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The University of Queensland is hosting the Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture in Brisbane on 13 October 2011. This year’s lecture will be presented by Professor Robert Merkin, on the topic:� "Australia: Still a Nation of Chalmers?"� and will be broadcast live to Federal Court registries in Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth.�

Professor Merkin has taught all aspects of commercial law, including marine insurance, insurance, competition, arbitration and dispute resolution at postgraduate level.� He has published over 40 books and numerous articles on insurance, reinsurance and arbitration law, and is co-editor of the Lloyd’s Law Reports.� He is on the arbitral panels of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre.� Professor Merkin is a consultant to the English and Scottish Law commissions for their project on insurance contract law reform, and has prepared a research paper for the commissions on the Australian experience of reform.� He is president of the British Insurance Law Association and vice-president of the International Association of Insurance Law (AIDA).� In 2010 he received a prize from the Australian Insurance Law Association for his contribution to insurance law and education in Australia.

4 October 2011