Francesco Lauro’s Shipping and the Law conferences have become one of the architectural delights of the Italian shipping calendar.

Last week's event, held in the 18th-century grandeur of the Court Theatre at the Royal Palace of Naples, was no exception.

The eighth edition of the annual conference, organised by Lauro's law firm Studio Legale Lauro, focused on the rise of China, climate change, and free trade and protectionism in the era of Brexit and the Trump administration.