Contemporary Issues in American, English, and European Law.

About the Conference

This three-day program held at Jesus College, Cambridge University explores the essential contemporary and historical attributes of American, English, and European law in a wide-ranging discussion among distinguished jurists, academic leaders, and practicing lawyers.

Cambridge University is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world. Law has been taught there for many centuries, and the present law faculty building, built in 1840, houses one of the best law libraries in Great Britain.

Although Jesus College was founded in 1496, the chapel and other buildings date from the 12th and 13th centuries and were originally the Benedictine Convent of St. Mary and St. Radegund. The College is centrally located in Cambridge and consists of some of the most spacious and beautiful grounds in Cambridge.

Fees, Application and Deadlines

• Total Course Fee 2025
  • Full Conference Participants – $1200
  • Guest Fee (dinners only) – $375

 Lodging and Breakfast (3 nights)

The new West Court development, opened in October of 2016, is located on the Jesus College campus and offers a range of luxury accommodations in the center of Cambridge, year round. The stylish and comfortable accommodations include a workstation with free Wi-Fi, a flat screen TV, a hospitality tray and complimentary toiletries.

• Jesus College
  • Single Room – $1000
  • Double Room – $1200

Deadline July 1, 2025
Applications must be received by this date but earlier application is recommended.

Applications must be accompanied by a $500 deposit per person, with any checks made payable to Waynesburg University. Please call or contact Larry Stratton if you have any questions: 724-852-7702 or lstratto@waynesburg.edu.

July 1, 2025 – The remaining balance of the course and accommodation fees are due by this date.

2025 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

15 hours

Sunday, July 13, 2025

2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Registration/Check-In, Jesus College

6:30 p.m. Meet in front of Jesus College Conference Center for transportation to Downing College

7:00 p.m. Reception and Dinner, Downing College

Speaker:

• Graham Virgo, Master, Downing College, Professor of English Private Law, University of Cambridge School of Law

Monday, July 14, 2025

8:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. (2 hours, 1-15 minute break)

“Comparative Approaches to AI and Law in the United Kingdom and European Union, looking also to the United States”

• Nick Holland, Partner, Shoosmiths

10:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.  (2 hours, 1-15 minute break)

ETHICS: “Artificial Intelligence and the Law: Friend or Foe? Or both?: An Ethical Inquiry.”

• The Honorable Gary S. Glazer, Senior Judge, Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas,
  Philadelphia

1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  (1 hour)

“A Constitutional Survey of the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial Branches of Government from the Standpoint of Someone who has Served in all Three”

• The Honorable D. Michael Fisher, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

2:15 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. (1 hour)

“The Nondelegation Doctrine—Rise, Fall, and Return?”

• The Honorable Victor J. Wolski, Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims

3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Chapel Service, Jesus College Chapel

“St. Thomas More, Faith, and the Rule of Law”

• The Honorable D. Brooks Smith, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (1 hour)

“Chief Justice Bereford and the Origins of the Common Law Judiciary”

• The Honorable William S. Stickman IV, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

9:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.  (3 hours, 1-15 minute break)

“Legal Developments in the United Kingdom and Europe”

• Catherine Barnard, Professor of European Union Law, Co-director of Centre for
  European Legal Studies, University of Cambridge School of Law

12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.  (2 hours, 1-15 minute break)

“Recent U.S. Supreme Court Roundup”

• The Honorable Maureen Lally-Green, Professor of Law Emerita, Thomas Kline School of Law, Duquesne University, Judge (Ret.), Superior Court of Pennsylvania
• The Honorable William S. Stickman IV, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania

7:00 p.m.  Dinner, Jesus College

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. (1 hour)

“Reflections from the Bench of Hamilton’s ‘Least Dangerous Branch’: A Four Decade Perspective”

• The Honorable D. Brooks Smith, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

9:15 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. (2 hours, 1-15 minute break)

ETHICS: “Sex, Lies, and Conceit: An Ethical Survey of Recent Virginia Disciplinary Cases that go Beyond Issues of Basic Competence to Practice Law.”

• The Honorable Catherine C. Hammond, Judge (Retired), Virginia Circuit Court, Henrico County