FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 12, 2004

VANCOUVER-Scheduled for May 9-11, 2001 in Vancouver, the 1701 Act of Settlement Conference will feature 150 eminent legal scholars, Chief Justices and other senior jurists from all common law countries. The conference will celebrate the 300th anniversary of the provisions of the English Act of Settlement, 1701, which established judicial independence. For more information on the conference contact Nora Newlands, Coordinator 1701 Conference.

Conference Public Forum “Judicial Independence – Who Needs it?”
Place: Great Hall, Law Courts
Date and Time: Wednesday, May 9, 2001, from 7:30-9 pm

Limited Seating Available. Free admission, but reservations are required. Reserve your seat by calling 604.261.3348 or emailing nnewlands@telus.net

Participants
The Honourable Michael Black, AC, Chief Justice, Federal Court of Australia
The Honourable Mr. Justice Frank Iacobucci, Supreme Court of Canada
The Honorable Judge J Clifford Wallace, Senior Circuit Judge and Chief Judge Emeritus, United States Court of Appeal for the Ninth Circuit

Moderator
Ian Hanomansing, Anchor, Canada Now, CBC Television News

Conference Public Lecture
Presented by The Right Honourable Lord Harry Woolf, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales

Place: Great Hall, Law Courts
Date and Time: Friday, May 11, 2001 from 5-6 pm

Limited Seating Available. Free admission, but reservations are required. Reserve your seat by calling 604.261.3348 or emailing nnewlands@telus.net

For complete information on any of the described events, please visit www.courts.gov.bc.ca/1701/welcome.htm or contact:

Nora Newlands, Coordinator 1701 Conference
T: 604.261.3348
F: 604.261.1964
nnewlands@telus.net
www.courts.gov.bc.ca/1701/welcome.htm