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REGISTRATION IS OPEN for our 2024 annual conference to be held on 13, 14 & 15 March 2024 at the President Hotel, Alexander Road, Bantry Bay.
To register, please click on the applicable link below.
If you have any queries, please call Bridget on +27 (0)21 418 0770, or email conference@mdtcinc.co.za
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THE 27TH ANNUAL FAMILY LAW CONFERENCE, 26 – 28 MARCH 2025, THE PRESIDENT HOTEL, SEA POINT, CPT
Programme:
Please click on this link for the draft programme as at 18 March 2025.
Registration:
Online – CLICK HERE FOR THE ANNUAL MDT/UWC FAMILY LAW CONFERENCE
By hand – download the registration form for completion & submission.
Queries:
Email: ina@mdtcinc.co.za / bridget@mdtcinc.co.za
Call: +27 (0) 21 418 0770 / +27 (0) 82 371 6079.
NB! CANCELLATION POLICY – NO REFUNDS IF YOU CANCEL AFTER 1 FEBRUARY 2025.
Accommodation:
There are various accommodation options, including at the President Hotel itself as well as surrounding establishments. For a list of options, please click on the below link.
Please note that the President Hotel preferential booking rates are no longer available.
CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
Social Functions:
- 26 March – IAFL Complimentary dinner – Bungalow, Camps Bay
[FULL – WAITING LIST SUBJECT TO CANCELLATIONS]
- 27 March – Optional dinner, cash bar – Balthazar, V & A
- 28 March – Sponsored cocktail function – President Hotel
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THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL SURROGACY FORUM
24 & 25 MARCH 2025, THE PRESIDENT HOTEL, 4 ALEXANDER ROAD, SEA POINT, CAPE TOWN.
The conference will take place over 1 ½ days – giving an updated on the developments on surrogacy around the globe, with specific focus on African jurisdictions, as well as empirical research on surrogacy and other issues relating to ART and parenthood. It is organised by The Nordic Centre for Comparative and International Family Law, in conjunction with the IAFL, ABA Family Law Section, UWC Law Faculty and MDT.
The conference fee is USD 750 (not including conference dinner), concessions available for:-
• participants from the OECD’s DAC list of ODA recipients (USD 350)
• full-time judges (USD 350)
• full-time civil servants (USD 350)
• full time academics (USD 200)
If you wish to also register for the 3rd International Surrogacy Forum on 24 & 25 March 2025, also at The President Hotel, you can similarly register online by selecting the CLICK HERE FOR THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL SURROGACY FORUM link. For more information, visit https://www.law.aau.dk/3rd-international-surrogacy-forum-e111899
NB! PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE CANCELLATION POLICY WHICH YOU AGREE TO BY REGISTERING:-
- If cancellation before 31 December 2024, 90% refund
- If cancellation before 1 February 2025, 50% refund
- If cancellation after 1 February 2025, 0% refund
Our Conference.
THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL SURROGACY FORUM
24 & 25 MARCH 2025, THE PRESIDENT HOTEL, 4 ALEXANDER ROAD, SEA POINT, CAPE TOWN.
REGISTRATION FOR THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL SURROGACY FORUM IS CLOSED
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The Hague Conventions and its relevance in Africa Conference
The Hague African Regional Conference on the HCCH Children’s Conventions was held on Tuesday, 2 April and Wednesday, 3 April 2019 at the University of the Western Cape, Cape Town
The conference was hosted by a steering committee, inter alia, the Law Faculty of the University of the Western Cape, Miller du Toit Cloete Inc, the International Academy of Family Lawyers and experts from the Hague Permanent Bureau.
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