52nd CONGRESS 2008

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52nd CONGRESS 2008

BUCHAREST
Bucharest:
the UIA’ s bridge
to the future
Programme
and
Registration
52 CONGRESS
nd
OCTOBER 29
I
NOVEMBER 2
2008
UNION INTERNATIONALE DES AVOCATS
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS
UNIÓN INTERNACIONAL DE ABOGADOS
MAP OF BUCHAREST
2
1
HOUSE
OF
PARLIAMENT
1 ROYAL PALACE
2 LA CORTINA (16 km)
Programme
and Registration
52nd Congress
Bucharest - Romania
October 29 - November 2, 2008
House of Parliament
ACCREDITATION / CLE CREDIT
UIA has obtained official accreditation from
the Conseil National des Barreaux (CNB
France), as well as from the Belgian bars,
within the continuing legal education
framework. In this context, 21 hours of
training have been approved for Congress
participants.
UIA has obtained official accreditation from
the Romanian National Bar Association
(UNBR).
UIA is pursuing the same approach with
organisations in other countries. Please
contact it for more detailed information.
Union Internationale des Avocats
Tel
Fax
Email
Website
25, rue du Jour - 75001 Paris - France
> + 33 1 44 88 55 66
> + 33 1 44 88 55 77
> uiacentre@uianet.org
> www.uianet.org
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTENTS
1. RECEPTION AND PRACTICAL INFORMATION
> Welcome messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
> Our partners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
> Information – Country . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
> Information – Congress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
> Committees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
> UIA Presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
> Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
> Congress Schedule and Timings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
2. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
2.1 MAIN THEMES
> The Information Society: Questions and Challenges . . . . . . . . 14
> Water and the Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
> The Legal Profession: Just another Business? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
> Competition Law: Competing Models of Market Regulation . 27
2.2 JOINT WORKING SESSIONS OF COMMISSIONS
AND WORKING GROUPS
> International Arbitration/Sports Law/Mediation
and Conflict Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
> Banking Law/Corporate Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
> Media Law/Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
> Mergers and Acquisitions/Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
> Tort Law/Health Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
2.3 COMMISSIONS AND WORKING GROUPS’ WORKING
SESSIONS
> Administrative Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
> Art Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
> International Arbitration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
> Banking Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
> Bankruptcy Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
> Biotechnology Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
> Business and Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
> Competition Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
> Computer and Telecommunications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
> Contract Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
> Corporate Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
> Criminal Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 19
> International Criminal Defence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
> Defence of the Defence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
> Environmental and Sustainable Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
> European Union Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
> Family Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
> Financial Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
> Foreign Investment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
> The Future of the Lawyer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
> Health Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
> Human Rights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
> Immigration and Nationality Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
> Insurance Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
> Intellectual Property . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
> International Estate Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
> International Private Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
> International Sale of Goods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
> Judiciary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
> Labour Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16, 18
> Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18, 28, 29
> Management of Law Firms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
> Media Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
> Mediation and Conflict Prevention . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
> Mergers and Acquisitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
> Protection of Personal Data and Rights of the Digital Person . 28
> Real Estate Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
> Sports Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 24
> Tax Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
> Tort Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
> Transport Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3. OTHER MEETINGS
> International Bar Leaders Senate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
> Commissions Presidents Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
> Regional Secretaries, Presidents of National Committees
and UIA Representatives Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
> International Commissions and National
Committees Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
> Law Firms Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
> ABA-SIL Meeting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
> Meeting of the new Training Committee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22, 24
> Associated Meetings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
4. SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
> Opening Ceremony – Parliament – October 29, 2008 . . . . . . 31
> Welcome Reception – Parliament – October 29, 2008 . . . . . 31
> Informal Evening – Cocktail Dinner – Club Cortina
October 30, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
> Closing Ceremony – Parliament – November 1, 2008 . . . . . . 32
> Gala Dinner – Royal Palace – November 1, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . 32
> General Excursion in Bucharest
November 2, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
5. TRANSPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6. ACTIVITIES FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS . . . . . 33
7. CONGRESS TOURS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
8. ACCOMMODATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
9. METHODS OF PAYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10. CANCELLATION CONDITIONS
(registration, accommodation, activities) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
11. GENERAL CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
12. MAP OF BUCHAREST CITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cover page
Registration forms are included in this brochure.
This brochure is printed on Cyclus Print recycled paper for the respect of the environment.
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To register please complete the forms attached or register online www.uianet.org
GENERAL INFORMATION
Welcome in Bucharest!
