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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, 4 ALEXANDER ROAD, SEA POINT, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA
We are pleased to announce that the 27th Annual MDT/UWC Family Law Conference is being held at the President Hotel in Cape Town from 26 to 28 March 2025. You can register for individual days.
Topics will cover developments in family law, the changing face of families, children’s rights, the issues currently debated globally & will encourage interactive discussions. There will be opportunities for networking, an exchange of ideas, & developing innovative approaches.
Please click on this link for the draft programme as at 19 February 2025.
We look forward to welcoming you to Cape Town!
You can register online below by selecting the CLICK HERE FOR THE ANNUAL MDT/UWC FAMILY LAW CONFERENCE link , alternatively, download the registration form for completion & submission to ina@mdtcinc.co.za. If you have any queries, please email us at ina@mdtcinc.co.za / bridget@mdtcinc.co.za or call our offices on +27 (0) 21 418 0770 / +27 (0) 82 371 6079.
CLICK HERE FOR CONFERENCE ACCOMMODATION OPTIONS
[please note that the last date for preferential conference rate bookings at the President Hotel is SATURDAY 22 FEBRUARY 2025]
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
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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
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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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