diff --git a/js/src/api/contract/contract.js b/js/src/api/contract/contract.js
index 40caa7643..cef75eda7 100644
--- a/js/src/api/contract/contract.js
+++ b/js/src/api/contract/contract.js
@@ -150,7 +150,9 @@ export default class Contract {
       log.event = event.name;
 
       decoded.params.forEach((param) => {
-        log.params[param.name] = param.token.value;
+        const { type, value } = param.token;
+
+        log.params[param.name] = { type, value };
       });
 
       return log;
diff --git a/js/src/dapps/basiccoin/Deploy/Events/events.js b/js/src/dapps/basiccoin/Deploy/Events/events.js
index a21672a8e..4b51afb59 100644
--- a/js/src/dapps/basiccoin/Deploy/Events/events.js
+++ b/js/src/dapps/basiccoin/Deploy/Events/events.js
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ export default class Events extends Component {
 
   logToEvent = (log) => {
     log.key = api.util.sha3(JSON.stringify(log));
+    log.params = Object.keys(log.params).reduce((params, name) => {
+      params[name] = log.params[name].value;
+      return params;
+    }, {});
 
     return log;
   }
diff --git a/js/src/dapps/basiccoin/Transfer/Events/events.js b/js/src/dapps/basiccoin/Transfer/Events/events.js
index dcead03bb..101c77f73 100644
--- a/js/src/dapps/basiccoin/Transfer/Events/events.js
+++ b/js/src/dapps/basiccoin/Transfer/Events/events.js
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ export default class Events extends Component {
 
   logToEvent = (log) => {
     log.key = api.util.sha3(JSON.stringify(log));
+    log.params = Object.keys(log.params).reduce((params, name) => {
+      params[name] = log.params[name].value;
+      return params;
+    }, {});
 
     return log;
   }
@@ -139,7 +143,6 @@ export default class Events extends Component {
       .concat(pendingEvents)
       .filter((log) => !minedNew.find((event) => event.transactionHash === log.transactionHash));
     const events = [].concat(pendingNew).concat(minedNew);
-    console.log('*** events', events.map((event) => event.address));
     this.setState({ loading: false, events, minedEvents: minedNew, pendingEvents: pendingNew });
   }
 }
diff --git a/js/src/dapps/gavcoin/Events/events.js b/js/src/dapps/gavcoin/Events/events.js
index cb287b3a7..ba71d6541 100644
--- a/js/src/dapps/gavcoin/Events/events.js
+++ b/js/src/dapps/gavcoin/Events/events.js
@@ -106,7 +106,10 @@ export default class Events extends Component {
         logIndex,
         transactionHash,
         transactionIndex,
-        params,
+        params: Object.keys(params).reduce((data, name) => {
+          data[name] = params[name].value;
+          return data;
+        }, {}),
         key
       };
     };
diff --git a/js/src/dapps/registry/Events/events.js b/js/src/dapps/registry/Events/events.js
index ffb1fc919..10280ae52 100644
--- a/js/src/dapps/registry/Events/events.js
+++ b/js/src/dapps/registry/Events/events.js
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ const renderEvent = (classNames, verb) => (e, accounts, contacts) => {
 
   return (
     <tr key={ e.key } className={ classes }>
-      <td>{ renderAddress(e.parameters.owner, accounts, contacts) }</td>
+      <td>{ renderAddress(e.parameters.owner.value, accounts, contacts) }</td>
       <td><abbr title={ e.transaction }>{ verb }</abbr></td>
-      <td><code>{ renderHash(bytesToHex(e.parameters.name)) }</code></td>
+      <td><code>{ renderHash(bytesToHex(e.parameters.name.value)) }</code></td>
       <td>{ renderStatus(e.timestamp, e.state === 'pending') }</td>
     </tr>
   );
@@ -64,10 +64,10 @@ const renderDataChanged = (e, accounts, contacts) => {
 