In this year of 2008, we will be holding our 52nd Congress, our organisation’s most important annual event,
and I wish to invite all UIA members to participate in it.
In fact, it will be taking place at a crucial moment for lawyers who are being threatened and harassed in
different corners of the planet, but also at a time when the profession is on the verge of turning into a mere
business and no longer a profession. This is an issue that we will be able to discuss during this Congress.
Furthermore, UIA celebrates and supports Romania’s entry into the European Union, which is a source of
great pleasure for me as UIA President and a European citizen. The European Union’s expansion was essential as an
affirmation of the Rule of Law and democracy, as well as for the respect of Human Rights in East Europe.
Furthermore, the main themes which we will address are crucial both for the world at large and for our profession.
Finally, this will be a memorable occasion thanks to the efficiency of the Organising Committee, led by my friend Mihai
TANASESCU – a guarantee of success in terms of organisation and results.
All these reasons would be more than enough to justify your taking part in the Congress, but there is yet another: it will
be held in Romania, giving us the opportunity to discover the charm of this extraordinary country, where Europe meets
the Black Sea, a region steeped in history and culture. There we will find the magnificent city of Sibiu, which easily merited
the title of Europe’s Cultural Capital in 2007, the year when Romania joined the European Union.
The proceedings will be held at the House of Parliament and the gala dinner at the Royal Palace.
My words of welcome to you would not be complete without mention of Cristian IORDANESCU, who was the first person
involved in the organisation of our Congress in Romania but who sadly died in early December 2007.
I look forward to seeing all of you in Bucharest, with the certainty that the Congress will be unforgettable – both useful
and fruitful on the professional front, and pleasant and interesting at the personal level.
Dear friends,
Héctor DÍAZ-BASTIEN
UIA President
You already know from the messages in the preliminary programme that the Bucharest Congress will be
unique: the beauty of the city that most of you haven’t been to, the joy of its inhabitants after joining the
Great European Family, the country’s special characteristics - Latin by training and culture, Oriental
because of the influence of the Middle Ages and the Ottoman domination - and its multiculturalism. This
is a land at the crossroads of history and much more.
Unfortunately, a shadow has been cast over this unique event, by the fact that the person who fought with all his heart
and soul to organise this Congress in Bucharest, the one who, with his intelligence, his joy, his energy, his good humour
and his friendship invited you all here – I am obviously speaking of Cristian IORDANESCU – is no longer with us to
welcome you.
He who had the idea of transforming Bucharest into a “bridge towards the future” now only lives on in our memories…
The generations that come after us must not forget that those who witnessed the transition from the 20th century to the
21st century lived through a period when a wall divided a city, a curtain divided a continent and an ideology divided a
world.
I believe that it is the mission of the lawyers present at the Bucharest Congress - indeed, that of all the world’s lawyers
- to show by their own example the unity of our profession with other professional structures – social and political.
This will also ensure that our Congress is crowned with success because it is here, more than anywhere else, that
memory will help us build the future. The generations that take the first step onto the “bridge towards the future”, here
in Bucharest, are sure to find unity, harmony and joie de vivre on the other side.
In Bucharest, you will smile, meet friends, participate in technical and cultural meetings, enjoy yourselves in the company of
colleagues from Romania and the Black Sea countries, discover and rediscover a world that has long been waiting for you.
Welcome in Bucharest!
