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On 17th September 2024, the Franco-British Lawyers Society successfully held “Technology Meets the Art World”, the latest in the society’s series of art law conferences, chaired by its management committee member Christopher Devereux.

Distinguished speakers from the worlds of art, technology and the law addressed the impact of artificial intelligence and other technology on the art sector, together with the legal implications in the UK and France. The event attracted much interest and positive feedback from the well-attended audience, both
in-person and on-line.

Chers membres de l'AJFB et amis de notre association, 

L'année 2024, qui nous permettra de célébrer le 120e anniversaire de l'Entente Cordiale vient de commencer. 

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By Abbie Stirrat, Honours student at the School of Law

When Claus-Dieter Ehlermann proposed the concept of these gatherings in Fiesole some 25 years ago, as “a European rival to Barry Hawk’s Fordham”, I could not have expected that the events would have had such longevity and such an impact on European law, or that I would have switched from being a troublemaking advocate to being a ruminant judge.  I realise that judicial oversight in European competition cases confronts a number of problems which are easier to identify from the bench than from the bar.  I want to recognise some challenges which are particul