From 17 to 19 March 2005 we will host a 3-day conference on the subject of Unjust Enrichment. We have invited Professors of law from all over Europe to give lectures on various aspects of Unjust Enrichment. The lectures will be held in English.

Programme:

Thursday 17 March
Unjust Enrichment alongside Contract and Tort/De plaats van de ongerechtvaardigde verrijking naast contract en onrechtmatige daad
2 pm: Opening by mr. P.W.L. Russell (senior partner Russell Advocaten; member of the Senate of Dutch Parliament);
2.15 pm: Unjust enrichment and the law of property by prof. F.H.J. Mijnssen (former Vice-President Supreme Court);
3 pm: Common law by Dr. James Edelman (King's College London);
3.45 pm: Break
4 pm: Civil law by prof. J.M. Smits (University of Maastricht);
4.45 pm: Mixed legal systems by Prof. H.L. McQueen (University of Edinburgh);
5.30 pm: Drinks

Friday 18 March - morning session
Comparative Legal History/Enige vergelijkende rechtsgeschiedenis
9.30 am: General Introduction by prof. D. Ibbetson (University of Cambridge);
10.15 am: Leistungskondiktion and Nichtleistungskondiktion, the German Pattern by Prof. M.J. Schermaier (University of Münster);
11 am: Break
11.15 am: Comparative legal history by Prof. W. Snijders (University of Amsterdam);
Noon: Subsidiarity of the remedy for unjust enrichment. French Law and Dutch Law: different solutions for the same problem by prof. G. van Maanen (University of Maastricht).
12.45 - 2 pm: Lunch

Friday 18 March - afternoon session
Compensation for Wrongdoing/Berekening van de schadevergoeding en voordeelsafgifte
2 pm: Unjust enrichment by interference in another's property in French and Greek Law by dr. C.P. Filios (Democritus University of Thrace);
2.45 pm: Illegallity and Restitution by mr. J.M.J. Chorus (Amsterdam Court);
3.30 pm: Break
3.45 pm: Defences against the claim for unjust enrichment: Change of Position and Wegfall der Bereicherung by mr. H.J. van Kooten (Netherlands Supreme Court);
4.30 pm: Compensation for wrongdoing by J. Linssen, LL.M. (law firm mr. J.G.A. Linssen, Tilburg).

Saturday 19 March
International perspective/Internationaalrechtelijke ontwikkelingen
9.30: Restitution by prof. Th.M. de Boer (University of Amsterdam);
10.15: Unjust factors or grounds of restitution by prof. S. Hedley (University College Cork);
11.00: Break
11.15: Convergence between Civil law and Common law by prof. L.C. Winkel (Erasmus University Rotterdam);
12.00: Concluding remarks by prof. E.J.H. Schrage (University of Amsterdam).
12.30: Lunch

Working language: English
Location: Russell Advocaten Amsterdam offices, Reimersbeek 2, 1082 AG Amsterdam.
Registration: to register for the conference please send an e-mail to congres@russell.nl or click on 'aanmelden' below.
Information: if you wish more information please send an e-mail to congres@russell.nl or contact Evelien Gebuis (+ 31 (0) 20 301 55 55).