Mihai TANASESCU
President of the 2008 Congress
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I N F O R M AT I O N S
WELCOME MESSAGES
GENERAL INFORMATION
THE UIA PARTNERS FOR THE 52nd CONGRESS
The International Association of Lawyers wishes to thank the following for their support in organising the Congress:
AUTHORITIES AND INSTITUTIONS
BUCHAREST BAR
Baroul București
Str. Dr. Râureanu, nr 3
Sector 5
050047 Bucharest – Romania
Email: secretariat@baroul-bucuresti.ro
Website: www.baroul-bucuresti.ro
NATIONAL UNION OF ROMANIAN BARS
Uniunea Naţionala a Barourilor din România
UNBR
Palatul de Justiţie
Splaiul Independenţei nr. 5
Sector 5
Tel: +40 21 316 07 39
Fax: +40 21 313 48 80
Email: unbr@unbr.ro
Website: www.unbr.ro
LAWYERS INSURANCE OFFICE –
BUCHAREST SUBSIDIARY
Casa de Asigurari a Avocaţilor – Filiala București
Str. Dr. Râureanu, nr. 3
Sector 5
Tel: +40 21 313 16 12
Fax: +40 21 313 16 14
Email: webmaster@filbuc-caa.ro
Website: filbuc-caa.ro
HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT – CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
Parlamentul României – Camera Deputaţilor
Palatul Parlamentului
Str.Izvor nr.2-4
Sector 5
Bucharest – Romania
Tel: +40 21 316 03 00; +40 21 414 1111
Email: webmaster@cdep.ro
Website: www.cdep.ro
PARTNERS AND EXHIBITORS
BRUYLANT EDITIONS
Rue de la Régence, 67
1000 Brussels - Belgium
Tel: +32 2 512 98 45
Fax: +32 2 511 72 02
Website: www.bruylant.be
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL LAW REVIEW
Nestor House
Playhouse Yard
London EC4VSEX - United Kingdom
Email: hotline@euromoney.com
Website: www.iflr.com
LEXISNEXIS
141, rue de Javel
75747 Paris Cedex 15 - France
Tel: +33 1 45 58 93 80
Fax: +33 1 45 58 93 48
Website: www.lexisnexis.fr
& ASOCIAŢII
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
239, Calea Dorobanti, 6th Executive Floor
First District
010567 Bucharest - Romania
Tel: +40 (21) 317 79 19
Fax: +40 (21) 317 85 00 / 317 75 05
Email: office@pnpartners.ro
Website: www.pnpartners.ro
POPOVICI NIŢU
BRD GROUPE SOCIETE GENERALE
Boulevard Ion Mihalache 1 – 7
Tour BRD
Bucharest 1 - Romania
NATIONAL TOURISM OFFICE
7, rue Gaillon
75002 Paris - France
Tel.: +33 1 40 20 99 33
Fax: +33 1 40 20 99 43
Email: info@guideroumanie.com
Website: www.guideroumanie.com
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GENERAL INFORMATION
ENTRY FORMALITIES
Citizens of European Union member countries can visit Romania without a visa for a
maximum 90-day stay.
However, a passport valid for at least 6 months after the date of entry into the
Romanian territory is necessary to cross the border.
For short stays not exceeding 90 days, European citizens (citizens of one of the Union’s
27 member countries as well as Swiss and Norwegian citizens) can enter Romania with
a valid national identity card.
COUNTRIES WITHOUT VISA
Malaysia
Mexico
Monaco
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Panama
Paraguay
Salvador
San Marino
Singapore
South Korea
United States of America
Uruguay
Venezuela
Andorra
Argentina
Australia
Brazil
Brunei
Canada
Chile
Costa Rica
Croatia
Guatemala
Holy See
Honduras
Israel
Japan
FOR OTHER NATIONALITIES
Congress delegates from some countries need to obtain a visa in order to enter
Romania. They must fulfill the administrative requirements of the Consulate or
Embassy of Romania in their country of residence. It is strongly recommended that
you apply for the visa well ahead of your departure date.
For any additional information, please consult the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs’ website: www.mae.ro (Section: “visas and consular services/visas”).
1. List of countries whose nationals can apply for a visa without requiring an
invitation:
Antigua and Barbados
Bahamas
Bahrain
Barbados
Belize
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Colombia
Dominica
Ecuador
Grenada
Indonesia
Kiribati
Kuwait
Lesotho
Macedonia
Malawi
Mariana Islands
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Montenegro
Namibia
Nauru
Oman
Palau
Qatar
Rep. of Moldavia
Russian Federation
Salomon Islands
Santa Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Serbia
Seychelles
South Africa
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Vincent and Grenadines
Swaziland
Thailand
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Tuvalu
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
Uruguay
Vanuatu
Western Samoa
Zimbabwe
2. List of countries whose nationals are required to submit an invitation in
order to obtain a visa:
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Armenia (without bank guarantee)
Azerbaijan (without bank guarantee)
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Byelorussia (without bank guarantee)
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Cote d'Ivoire
Cuba (without bank guarantee)
Democratic Popular Republic of Congo
(Zaire)
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia (without bank guarantee)
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
India
Iran
Iraq
Jordan
Kazakhstan (without bank guarantee)
Kenya
Kirghizstan (without bank guarantee)
Korea/DPR
Laos
Lebanon
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Maldives
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mongolia (without bank guarantee)
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Niger
Nigeria
Pakistan
Palestinian Authority
Papua-New-Guinea
People’s Republic of China
Peru
Philippines
Republic of Congo
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Surinam
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
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INFORMATION – COUNTRY
GENERAL INFORMATION
TRANSPORT BY AIR
AIR FRANCE and TAROM are the official carriers for the Bucharest Congress.
