SYLA partners with European Young Bar Association for Spring Conference

SYLA partners with European Young Bar Association for Spring Conference

The Scottish Young Lawyers’ Association and European Young Bar Association have partnered for this year’s Spring Conference.

Due to take place in Glasgow last year, the conference was postponed due to the pandemic. It will now take place on 14 May 2021 between 12pm and 4pm UK time via Zoom.

Delegates will hear from a variety of speakers on all aspects of Brexit.

The keynote speaker is Judge Ian Forrester, the UK’s last judge in the General Court of the EU. Judge Forrester was truly an international lawyer being a member of the bars of Scotland, England and Wales, New York and Brussels.

He has also been an Honorary Professor of European Law at Glasgow University and has conducted cases before the three European Community Courts and the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg. He served as a judge in the General Court from 2015 – 2020.

Delegates will also hear from speakers on the following topics:

  • European Criminal Law post-Brexit
  • Brexit and Immigration
  • Litigating Brexit
  • The Northern Ireland Protocol
  • Enforcement of Judgements post-Brexit
  • Brexit: What just happened and what happens next? A Scottish Perspective

Tickets for SYLA and EYBA member cost only £5 with tickets for non-members being £10. They can be purchased via Eventbrite at this link.

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