   return (
     <tr key={ e.key } className={ classNames }>
-      <td>{ renderAddress(e.parameters.owner, accounts, contacts) }</td>
+      <td>{ renderAddress(e.parameters.owner.value, accounts, contacts) }</td>
       <td><abbr title={ e.transaction }>updated</abbr></td>
       <td>
-        key <code>{ new Buffer(e.parameters.plainKey).toString('utf8') }</code> of <code>{ renderHash(bytesToHex(e.parameters.name)) }</code>
+        key <code>{ new Buffer(e.parameters.plainKey.value).toString('utf8') }</code> of <code>{ renderHash(bytesToHex(e.parameters.name.value)) }</code>
       </td>
       <td>{ renderStatus(e.timestamp, e.state === 'pending') }</td>
     </tr>
diff --git a/js/src/dapps/signaturereg/services.js b/js/src/dapps/signaturereg/services.js
index 3942f75cc..7219ddff1 100644
--- a/js/src/dapps/signaturereg/services.js
+++ b/js/src/dapps/signaturereg/services.js
@@ -30,7 +30,10 @@ const logToEvent = (log) => {
     logIndex,
     transactionHash,
     transactionIndex,
-    params,
+    params: Object.keys(params).reduce((data, name) => {
+      data[name] = params[name].value;
+      return data;
+    }, {}),
     key
   };
 };
diff --git a/js/src/dapps/tokenreg/Status/actions.js b/js/src/dapps/tokenreg/Status/actions.js
index 9ec196aed..b7de9c108 100644
--- a/js/src/dapps/tokenreg/Status/actions.js
+++ b/js/src/dapps/tokenreg/Status/actions.js
@@ -148,27 +148,27 @@ export const subscribeEvents = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
           return dispatch(setTokenData(params.id.toNumber(), {
             tla: '...',
             base: -1,
-            address: params.addr,
-            name: params.name,
+            address: params.addr.value,
+            name: params.name.value,
             isPending: true
           }));
         }
 
         if (event === 'Registered' && type === 'mined') {
-          return dispatch(loadToken(params.id.toNumber()));
+          return dispatch(loadToken(params.id.value.toNumber()));
         }
 
         if (event === 'Unregistered' && type === 'pending') {
-          return dispatch(setTokenPending(params.id.toNumber(), true));
+          return dispatch(setTokenPending(params.id.value.toNumber(), true));
         }
 
         if (event === 'Unregistered' && type === 'mined') {
-          return dispatch(deleteToken(params.id.toNumber()));
+          return dispatch(deleteToken(params.id.value.toNumber()));
         }
 
         if (event === 'MetaChanged' && type === 'pending') {
           return dispatch(setTokenData(
-            params.id.toNumber(),
+            params.id.value.toNumber(),
             { metaPending: true, metaMined: false }
           ));
         }
@@ -176,13 +176,13 @@ export const subscribeEvents = () => (dispatch, getState) => {
         if (event === 'MetaChanged' && type === 'mined') {
           setTimeout(() => {
             dispatch(setTokenData(
-              params.id.toNumber(),
+              params.id.value.toNumber(),
               { metaPending: false, metaMined: false }
             ));
           }, 5000);
 