You can obtain of preferential rates by making your reservations directly with either of
the two airlines.
In order to avail of the special rates, Congress delegates must book their flights directly
on the website:
www.airfrance-globalmeetings.com using the following identification code: 04438AF
To obtain preferential non restrictive rates(1), Congress delegates must contact
the offices of the Romanian airline TAROM directly and present official documentary
evidence of their participation in the Congress (registration form, invitation, etc.).
TAROM has blocked a certain number of seats for the UIA Congress on flights
from the following cities on October 28 and 29 and on November 2 and 3
for the return.
In view of the limited number of seats and the fact that these preferential rates(1)
cannot be guaranteed after the September 15, 2008, we urge you to make your
reservations as soon as possible with:
TAROM PARIS
12, rue des Pyramides - 75001 Paris
Tel: +33 1 42 65 43 66
Fax: +33 1 42 65 43 67
TAROM MADRID & BARCELONA
Calle Principe de Vergara, no 112 5/B, 28002 Madrid
Tel: +34 91 564 18 83
Fax: +34 91 564 19 01
Email: madrid@tarom.es
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TAROM LONDON
27 New Cavendish Street, London W1G9TX
Tel: +44 20 72 24 36 93 / +44 20 79 35 36 00
Fax: +44 20 74 87 29 13
Email: lonoffice@taromuk.co.uk
TAROM ROME
Via Alessandro Scarlatti 5, 200198 Rome
Tel: +39 06 85 30 50 45
Fax: +39 06 85 30 51 14
Email: tarom.roma@virgilio.it
TAROM BRUSSELS
Brussels Airport, Departure Terminal
OP 44, 1930 Zaventem
Tel: +32 2 21 86 382
Fax: +32 2 21 98 046
Email: financial@tarom.be
TAROM FRANKFURT
13 Zeil Strasse, 60313 Frankfurt
Tel: +49 69 29 52 70
Fax: +49 69 29 29 47
Email: frankfurt@tarom.de
TAROM MUNICH
Munich Airport 85336 ,
Terminal 1, module C, office C5-363
Tel: +49 89 97 59 11 40/42/43
Fax: +49 89 97 59 11 41
Email: munich@tarom.de
(1) No minimum stay requirement, changes made without charge, reimbursement
permitted (return fare).
These preferential fares can be sent to you on request by DESTINATION PLUS.
Kindly contact our agency, DESTINATION PLUS, to organise your air transport for
groups of more than 10 persons:
DESTINATION PLUS
58, rue Saint Lambert - 75015 Paris, France
Tel.: +33 1 56 08 37 37 - Fax: +33 1 56 08 37 38
Email: congres-uia@destinationplus.fr
GENERAL INFORMATION
ARRIVAL
The International Bucharest-Otopeni Airport is located 16 km North of Bucharest. On
your arrival, information will be available at the UIA welcome desk (October 27-29,
2008).
TRANSFERS FROM THE AIRPORT
UIA will not be providing any transfers from the airport.
It takes around 40 minutes to reach Bucharest city centre from the airport. You can
obtain of preferential transfer rates to Bucharest city centre by using the company “Fly
taxi”, which has been approved by UIA.
In order to do so, the amount payable for the journey has to be submitted at the UIA
welcome desk, in cash only (Euros, Dollars or Lei). The amount for the journey is
35 Euros.
CURRENCY
The national currency is the Romanian New Leu (Lei in the plural).
Exchange rate on 13/05/08:
1 RON= 0,27174 €
1 EURO = 3,68002 RON
BANKS/FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Banks are generally open from Monday to Friday, between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm.
However, each establishment determines its own working hours. Most banks are
closed on the weekend.
International credit cards are accepted by most hotels, restaurants, shops, car rental
agencies and companies offering tourism related services (A word of caution though:
American Express cards are not accepted everywhere).
ATMs can be found throughout the capital city.
You can exchange currencies in banks, some hotels, stations, the airport, major
shopping complexes or foreign exchange bureaus (you will have to show your passport
or other valid identification). Avoid exchanging money at places other than those
mentioned above. Lei cannot be exchanged abroad. Hence, you must ask for a receipt
when you buy Lei so that you can exchange them back into the original currency before
your departure.
LANGUAGE
Romanian is the national language. In the big cities, English and French are spoken at
hotels, travel agencies, airports and at major tourist sites.
POWER SUPPLY
The electrical current supplied is 220V; 50 Hz. An adaptor will be required for electrical
appliances that do not have two pin plugs and for appliances from the United States, a
transformer will be required.
