The ILAG Saturday meeting is designed to transmit a summary of the proceedings of its closed conference to members of the private legal profession, legal aid lawyers workers in community legal centres, and others interested in the provision of legal aid.

In presenting this conference ILAG has liaised with and acknowledges the assistance of the Law Institute of Victoria.

Saturday - 16 June 2001

0830 - 0900 hrs

Coffee/Tea

0900 - 0915 hrs

Opening

President (or representative)
Law Institute of Victoria

The Hon Robert Hulls MP
Attorney-General of Victoria

0915 - 0930 hrs

Welcoming Remarks

Professor Don Fleming, School of Law, University of Canberra

Professor Alan Paterson, Department of Law, University of Strathclyde, Scotland

0930 - 1000 hrs

ILAG 2001 Conference Report

1000 - 1030 hrs

Contemporary Developments in World Legal Aid I

"The United States: A National Report"

Presenter
Jeanne Charn, Director of the Hale and Dorr Legal Services Center, Harvard Law School

1030 - 1045 hrs

Coffee/Tea

1045 - 1145 hrs

Contemporary Developments in World Legal Aid II

"Recent Developments in Criminal Legal Aid in England and Wales - Contracting, Quality and the Public Defender Experiment"

Presenter
Professor Lee Bridges, School of Law, University of Warwick, England

"Legal Aid in Germany"

Presenter
Matthias Kilian, Institut für Arbeits- und Wirtschaftsrecht, Cologne University, Germany

Title to be announced

Presenter
Roger Smith, Director of Legal Education & Training, Law Society of England and Wales

"The Legal Aids Scene in the Netherlands"

Presenter
Peter Levenkamp, Head, Department of Legal Aid, Ministry of Justice, The Netherlands

1145 - 1230 hrs

Panel Discussion

Panelists from Canada, England and Wales, Germany, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Norway, Republic of Ireland, Scotland, The Netherlands and the United States will respond to questions from the floor.

1230 - 1400 hrs

Lunch at the Law Institute of Victoria

1400 hrs

Meeting Ends