From: Jodi Gardner <jodi.gardner@auckland.ac.nz>

Sent: Friday 27 June 2025 08:04

To: Obligations Discussion Group; Allison Silink; Paula Giliker

Subject: Pathways to Justice for Survivors of Institutional Abuse Conference

Dear Colleagues,

We are writing to invite you to the Pathways to Justice for Survivors of Institutional Abuse Conference, which will be held in person in Sydney, Australia, on 19-20 September, 2025 from 8:30am-5:00pm AEST.  There are also online attendance options (via interactive livestream or deferred full conference recording options).

The conference brings together a wide range of leading private and comparative law academics, practitioners and judges and other stakeholders to consider vicarious liability and other forms of tortious and statutory liability of institutions for child abuse, as well as redress schemes. The 50 speakers include numerous members of this list.

The program will explore doctrinal uncertainties, law reform, and the recommendations of commissions of inquiry in Australia, New Zealand and the UK and others for providing pathways to justice for survivors of institutional abuse by way of redress and civil litigation.

The conference features presentations from a stellar lineup of speakers and commentators, and will be opened by the Hon Peter McClellan AM KC, the chair of the Australian Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse:

The full program, website and registration is available here:   https://pathways.openlaw.com.au/

Anyone is welcome to attend and the issues will be of relevance to all common law jurisdictions.

If you are interested in attending and have any questions, please contact one of us on the conference organising committee:

Jodi Gardner: jodi.gardner@auckland.ac.nz

Paula Giliker: paula.giliker@bristol.ac.uk

Allison Silink: Allison.silink@uts.edu.au

Best wishes,

Jodi, Paula and Allison