SHOP TIMINGS
In major cities, department stores are open throughout the week, weekends included.
Smaller shops are normally open during the week between 10:00 am and 8:00 pm and
are closed on Sundays.
CLOTHING
Romania is blessed with a temperate continental climate with seasonal variations. At the
time of year when the Congress is to be held, the weather can be quite variable (with
temperatures oscillating between 10° and 17°C). It is best to carry mid-season clothing.
Dress code for the various social events:
ceremony and welcome cocktail party: Suit (the cocktail will be held in the
House of Parliament)
Informal party and dinner cocktail: Casual wear but bring along something warm (the
informal party will be held partially outdoors)
Gala dinner: Full evening dress (the reception will take place indoors)
General excursion: Casual wear (visits and meals partly outdoors)
Opening
TOURISM IN BUCHAREST
A strange mix of oriental hustle and bustle and occidental refinement, Bucharest will
surprise you with the ease with which it adopts all its contrasts.
Ever since it became the capital of Romania in 1862, the city has been evolving
continuously, becoming the country’s artistic and cultural hub. The city’s architecture,
a harmonious blend of the neoclassical with the rococo and the French Renaissance
styles, and also the literary and artistic activity here in the early 20th century earned it
the name of “The Little Paris”.
BUCHAREST, THE CITY OF CULTURE
Like every true European metropolitan city, Bucharest offers visitors an intense cultural
experience, with numerous theatres staging the most varied types of shows, art galleries
hosting painting, photography and sculpture exhibitions, book exhibitions, not to forget
the inviting bookshops in which you can take refuge from the hustle and bustle on the
street outside and even order a cup of tea – all very charming, a charm which
experienced once will give you a taste of this unique metropolis.
HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ROMANIA
Once a Roman province, Romania even today bears the stamp of this civilization.
Located at the junction of the large empires that have dominated European history, the
Romanian provinces have successively been subjected to Byzantine, Ottoman and
Austro-Hungarian domination. In Transylvania, the influence of Western cultures,
particularly German but also Italian and French, is very perceptible – as can be
experienced in the old medieval cities of Sibiu or Sighișoara. To the south and east of
the Carpathian mountains, oriental influences have been stronger as can be seen in the
religion, the painting, the architecture and also in the music of these regions. In
Bucovina, located in the north-east of the country, one can admire the famous 15th
century monasteries with their external frescos. These monuments are classified as
world heritage sites by UNESCO since 1989.
Over the years, Romanian culture has contributed to the enrichment of the world’s
cultural heritage with outstanding contributions in very varied areas: George Enescu, a
brilliant musician, created musical works with an obvious popular, national or realist
quality. Constantin Brâncuși, a visionary artist, left a mark on modern sculpture, and
then there were the works of the famous writers: Eugene Ionesco, Emil Cioran and
Mircea Eliade. The medieval city of Sibiu was designated the Cultural Capital of Europe
in 2007: www.sibiu.ro.
A Single Number for all Emergency Services – 112
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GENERAL INFORMATION
THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
The most famous and controversial monument in Bucharest, it was built between
1984 and 1989, with the help of 400 architects and 20,000 workers who toiled day
and night in shifts. Initially called “The House of the People”, it was supposed to bring
all government authorities together under one roof, around the dictator whose
residence it was meant to be.
The building is now called the House of Parliament and houses the Chamber of
Deputies and the Senate.
The House of the People or House of Parliament in figures:
Nothing is of reasonable size in this structure of gigantic proportions. Standing 84
metres high, the building is 270 meters long and 240 meters wide. It has 1,100 rooms
spread over 12 floors, with four additional underground levels currently accessible
and utilized (another four floors being only partially complete). The halls have ceilings
that are over 20 meters high and the largest hall is the size of a football field. The
magnificent chandeliers are made of Médias crystal. The heaviest one weighs 4 tons!!
It is believed that the House of Parliament is the second largest building in the world, second
only to the Pentagon (Washington DC).
