EUROPEAN DEVELOPMENTS IN CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY

                      Hosted by Clifford Chance
                               London
                        17-19 September 2009

                        Keynote speakers are
              Professor Celia Wells and Keir Starmer QC

                   The conference will earn 9 CPD
                  Points Accredited by Bar and SRA


     REGISTRATION:

     By booking early, before the 1 July, the registration is
     only British Pound 250.00, thereafter British Pound 350.00.

     Please see our web pages for further details about the
     conference and the booking form:

     http://www.essex.ac.uk/law/news/Corporate%20leaflet.pdf


     SPEAKERS:

     Speakers include:

     Dr. Anne Alvesalo-Kuusi, Finnish Institute of Occupational
     Health
     Dr. Pascal Beauvais, Universite Paris X, France
     Mr. David Bergman, Centre for Corporate Accountability, UK
     Prof. Chris Clarkson, University of Leicester, UK
     Prof. Cristina de Maglie, Universita degli studi de Pavia,
     Italy
     Mr. Neil Foster, University of Newcastle, Australia
     Prof. James Gobert, University of Essex, UK
     Judge Claude LaFont, France
     Prof. Michael Levi, Cardiff University, UK
     Prof. Ingrid Mitgutsch, Johannes Kepler Univesitat Linz,
     Austria
     Prof. Maurice Punch, Kings College London, UK
     Prof. Klaus Rogall, Freie Univesitat Berlin, Germany
     Prof. Rick Sarre, University of South Australia
     Dr. Deividas Soloveicikas, University of Vilnius, Lithuania
     Prof. Steve Tombs, Liverpool John Moores University, UK


     TOPICS:

     Topics to be covered:

     - How companies commit crimes
     - Tests of criminal liability in different countries
     - What happens in jurisdictions with no corporate criminal
       liability
     - Benefits of different kinds of liability
     - How corporate crimes are investigated
     - How companies are sentenced
     - Directors' legal responsibilities
     - The liability of corporate executives for complicity in
       their companies' offence
     - Criminal liability for fraud, money laundering and work-
       related death and injury
     - Human Rights, companies and state obligations


     FURTHER INFORMATION:

     The conference will be hosted by Clifford Chance (10 Upper
     Bank St., London E14 5JJ). There will be a drinks reception
     at Clifford Chance on the evening of Thursday, 17
     September, and the conference itself will be all day on
     Friday, 18 September, and the morning of Saturday, 19
     September.

     Should you have any questions please email:

     CONTACT:       Gail Chapman
     Email:         MAILTO:gchap@essex.ac.uk
               or
     CONTACT:       Prof. Jim Gobert
     Email:         MAILTO:gobej@essex.ac.uk

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Posted 6/3/09