On 12 September 2017, CIL Director Lucy Reed delivered the John E.C. Memorial Lecture at the McGill Faculty of Law in Montreal. The title of Lucy’s lecture was ‘International Dispute Resolution Courts: Retreat or Advance?’, and Professor Reed focused on the recent progress of the Singapore International Commercial Court. Lucy was introduced by McGill Dean Robert Leckey and Mr Pierre-Olivier Savoie. Professor Fabien Gelinas and Mr Stephen Drymer of Woods led the discussion that followed the lecture.

John EC Brierley, who was Professor and Dean of Law at McGill, was a prominent figure in the discipline of comparative law internationally and a leading Canadian expert on arbitration. NUS Professor Gary Bell studied with Professor Brierley.

A copy of the lecture will be available on the CIL website following McGill’s publication.