PRE-CONGRESS TOURS / ACTIVITIES FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
DESTINATION PLUS offers two pre-Congress tours that will take you to the must
see monuments of Romania:
TOUR N°1: “On Romania’s Treasure Trail: The
Monasteries of Bucovina”
4 days/3 nights – Sunday, October 26 to Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (very early
return to Bucharest)
PRE-CONGRESS TOUR N°2: “From the Carpathian Mountains to South
Transylvania: Discovery of the Region, Romanian Culture & Traditions”
3 days/2 nights – Sunday, October 26 to Tuesday, October 28, 2008 (return in the
evening)
PRE-CONGRESS
Governing Board
General Assembly
Opening Ceremony
International Bar Senate
Main Theme on the Information Society
Main Theme on Water and the Law
Main Theme on Competition Law
Main Theme on Legal Profession
Closing Ceremony
Date
October 29
October 29
October 29
October 30
October 30
October 31
November 1st
November 1st
November 1st
You will also have the opportunity to visit Bucharest and its surroundings during the
Congress.
Details of pre-Congress tours and activities for accompanying persons are on pages
48 to 58 of the programme. To make a reservation, use the DESTINATION PLUS
reservation form attached hereto.
In case enough people have not registered by September 8, 2008, the pre-Congress
tours and activities for accompanying persons may be cancelled or postponed to a
date on which there are more participants.
DESTINATION PLUS
Tel.: +33 1 56 08 37 37
Fax: +33 1 56 08 37 38
Website: www.destinationplus-uia.com
ACCREDITATION / CLE CREDIT
UIA has obtained official accreditation from the Conseil National des Barreaux
(CNB France), as well as from the Belgian bars, within the legal continuing education
framework. In this context, 21 hours of training have been approved for Congress
participants.
UIA has obtained official accreditation from the Romanian National Bar Association
(UNBR).
UIA is pursuing the same approach with organisations in other countries. Please
contact it for more detailed information.
INTERPRETATION
English
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Spanish
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
French
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Arabic
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
Romanian
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
yes
The table above summarises the meetings for which simultaneous interpretation has been arranged, to date. On your arrival at the Congress, kindly consult the final
programme in order to check whether simultaneous interpretation has been arranged for any other meetings.
The UIA would like to thank the Majed M. GAROUB Law firm for sponsoring the simultaneous translation costs in Arabic.
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GENERAL INFORMATION
VENUE
House of Parliament (Palatul Parlamentului)
International Conference Centre of Bucharest (CIC)
Str. Izvor, nr. 2-4 - Bucharest
Tel.: + 40 21 312 17 80 - Fax: + 40 21 312 09 02
Email: cic@cdep.ro - Website: www.cdep.ro/cic/
SHUTTLES, ACCESS
A shuttle service will be set up for transfers between the JW Marriott (the Congress
hotel) and the House of Parliament. Due to the very difficult traffic conditions
prevailing in Bucharest and in order to reduce carbon emission, the organisers are
planning to provide just one transfer in the mornings and one in the evenings
between the other Congress hotels and the House of Parliament.
For all evening programmes, to and fro transfers from your hotel will be provided.
The shuttle timings will be given to you upon your arrival and posted up in the
Congress hotels.
ORGANISERS’ ADDRESS
To register for the Congress and for any information on the UIA and/or the
Congress, please contact:
25, rue du Jour - 75001 Paris - France
Tel.: +33 1 44 88 55 66 – Fax: +33 1 44 88 55 77
Email: uiacentre@uianet.org - Website: www.uianet.org
To reserve your hotel, register for optional social activities, excursions for
accompanying persons and round-trip excursions, please contact:
DESTINATION PLUS
58, rue Saint Lambert - 75015 Paris - France
Tel.: +33 1 56 08 37 37 - Fax: +33 1 56 08 37 38
ASSISTANCE DURING THE CONGRESS
For any further information, representatives of the UIA and DESTINATION PLUS
will be at your disposal at the Congress registration desk at the House of Parliament
to answer all your questions. A welcome desk will be at your disposal in the
Congress hotels.
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
No members of the legal profession can be registered as accompanying persons for
the Congress. Accompanying persons are not authorised to attend the technical
sessions.
EXHIBITION
An exhibition will be held for the entire duration of the Congress.
LIST OF CONGRESS PARTICIPANTS
You can consult the list of participants on the UIA website’s Bucharest Congress
section, under “My UIA Congress”, at any time. You need to have registered for the
Congress first.
In the confirmation of registration you will find your login and password. You can
identify in “My UIA Congress” section and have access to the participants list, reports
and your own registration.
CONGRESS REPORTS
All Congress participants who have paid their registration fees will receive a copy of
the CD-ROM containing the reports received in electronic format by the UIA at the
latest by July 31, 2008. Reports received after this date but before the Congress will
be available on the UIA website, www.uianet.org, in the section “My UIA Congress”,
for all registered participants who have paid their registration fees. You will be able
to find your login and password in your registration confirmation.During the closing
ceremony, the Monique-Raynaud Contamine Prize will be awarded to the best
reports.
