Draft Programme – Dr Paul Daly, Senior Lecturer in Public Law
Panel 1: The Investigatory Powers Tribunal, 9.30 to 11.00
Objective: to discuss the role and function of the Tribunal, the issues raised by Privacy International’s complaint, the problems created by litigation over sensitive matters of national security and the procedural solutions available in judicial review proceedings touching on sensitive issues
- The Functions of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal (Dr Tom Hickman, University College London)
- Data Privacy: European and British Perspectives (Dr Nora Ní Loideain, Institute for Advanced Legal Studies)
- Procedural Issues: Confidentiality in Judicial Review Proceedings (Martin Chamberlain QC, Brick Court Chambers)
Panel 2: The Legitimacy of Ouster Clauses, 11.15-13.00
Objective: to discuss the reasons the drafters and enactors of legislation might choose to make provision for an ouster clause, the unique circumstances presented by ouster of review of tribunal decision-making, and whether ouster of judicial review can ever be justified
- Why Might Parliament Enact an Ouster Clause? (Dr Joe Tomlinson, King’s College London)
- Ouster Clauses and the Separation of Powers (Mr Robert Craig, Durham Law School)
- Ouster Clauses and the Rule of Law (Professor Christopher Forsyth, University of Cambridge)
- Respecting Parliamentary Choice (Professor Aileen Kavanagh, University of Oxford)
Sandwich Lunch
Panel 3: Interpreting Ouster Clauses, 14.00-16.00
Objectives: to discuss the interpretative techniques courts might legitimately bring to bear on ouster clauses, drawing on comparative perspectives, constitutional fundamentals and historical practice
- Balancing Access to Justice and the Public Interest (Dr Hayley Hooper, Christ Church College, Oxford)
- Ouster Clauses in Comparative Perspective (Dr Paul Daly, University of Cambridge)
- A Bayesian Approach to Statutory Interpretation (Dr Adam Perry, University of Oxford)
- Statutory Interpretation and Constitutional Fundamentals (Professor Alison Young, University of Cambridge)
- The Cart Solution and the Limits of Constitutional Creativity (Dr Joanna Bell, St John’s College, Cambridge)
If you are interested in attending or require more information, please contact Paul Daly (pd309@cam.ac.uk).