           return dispatch(setTokenData(
-            params.id.toNumber(),
+            params.id.value.toNumber(),
             { metaPending: false, metaMined: true }
           ));
         }
diff --git a/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/event.js b/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/event.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cfe5be251
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/event.js
@@ -0,0 +1,183 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
+import moment from 'moment';
+import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
+import { bindActionCreators } from 'redux';
+
+import { fetchBlock, fetchTransaction } from '../../../../redux/providers/blockchainActions';
+import { IdentityIcon, IdentityName, Input, InputAddress } from '../../../../ui';
+
+import styles from '../../contract.css';
+
+class Event extends Component {
+  static contextTypes = {
+    api: PropTypes.object.isRequired
+  }
+
+  static propTypes = {
+    event: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+    blocks: PropTypes.object,
+    transactions: PropTypes.object,
+    isTest: PropTypes.bool,
+    fetchBlock: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    fetchTransaction: PropTypes.func.isRequired
+  }
+
+  componentDidMount () {
+    this.retrieveTransaction();
+  }
+
+  render () {
+    const { event, blocks, transactions, isTest } = this.props;
+
+    const block = blocks[event.blockNumber.toString()];
+    const transaction = transactions[event.transactionHash] || {};
+    const classes = `${styles.event} ${styles[event.state]}`;
+    const url = `https://${isTest ? 'testnet.' : ''}etherscan.io/tx/${event.transactionHash}`;
+    const keys = Object.keys(event.params).join(', ');
+    const values = Object.keys(event.params).map((name, index) => {
+      const param = event.params[name];
+
+      return (
+        <div className={ styles.eventValue } key={ `${event.key}_val_${index}` }>
+          { this.renderParam(name, param) }
+        </div>
+      );
+    });
+
+    return (
+      <tr className={ classes }>
+        <td className={ styles.timestamp }>
+          <div>{ event.state === 'pending' ? 'pending' : this.formatBlockTimestamp(block) }</div>
+          <div>{ this.formatNumber(transaction.blockNumber) }</div>
+        </td>
+        <td className={ styles.txhash }>
+          { this.renderAddressName(transaction.from) }
+        </td>
+        <td className={ styles.txhash }>
+          <div className={ styles.eventType }>
+            { event.type }({ keys })
+          </div>
+          <a href={ url } target='_blank'>{ this.formatHash(event.transactionHash) }</a>
+        </td>
+        <td className={ styles.eventDetails }>
+          <div className={ styles.eventParams }>
+            { values }
+          </div>
+        </td>
+      </tr>
+    );
+  }
+
+  formatHash (hash) {
+    if (!hash || hash.length <= 16) {
+      return hash;
+    }
+
+    return `${hash.substr(2, 6)}...${hash.slice(-6)}`;
+  }
+
+  renderAddressName (address, withName = true) {
+    return (
+      <span className={ styles.eventAddress }>
+        <IdentityIcon center inline address={ address } className={ styles.eventIdentityicon } />
+        { withName ? <IdentityName address={ address } /> : address }
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+
+  renderParam (name, param) {
+    const { api } = this.context;
+
+    switch (param.type) {
+      case 'address':
+        return (
+          <InputAddress
+            disabled
+            text
+            className={ styles.input }
+            value={ param.value }
+            label={ name } />
+        );
+
+      default:
+        let value;
+        if (api.util.isInstanceOf(param.value, BigNumber)) {
+          value = param.value.toFormat(0);
+        } else if (api.util.isArray(param.value)) {
+          value = api.util.bytesToHex(param.value);
+        } else {
+          value = param.value.toString();
+        }
+
+        return (
+          <Input
+            disabled
+            className={ styles.input }
+            value={ value }
+            label={ name } />
+        );
+    }
+  }
+
+  formatBlockTimestamp (block) {
+    if (!block) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return moment(block.timestamp).fromNow();
+  }
+
+  formatNumber (number) {
+    if (!number) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    return new BigNumber(number).toFormat();
+  }
+
+  retrieveTransaction () {
+    const { event, fetchBlock, fetchTransaction } = this.props;
+
+    fetchBlock(event.blockNumber);
+    fetchTransaction(event.transactionHash);
+  }
+}
+
+function mapStateToProps (state) {
+  const { isTest } = state.nodeStatus;
+  const { blocks, transactions } = state.blockchain;
+
+  return {
+    isTest,
+    blocks,
+    transactions
+  };
+}
+
+function mapDispatchToProps (dispatch) {
+  return bindActionCreators({
+    fetchBlock, fetchTransaction
+  }, dispatch);
+}
+
+export default connect(
+  mapStateToProps,
+  mapDispatchToProps
+)(Event);
diff --git a/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/index.js b/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0925882d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/src/views/Contract/Events/Event/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// Copyright 2015, 2016 Ethcore (UK) Ltd.
+// This file is part of Parity.
+
+// Parity is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+
+// Parity is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+export default from './event';
diff --git a/js/src/views/Contract/Events/events.js b/js/src/views/Contract/Events/events.js
index 7ff0341b3..0428a0ee3 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Contract/Events/events.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Contract/Events/events.js
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-import BigNumber from 'bignumber.js';
 import React, { Component, PropTypes } from 'react';
 
 import { Container, ContainerTitle } from '../../../ui';
 