CHANGES AND ADDITIONS
Some names and certain activities have not been given in this programme, as we did
not receive confirmation in time. We invite you to visit the UIA website
www.uianet.org regularly, especially the “Bucharest Congress” link, as this will
enable you to learn about the changes and additions made in the Congress
programme. The final programme will be handed over to participants at the
Congress venue, including all updates and logistical information.
To directly access the Bucharest Congress website, please log on to the home page
of UIA’s website www.uianet.org and click on the “Bucharest Congress” icon
located at the bottom left.
MONIQUE-RAYNAUD CONTAMINE PRIZE
In 1999, the UIA or International Association of Lawyers established the Monique
Raynaud-Contamine Prize in tribute to Mme Monique Raynaud-Contamine, a former
UIA Director of Legal Projects – Publications, and former President of the Banking
Law Commission. Monique Raynaud-Contamine was a vitally important UIA
member for several years.
The Monique Raynaud-Contamine Prize was established in honour of her work and
her personality and is given to the author of the two best legal reports drafted for
UIA’s annual Congresses. One of the two awards will be given to a young lawyer. In
addition, the two winners will each receive a prize awarded by the legal publisher,
Bruylant (Brussels).
To be able to participate in the social activities, accompanying persons must be
registered and pay the corresponding registration fees. They will be given a special
badge.
BADGE
The badge (for Congress participants and/or accompanying persons) can be used as
a pass. Please keep it with you at all times.
FIRST-TIME PARTICIPANTS AT A UIA CONGRESS
In order to enable regular attendees of UIA’s annual Congresses, as well as the
Association’s officers to offer an especially warm welcome to those (UIA members
or non-members) attending a UIA Congress for the first time, their badge will
indicate that they are first-time participants.
LUNCHES
Lunches have been organised to give you ample time to meet friends and colleagues.
They will be served on the spot at the House of Parliament, upon presentation of
your voucher.
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CONGRESS INFORMATION
GENERAL INFORMATION
COMMITTEES
52nd CONGRESS ORGANISING COMMITTEE
UIA Officials
Héctor DÍAZ-BASTIEN (Spain)
Paul NEMO (France)
Mihai TANASESCU (Romania)
Guy ARENDT (Luxembourg)
Mary-Daphné FISHELSON (France)
Jean-Jacques UETTWILLER (France)
Nicole VAN CROMBRUGGHE (Belgium)
Stephen DREYFUSS (United States)
Geoffrey RICHARDS (United Kingdom)
Michael BRAUCH (Germany)
Guilène VALETTE (France)
UIA President
UIA President of Honour
President of the Congress
Secretary General
Deputy Secretary General
Financial Director
Director of Legal Projects
Main themes Congresses
Director of Legal Project - Commissions
Director of Legal Projects - Commissions
Congress Coordinator
Events Manager – UIA
Local Committee
Arin Alexandru AVRAMESCU Organising Committee President
Elena BUSTEA UIA National Committee President for
Romania, Protocol and VIP
Ana DICULESCU-SOVA Congress Promotion
Cornelia LALU Congress Promotion
Ernest Virgil POPOVICI Congress Promotion
Mihai FERARIU Diplomatic Relations
Olivia IORDANESCU Media Relations
Alina STOICA Media Relations
Calin ISPRAVNIC Media Relations
Roxana BOROS-TOTI Relations with service providers
Ion DRAGNE Manager for Relations with Local Speakers
Sonia FLOREA Assistant for Relations with Local Speakers
Florin PETROSEL Relations with Sponsors
Silvia PETROSEL Social Activities
Gheorghe GROZA Security Measures, Transfers
Camelia IORDANESCU Medical Assistance
Alexandru HERBAY Relations with Romanian lawyers
Nenad JANICEVIC Relations with BCBA Lawyers, Macedonia
Bar President
Florina TUDOSE Relations with Law Faculties
Valentina DUMITRACHE Secretariat
Special Participation María-José RODRIGUEZ FRAILE
for the Congress Organisation (Díaz-Bastien & Truan Abogados)
Marbella, Spain
The UIA would like to thank especially Laurence BORY-VILLA, María-José RODRIGUEZ
FRAILE and James MOORE for reviewing of this brochure in French, English and Spanish.
