Galway Discussions on the Future of Consumer and Contract Law

Galway discussions on the future of consumer and contract law

Venue: Whitaker Room, J.E. Cairnes Building, University of Galway

Date: Friday 5 September 2025 Time 11-16.00

Chair: Geraint Howells, University of Galway

Morning Session 11-13.00

11-12.15 Meeting Contemporary Challenges. What role for the law in protecting consumers?

Geraint Howells in conversation with Hans Micklitz (EUI Florence) and Thomas Wilhelmsson (Helsinki)

12.15-13.00 Drafting a Contract Statement for Scotland

Martin Hogg, Galway

Lunch 13-14.00

14.00-14.45 Consumer Law in Financial Services: Conceptual expansion and divergence

Karen Lynch-Shally, (Maynooth).

14.45-16.00 Consumer Law and Legal Geographies at the Borders of the EU

James Devenney, Geraint Howells and Chris Willett with online contributions from Anne-Christine Fornage Luasanne), Hilde Hauge (Bergen) and Nezihe Tekman (Reading).