English Law and EU Law: Still Two Separate Worlds? A Debate

On the occasion of the Spanish presidency of the Council of the European Union, Instituto Cervantes London is hosting a debate on the differences and similarities of the English and European Union legal systems. Keynote speaker: John Sorabji, Associate Professor at UCL Event in English chaired by Bénédicte Paviot, UK Correspondent for FRANCE 24 and Chair of the UK Advisory Board of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Programme 3:30pm - Registration 4:00pm - Welcome remarks by Víctor Ugarte, Director, Instituto Cervantes London 4:05pm - Judicial Proceedings in Common and Civil Law: Searching for Common Bases by Jordi Nieva 4:20pm - Bridging the Gap Between Common and Civil Law: An Expert Witness in Spanish Law before UK Courts by Lluís Carreras 4:35pm - Retained EU Law and the Heritage of EU Law in the British Judiciary: A New Hybrid Law? by Estelle Cros 4:50pm - Continental and English Civil Procedure – Differences without Distinctions by John Sorabji 5:15pm - Debate and Q&A 5:55pm - Closing remarks by Oliver Chapman, International Policy Adviser for Europe and the CIS region, The Law Society of England and Wales 6:00pm - Drinks Instituto Cervantes London is located in Temple, the traditional home of the world of English law.