relating to the main theme of the Conference (“Effective Judicial Review: A Cornerstone of Good Governance”). The topics and speakers for these forums will be announced soon.  
Day 3 (12 December 2008, Friday)
Session Nine:
Country Sessions: Canada & India (Session A); Australia & South Africa (Session B); USA & New Zealand (Session C)
Speakers Session content

Country Representative for Canada:
Professor Mark Walters

Country Representative for India:
Professor Mahendra P Singh

Country Representative for South Africa:
Professor Cora Hoexter

Country Representative for Australia:
Professor Cheryl Saunders

Country Representative for USA:
Professor Jeffrey S. Lubbers
Professor Kevin M. Stack


Country Representative for New Zealand:
Professor Paul Rishworth

Panellists will address topical issues affecting judicial review and administrative law in a range of jurisdictions, including Canada, India, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and the USA. Topics to be discussed include: developments in the foundations of judicial review; the return of jurisdictional formalism; issues relating to the codification of administrative law principles; and the relationship between legislative authorisation of judicial review and the practice and realities of judicial review. 
Session Ten:
Comparative Studies
Speakers Session content

Lead Panelists:
The Honorable Mr. Justice Ma
Nigel Pleming, QC

Discussants:
Professor Jaime Arancibia
Mark Daly
David Pannick, QC

Panellists will address issues affecting particular areas of judicial review, including judicial review in asylum cases; judicial review of regulators; and rights-based review. Within these specific areas, panellists will look at issues relating to the suitability of judicial review and the need for alternatives; challenges in terms of procedural fairness; the comparative role of the courts; and issues of judicial deference. 
Plenary Session:
Implications of Judicial Review for governance
Speakers Session content

Professor Sir David Williams, QC

Plenary Session 
Closing Address
Speakers Session content

The Rt Hon. Lord Justice Laws

Closing address 
Open Forums / Young Academics Forums
Speakers Session content

To be confirmed

In addition to the main Conference programme, we will be holding various Open & Young Academics Forums with speakers addressing a wide range of issues relating to the main theme of the Conference (“Effective Judicial Review: A Cornerstone of Good Governance”). The topics and speakers for these forums will be announced soon. 

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