CCLS 45th Anniversary Celebration
When: Thursday, November 6, 2025, 1:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Where: The Octagon, Queen Mary University of London, 327 Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
This year we are celebrating CCLS 45th Anniversary and all our alumni, students and friends are invited to commemorate this special milestone and reflect on a legacy that spans over four decades.
To mark the occasion we are holding a law seminar series on Recent Developments in Commercial Law taking place on 6th November.
Please book your tickets to attend.
We also invite you to help talented prospective students to benefit from the opportunities that a year studying at CCLS brings, preparing them to become some of the very best young lawyers, by contributing to the Roy Goode Scholarship Fund. Even a relatively modest contribution can help make a difference between a student being able to study in London or Paris, or not.
Event Programme:
1:30-2pm: Registration
2-2:10pm: Welcome and opening remarks
- Professor Ioannis Kokkoris, CCLS Director
2:10-2:50pm: Keynote Speech: International Jurisdiction Taskforce
- Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and the Head of Civil Justice in England and Wales
2:50pm - 3pm: The History of CCLS
- Sir Roy Goode, Founder of CCLS
3-3:15pm: Refreshments break
3:15-4pm: Panel 1: Commercial Law as Development
- Chair: Professor Rosa Lastra, Sir John Lubbock Chair in Banking Law and Chair of the Institute of Banking and Finance Law at CCLS
- Ignacio Tirado, UNIDROIT Secretary-General
- Wend Wendland, University of Cape Town and ex-Director WIPO
- Emilia Onyema, SOAS Professor in International Commercial Law
4-4:15pm: Refreshments Break
4:15-5pm: Panel 2: Regulated Commercial Law
- Chair: Professor Ian Walden, Professor of Information and Communications Law at CCLS
- Apostolos Gkoutzinis, Milbank Partner and the Practice Group Leader
- Gwilym Roberts, Kilburn & Strode Patent Attorney
- Christina Demetriades, Accenture Global Sales and Delivery Lead
5-5:10pm: Closing Remarks
5:15pm-7pm: Drinks and Canapes Reception