13th International Conference of the IACL "Protecting consumers in economic recessions"

13th International Conference of the IACL

Protecting consumers in economic recessions
Brunel University, West London, UK
27-29 June 2011

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"The International Association of Consumer Law exists in order to develop research networks and stimulate research and common project work in the area of consumer law and policy and consumer relations, covering all regions of the world."

The 13th International Conference on Consumer Law, organised under the auspices of the International Association of Consumer Law (www.iaclaw.org), will be held by Brunel University London, in Uxbridge, UK on June 27-29, 2011. Consumer law scholars, professionals as well as scholars and professionals from other disciplines are invited to attend. With more than 60 confirmed academic speakers, the Conference will be of significant practical value and interest to scholars and legal professionals by offering a unique opportunity to reflect on how consumer protection and consumer policy fare in uncertain economic times.

Plenary speakers include:
Gosta Petri (Unit B2 - Unfair Commercial Practices and Other Consumer Protection Legislation, European Commission)
Maria Lissowska (Unit B4 Financial Services and Redress, European Commission)
Graham Branton (Deputy Director, Consumer and Competition Policy Directorate   Department for Business, Innovation & Skills)
His Honour Judge Waksman QC
Damon Gibbons (Chief Executive, Centre for Responsible Credit)
Fiona Hoyle (Head of Consumer Finance & Anti Fraud, Finance & Leasing Association)
Graig Stevens (Chief Executive, CCTA)
Robin Simpson (Senior Policy Advisor, Consumer International)
Professor Iain Ramsay (University of Kent, UK)
Professor Geraint Howells (President of the IACL, Manchester University)
Professor Kathleen Engel (Suffolk University, Boston USA)
Professor Claudia Lima Marques (Fed. University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil)
Professor Gail Pearson (University of Sydney, Australia)
Dr Sothi Rachagan (Vice President (Academic Affairs), Nilai University College, Malaysia)
Professor Geoffrey Woodroffe

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