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University of Galway School of Law is pleased to announce a major academic event, Galway Discussions on the Future of Consumer and Contract Law, taking place on Friday, 5 September 2025, in the CA110 (Whitaker Room), J.E. Cairnes Building, University of Galway.

This one-day symposium, chaired by Professor Geraint Howells, will bring together distinguished legal scholars from across Europe to explore pressing challenges and developments in consumer and contract law.

Register now: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/universityofgalwayschooloflaw1/1802905 

Schedule:

Morning Session 11-13.00

11-12.15 Meeting Contemporary Challenges. What role for the law in protecting consumers?

Geraint Howells in conversation with Hans Micklitz (EUI Florence) and Thomas Wilhelmsson (Helsinki)

12.15-13.00 Drafting a Contract Statement for Scotland

Martin Hogg, Galway

Lunch 13-14.00

14.00-14.45 Consumer Law in Financial Services: Conceptual expansion and divergence

Karen Lynch-Shally, (Maynooth).

14.45-16.00 Consumer Law and Legal Geographies at the Borders of the EU

James Devenney, Geraint Howells and Chris Willett with online contributions from Anne-Christine Fornage Luasanne), Hilde Hauge (Bergen) and Nezihe Tekman (Reading).

Date: Friday, 5 September 2025
Time: 11:00–16:00
Venue: CA110 (Whitaker Room), J.E. Cairnes Building, University of Galway

Registration is free but required.
Register now: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/universityofgalwayschooloflaw1/1802905