9th Annual Conference on the Future of the Commercial Contract: The Impact of Trade Law on Commercial Contracts [Hybrid; London and Zoom, 30 October 2026]

The London Centre for Commercial and Financial Law (LCF) is holding the ninth edition of its Annual Conference on the Future of the Commercial Contract in Scholarship and Law Reform, at the University of Westminster in London and on Zoom. The LCF describes the series as appealing to practitioners, scholars and students.

This year's theme is the impact of international trade law on commercial contracts. According to the organiser, speakers will address contractual remedies, uniform law, the role of the WTO, aspects of typical risks and cross-border policing, and a financial law panel will deal with trade finance, including stablecoins.

• Welcome address: Prof. Mads Andenas, University of Oslo
• Panels 1-3, The impact of trade law on commercial contracts: instruments, remedies, options (chair: Dr. Maren Heidemann, LCF)
• Keynote speakers: Prof. Petros C. Mavroidis, Columbia Law School, New York (on the future of the WTO), and Prof. Djakhongir Saidov, King's College London (on the role of the CISG and contractual remedies in international trade)
• Keynote: Dr. Richard Alexander, SOAS (the role of innovative payment methods in trade finance, marked tbc on the poster)
• Panel 4, The role of trade finance (chair: Prof. Valerio Lemma, University of Rome Guglielmo Marconi)
• Other listed speakers include Dr. Catherine Pédamon (University of Westminster), Dr. Sepideh Harrasi (City St George's, University of London), Dr. Ilona Schembri (University of Malta), Issam Amro (University of Westminster), Gautam Mohanty (Advocate, India, and Of-Counsel, GESSEL, Poland) and Jugaad Singh (Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, India), Deepika Krishna Murthy (University of Bristol), Michala Meiselles (University of Derby) and Prof. Marco Bodellini (University of Bergamo)

The full speaker list and paper titles are on the official poster. The LCF events page notes that a draft timed schedule will follow there and is subject to change.

• Date: Friday, 30 October 2026
• Time: 10:00 to 17:00 GMT, which is 3:30 pm to 10:30 pm IST; doors open at 9:30 am for in-person delegates
• Mode: hybrid. Delegates can attend in person at Fyvie Hall, University of Westminster, Regent Street Campus, 309 Regent Street, London W1B 2HT, or join on Zoom

This is an attendance (delegate) event, not a call for papers. The organiser describes it as appealing to practitioners, scholars and students and states no nationality or membership restriction. The Zoom option lets participants in India join remotely.

• In-person attendance: GBP 75 (includes coffees and lunch)
• Zoom participation: GBP 45 (covers admin and tech)
• The organiser states that discounts are available, including student discounts.
• The Eventbrite listing states that speaker and delegate fees apply.
• Refunds are available up to 7 days before the event, as stated on the Eventbrite listing.

Registration is required and is made through the organiser's Eventbrite page, where both the in-person and Zoom options can be booked. The organiser does not state a separate closing date for bookings, so book before the conference begins at 10:00 GMT (3:30 pm IST) on 30 October 2026.