+import Event from './Event';
 import styles from '../contract.css';
 
 export default class Events extends Component {
@@ -27,106 +27,23 @@ export default class Events extends Component {
   }
 
   static propTypes = {
-    events: PropTypes.array,
-    isTest: PropTypes.bool
-  }
-
-  state = {
-    transactions: {}
-  }
-
-  componentDidMount () {
-    this.componentWillReceiveProps(this.props);
-  }
-
-  componentWillReceiveProps (newProps) {
-    this.retrieveTransactions(newProps.events);
+    events: PropTypes.array
   }
 
   render () {
-    const { events, isTest } = this.props;
-    const { transactions } = this.state;
+    const { events } = this.props;
 
     if (!events || !events.length) {
       return null;
     }
 
-    const rows = events.map((event) => {
-      const transaction = transactions[event.transactionHash] || {};
-      const classes = `${styles.event} ${styles[event.state]}`;
-      const url = `https://${isTest ? 'testnet.' : ''}etherscan.io/tx/${event.transactionHash}`;
-      const keys = Object.keys(event.params).map((key, index) => {
-        return <div className={ styles.key } key={ `${event.key}_key_${index}` }>{ key }</div>;
-      });
-      const values = Object.values(event.params).map((value, index) => {
-        return (
-          <div className={ styles.value } key={ `${event.key}_val_${index}` }>
-            { this.renderValue(value) }
-          </div>
-        );
-      });
-
-      return (
-        <tr className={ classes } key={ event.key }>
-          <td>{ event.state === 'pending' ? 'pending' : event.blockNumber.toFormat(0) }</td>
-          <td className={ styles.txhash }>
-            <div>{ transaction.from }</div>
-            <a href={ url } target='_blank'>{ event.transactionHash }</a>
-          </td>
-          <td>
-            <div>{ event.type } =></div>
-            { keys }
-          </td>
-          <td>
-            <div>&nbsp;</div>
-            { values }
-          </td>
-        </tr>
-      );
-    });
-
     return (
       <Container>
         <ContainerTitle title='events' />
         <table className={ styles.events }>
-          <tbody>{ rows }</tbody>
+          <tbody>{ events.map((event) => <Event event={ event } key={ event.key } />) }</tbody>
         </table>
       </Container>
     );
   }
-
-  renderValue (value) {
-    const { api } = this.context;
-
-    if (api.util.isInstanceOf(value, BigNumber)) {
-      return value.toFormat(0);
-    } else if (api.util.isArray(value)) {
-      return api.util.bytesToHex(value);
-    }
-
-    return value.toString();
-  }
-
-  retrieveTransactions (events) {
-    const { api } = this.context;
-    const { transactions } = this.state;
-    const hashes = {};
-
-    events.forEach((event) => {
-      if (!hashes[event.transactionHash] && !transactions[event.transactionHash]) {
-        hashes[event.transactionHash] = true;
-      }
-    });
-
-    Promise
-      .all(Object.keys(hashes).map((hash) => api.eth.getTransactionByHash(hash)))
-      .then((newTransactions) => {
-        this.setState({
-          transactions: newTransactions.reduce((store, transaction) => {
-            transactions[transaction.hash] = transaction;
-            return transactions;
-          }, transactions)
-        });
-      });
-  }
 }
diff --git a/js/src/views/Contract/contract.css b/js/src/views/Contract/contract.css
index 6956b8c50..4c6e93a3a 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Contract/contract.css
+++ b/js/src/views/Contract/contract.css
@@ -24,9 +24,12 @@
   border-spacing: 0;
 }
 
-.event {
+.events tr {
+  line-height: 32px;
   vertical-align: top;
-  line-height: 26px;
+}
+
+.event {
 }
 
 .event td {
@@ -43,9 +46,6 @@
   color: #aaa;
 }
 
-.value {
-}
-
 .event td div {
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
@@ -56,3 +56,35 @@
 .pending {
   opacity: 0.5;
 }
+
+.timestamp {
+  padding-top: 1.5em;
+  text-align: right;
+  line-height: 1.5em;
+  opacity: 0.5;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
+.eventDetails {
+}
+
+.eventType {
+}
+
+.eventParams {
+  padding-left: 2em;
+}
+
+.eventValue {
+  margin-top: -16px;
+}
+
+.eventAddress {
+  display: inline-block;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.eventIdentityicon {
+  margin-bottom: -10px;
+  margin-right: 0.5em;
+}
diff --git a/js/src/views/Contract/contract.js b/js/src/views/Contract/contract.js
index ec12c3ac9..394f8b360 100644
--- a/js/src/views/Contract/contract.js
+++ b/js/src/views/Contract/contract.js
@@ -116,7 +116,6 @@ class Contract extends Component {
             contract={ contract }
             values={ queryValues } />
           <Events
-            isTest={ isTest }
             events={ allEvents } />
         </Page>
       </div>