 ABOUT THE ORGANISORS
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The Institute of Maritime Law was founded in 1982 to give focus to an existing interest in maritime and international trade law. These subjects had been an important feature of law at Southampton for some ten years. The Institute is now composed of nine members and has a dedicated staff and an established international reputation. Demand for the Institute and its members comes from around the world.
Although a part of the School of Law at the University of Southampton, the Institute is privately funded. It meets its costs from earned income and from sponsorship. The Institute maintains a fully staffed office and employs Research Assistants to assist in Institute projects and generally. There is also a specialised library known as the Philippa Kaye Library which contains a wide range of maritime law materials.
Academic members are also members of the School of Law, with standard teaching and research commitments. A distinguished panel of associate members who represent various aspects of maritime law and the maritime service industry also contribute to Institute work. The Institute regularly hosts visitors who come from around the world to further their research and take advantage of the available resources.
The Institute maintains a network of depositary organisations in connection with its ongoing work on the Ratification of Maritime Conventions and another with regard to the International Collection within the Philippa Kaye Library. Close connections are maintained with leading maritime lawyers, academics, maritime law associations and international organisation based all over the world. These include IMO, BMLA, IOPC, UNCITRAL, CMI as well as maritime law research centres at Oslo, Rotterdam, and Hamburg to name but a few.
For information on the Institute's functions please visit http://www.southampton.ac.uk/iml/
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The Singapore Maritime Foundation (SMF), established on January 27 2004, was created to forge a strong partnership between the public and private sectors.
As a private sector-led body, we provide the industry with a clear and representative voice. We also benefit from strong industry support, which has enabled us to tap directly into the community for new ideas and initiatives that benefit the maritime fraternity here. Our members cover the entire spectrum of the industry, including the marine, shipping, port and ancillary services sectors.
We also work closely with the Singapore Government to advance our joint vision of developing Singapore into a premier International Maritime Centre (IMC).
As the bridge between Government and the private maritime sector, we help initiate ideas and drive proposals to boost the sector’s development and grow the overall Singapore economy.
For information on SMF, please visit www.smf.com.sg
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Professor Charles Debattista
Professor of Commercial Law
LL.D. (Malta), M.A. (Oxon); MCIArb
After qualifying at the Bar in Malta, Charles read English Law at St Edmund Hall, Oxford University, as a Rhodes Scholar. Based at Southampton since the start of his academic career, he has also held Visiting appointments at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA and the University of Oslo. He was previously Director of the Institute of Maritime Law for three years from 2000 to 2002.
Charles is an active arbitrator in international commercial disputes and an Associate Member and Arbitrator at Stone Chambers, London. He is a Registered European Lawyer with the Bar of England and Wales and a member of the Middle Temple. He is also a member of the Baltic Exchange, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, of GAFTA and of FOSFA, and a Supporting Member of the London Maritime Law Association.
more at www.southampton.ac.uk/iml/
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Mr Filippo Lorenzon
Lecturer in Law
Filippo Lorenzon is a Lecturer in the School of Law at the University of Southampton and a Member of the Institute of Maritime Law. He is a regular speaker at International conferences and a Visiting Lecturer at several Universities worldwide. He has a LL.D. (Trieste, 1999) and a LL.M. (Soton, 2000) and is fully qualified as an Avvocato in Italy and as a Solicitor in England and Wales. He is a Member of the ICC (UK) Committees on 'Transport and Logistics' and 'Banking Technique and Practice', of the Italian Maritime Law Association (AIDiM), the British Maritime Law Association (BMLA), and the International Bar Association (IBA). .
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Professor Rob Merkin
Professor of Commercial Law
Lloyd's Law Reports Professor of Law
LLB (Wales) 1974; LLM (Lond) 1975. Various academic posts held since 1975, most recently Bracton Professor of Law, University of Exeter, 1991-95 and Professor of Commercial Law, Cardiff Law School, 1995-2000. Lloyd's Law Reports Professor of Law, University of Southampton, July 2000 to present.
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Professor Michail Tsimplis
Senior Lecturer
Michael Tsimplis is a Senior Lecturer jointly appointed by the School of Law and the Southampton Oceanography Centre. He is on the editorial board of Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science. He is also a Deputy Research Theme Manager for the Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research.
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