PROGRAMME1 st Day - Monday 14 May, 08.45-17.00

Welcome Speech from the organisers Time: 08:45/08:55Jules Winterton, Director Institute of Advanced Legal studiesAndré Fontes, Chief Justice 2nd Federal CourtDaniela Pereira Madeira, Federal Judge 2nd Federal Court

Panel 1: Understanding Judging in the UK and US - Current judicial challenges and recent developments in research on judges and courts

Time: 09:00/10:30Chair and Commentator: tbcSpeakers:Cheryl Thomas, University College of London, Judicial InstituteAndrew J. Wistrich, US District Court, Central District Court of California

Coffee break

Panel 2: Comparing the Role of The Precedent in The Common Law and in The Civil Law

Time: 10:45/12:15Chair and commentator: tbcSpeakers:Enrico Albanesi, University of GenoaAluisio Mendes, UNESA and Rio de Janeiro State University and 2nd Federal CourtAdam Gearey, Birkbeck University

Lunch

Panel 3: Comparing the Source, Hierarchy and Principles in The Civil Law and in The Common Law

Time: 13:45/15:15Chair and commentator: tbcSpeakers:André Fontes (Chief Justice 2nd Federal Circuit and Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro) (Civil Law approach)Simon Lee, Citizenship & Governance Research at the Open University (Common Law approach)

Coffee break

Keynote Speaker: The Precedent as Source of Law (tbc)

Time: 15:30 / 16:30Luiz Fux, Justice Brazilian Supreme Court (STF) and Rio de Janeiro State University

Academic Programme: The Law Society

Panel: The Legal Professions and their Regulation in the United Kingdom and Brazil

Chair and Commentator: tbcSpeakers: Jessica Crofts-Lawrence, International Policy Analyst, The Bar Council of England and WalesFrederico Singarajah, Barrister and Arbitrator, HardwickeBen Stevenson, International Policy Adviser, Law SocietyAna Tereza Basilio, General Secretary Brazilian Lawyers Institute

Time: 09:30/11:30Assembly 09:15 at The Law Society (113 Chancery Ln, London WC2A 1PL 09)

Academic Programme: The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple (tbc)

Time: 12:00/13:00

Main issue: The History of the Royal Courts of JusticeSpeaker: tbcAssembly at the Inner Temple 11:45 (Crown Office Row, London EC4Y 7HL)

Academic Programme: Goodenough College (tbc)

Time: 18:00/19:30Assembly at the Goodenough College 17:45 (35-42 Mecklenburgh Square, WC1N2AN)Lecture: New trends in the Common LawSpeaker: The Hon. Mrs Justice Maura McGowan, High Court of England and Wales (tbc)

Time: 18:00/18:45

Reception (cocktail)

Time: 18:45/19:30

3rd Day - Wednesday 16 May

Panel 1: Anti-avoidance provisions (Domestic approach GAAR and Tax Treaty approach PPT in the MLI) and Global Fiscal Policy

Time: 09:00/10:30Chair and commentator: João Dacio Rolim, IBDT LLM ProgrammeSpeakers:Parthasarathi Shome, Former adviser Financial Minister India (The India GAAR)David Southern, QC Temple Tax Chambers and Queen Mary, University of London (The UK GAAR)Marcus Livio Gomes, Rio de Janeiro State University (The PPT in the MLI)Renata Kingston, Tax Law Director Vale Brazil (Global Tax Policy and Anti-Avoidance) (tbc)

Coffee break

Panel 2: Transfer Pricing in Post BEPS Era

Time: 10:45/12:15Chair and commentator: Marcelo Ilarraz, Partner Ilarraz Advogados and PhD Candidate University of London (TP BRICS)Speakers:Raffaele Petruzzi, WU Transfer Pricing Center, Institute for Austrian and International Tax Law (TP OECD)Sergio Andre Rocha, Rio de Janeiro State University (TP Brazil and OECD)Sol Picciotto, Lancaster University (TP Major Developing Countries)

Lunch

Panel 3: Challenges in Digital Economy Taxation (VAT/Income Tax)

Time: 13:45/15:15Chair and commentator: tbcSpeakers:Aleksandra Bal, IBFDGustavo da Gama, Rio de Janeiro State UniversityTommaso Faccio, Nottingham UniversityVasiliki Koukoulioti, QMUL Researcher

Coffee break

Panel 4: The role of the Judiciary shaping the Tax Law System and the National Social Security System

Time: 15:30/17:00Chair and commentator: tbc

Speakers:Roger Berner, Upper Tribunal (The UK Tax System)Bernard Schneider, Queen Mary University of London (US and Canada Tax System)Carlos Alexandre de Azevedo Campos, Rio de Janeiro State University (Brazil Tax System)Fabio Zambitte Ibrahim, Rio de Janeiro State University (Brazil Social Contributions System)

Academic Programme: Supreme Court (Judges)

Main issue: The role of the UK Supreme CourtTime: 09:30/11:30Speaker: Lord Carnwath (Justice the UK Supreme Court)Assembly at the Supreme Court 09:15 (Parliament Square, Little George St, Westmin-ster, London SW1P 3BD)

Academic Programme: Royal Court of Justice (UERJ)

Main issue: The Royal Court of JusticeTime: 09:30/11:30Speaker: Grace Karrass, International Relations & Training Delivery ManagerAssembly at Royal Courts of Justice at 09:15 (Thomas More Building/Strand/London WC2A 2LL)

Academic Programme: Parliament (Judges)

Main issue: Justice CommitteeTime: 13:30/15:30Speaker: Member of the Justice Committee of the ParliamentAssembly at the Parliament 13:15 (Westminster, London SW1A 0AA)

Academic Programme: IALS Library (UERJ)

Main issue: Finding legal journal articles for your essay, dissertation or thesisTime: 13:30/15:00Speaker: Alice Tyson, Institute of Advanced Legal StudiesAssembly at the IALS, room L101: 13:15

Panel 1: The Regulation and the Rule of Law. Compliance, Finance, Environmental Law

Time: 09:00/10:30Chair and commentator: tbcSpeakers:Alan Brener, Queen Mary University London (Financial Law)Sandra Miguez, Regional Head Compliance at British American Tobacco London (Regulatory Compliance)Larissa Boratti, Partner Ilarraz Advogados and Visiting Researcher King’s Brazil Institute (Environmental Law)

Coffee break

Panel 2: The Regulation and the Rule of Law. New Technologies and Society

Time: 10:45/12:15Chair and commentator: tbcSpeakers:Iris H Chiu, University College London (Cryptocurrencies: Bitcoin and so on)Irene NG, University of Warwick (Decentralized personal data and the hat)Perry Keller, King's College London (Data Protection: Facebook/ Cambridge Analytica)

Registration -Time: from 8.30

2 nd Day - Tuesday 15 May

4thDay - Thursday 17 May

5thDay - Friday 18 May