Background
Owen Plender, Richard was born on October 9, 1945 in Epsom, England.
Owen Plender, Richard was born on October 9, 1945 in Epsom, England.
Cambridge University (Master of Arts, 1970. Bachelor of Laws, 1968), Rebecca Squire Prize, (Doctor of Laws, 1992). University of Illinois (Master of Laws, 1971.
Juris Scientiae Doctor, summa cum laude, 1972), College of Law Prize.
Sheffield University (Doctor of Philosophy, 1971).
Worked at Forrester Norall & Sutton (Brussels) specializing in Firm engaged in European Commission/European Union and International Practice but not authorized to appear before the Belgian Courts. Admitted to the bar, as Barrister, 1972, England and Wales (Berridale-Keith Prize), Appointed Queen"s Counsel, 1989 (Not admitted in Belgium). Honorary Senior Member, Robinson College, Cambridge.
Specialist Legal Adviser to the States of Jersey, 1988.
Formerly Legal Adviser, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 1976-1978. Legal Secretary to Advocates-General Warner and Slynn, Court of Justice of the European Communities, 1980-1983.
Author: "International Migration Law," 2d. educated, 1988. "Basic Documents on International Migration Law," 1988.
"Plender and Usher"s Cases and Materials on the Law of the European Communities," 3rd educated, 1992.
"Introduccion al Derecho Comunitario Europeo," with J. Perez Santos, 1985. "A Practical Introduction to European Community Law," 1980. "The European Contracts Convention: The Rome Convention on the Choice of Law for Contracts," 1991.
Articles in books and periodicals.
Military: ege of Law Prize. Sheffield University (Doctor of Philosophy, 1971).
Forrester Norall & Sutton specializes in European Union law, public international law and the law of international trade. Its lawyers are drawn from several legal and linguistic backgrounds in the European Union and the United States, and the firm also maintains close relations with lawyers in national jurisdictions throughout Europe, North America and Asia.
Advice is given to law firms all over the world, government departments, trade associations, corporations and private individuals, on legal matters falling within the firms area of specialization, notably European Commission/ European Union trade and competition law and policy, areas covered by the community"s "Internal Market" programme, World Trade Organization/General Agreement of Tariff and Trades questions, public international law, air transport matters, European Union/United States/Japanese trade, industrial and investment issues, the legal and institutional evolution of relations between the European Union and former state-trading countries in Eastern Europe, and the implications of the Maastricht Treaty.
In addition to providing advice on substantive legal questions, the firm specializes in the legislative and other decision making procedures of the European Union. The firm represents clients in matters arising in the European Commission, Council, Parliament, Economic and Social Committee, Court of Justice and Court of First Instance, as well as before national courts and arbitration tribunals in disputes involving European Commission/European Union law.