UIA EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Héctor DÍAZ-BASTIEN (Spain)
Paulo LINS E SILVA (Brazil)
Bernd REINMÜLLER (Germany)
Corrado DE MARTINI (Italy)
Mihai TANASESCU (Romania)
Pascal MAURER (Switzerland)
Nicole VAN CROMBRUGGHE (Belgium)
Geoffrey RICHARDS (United Kingdom)
Stephen DREYFUSS (United States)
Rafael TRUAN BLANCO (Spain)
Carlo MASTELLONE (Italy)
UIA President
Immediate Past President
President Elect
First Vice-President
Congress 2008 President and Director of
Development
Director of Human Rights and Defence
Director of Legal Projects - Main Themes
Congresses
Director of Legal Projects - Publications
Director of Legal Projects - Seminars
Jean-Jacques UETTWILLER (France) Financial Director
Guy ARENDT (Luxembourg) Secretary General
Ulrich HIRT (Switzerland) Coordinator of Regional Secretaries,
Presidents of National Committees and UIA
Representatives
Michael BRAUCH (Germany) Congress Coordinator
Verena MOLL (France) Director - Press Relations
Andras SZECSKAY (Hungary) Director of Legal Projects - Independence of
the Profession
Bernard GRELON (France) Chief Editor - Juriste International
James MOORE (United States) Director - Collective Members
Paul NEMO (France) Special Representative of the President
Deputy Directors
Stéphane BONIFASSI (France)
Román ORIA FERNANDEZ DE MUNIAIN
(Spain)
Marcus SCHRIEFERS (Germany)
Isabel CANALS-FROSCH (Austria)
Jorge MARTI MORENO (Spain)
Deputy Directors
Human Rights and Defence
Deputy Director - Commissions
Deputy Director - Seminars
Deputy Director - Seminars
Patricia LOPEZ AUFRANC (Argentina) Deputy Directors of Development for
Louis F. BURKE (United States) South America, North America,
A. K. GANGULI (India) Asia, North Africa and Africa
Driss CHATER (Morocco) and
Issouf BAADHIO (Burkina Faso)
Martin SCHIMKE (Germany) Deputy Director Development - Collective
Members
Pierre VIVIANI (France) Deputy Director Development - Collective
Members
Deputy Secretary General
Mary-Daphné FISHELSON (France) Relations with UIA Headquarters
Jutta BERTRAM-NOTHNAGEL Relations with International
(United States) Organisations
UIA ADMINISTRATIVE CENTRE
Marie-Pierre RICHARD
Anne-Marie VILLAIN
Felix MARQUES
Romina BLANCH
Marie-Pierre LIENARD
Julie GOFFIN
Guilène VALETTE
Joyce GIELEN
Sabine DAVID
Noelia ALONSO MORAN
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Executive Director
Assistant to the Executive Director
Accountant
Assistant of Development and Relationships
with Members
Website and Communication Assistant
Coordinator - Human Rights and Defence
Events Manager
Events Coordinator
Events Assistant
Events Secretary
GENERAL INFORMATION
HISTORY
The Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) was established in 1927 by a group of
European, French-speaking lawyers convinced that lawyers needed to establish
international contacts. Today, it has become an Association that is open to all lawyers
the world over, both generalists and specialists, bringing together over 200 bars,
federations and associations (representing almost two million lawyers) as well as
several thousand individual lawyers spread out over 110 countries. The UIA’s official
languages are French, English, Spanish, German, Italian, Arabic and Portuguese. Its
working languages are French, English and Spanish. The UIA is the only major
multilingual and multicultural international lawyers’ organisation.
OBJECTIVES
Defending the profession.
Promoting the fundamental principles of the profession.
Participating in the development of jurisprudence at international level.
Contributing to the establishment of an international legal order based on the
principle of justice between nations, through the law and in favour of peace.
Collaborating, as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), in activities
undertaken by other national or international organisations.
Establishing relations and exchanges between bars, lawyers’ or jurists associations
and their members, at an international level.
Proposing continuous lawyers’ education services through seminars and Congresses.
MEMBERS
The UIA is composed of four categories of members:
1. Individual Members: Lawyers primarily practicing law
2. Collective Members: Bars, lawyers’ associations and federations
3. Associate Individual Members: Other law professionals
4. Associate Collective Members: Associations of other law professionals
STRUCTURE AND STATUTE
The UIA’s executive bodies are the General Assembly, the Governing Board and the
Executive Committee.
Since 1971, being a non-governmental organisation (NGO), the UIA has enjoyed a
special consultative status with the United Nations and the Council of Europe. It is
represented at the United Nations Organisation’s main offices (New York, Geneva and
Vienna).
The UIA is also a member of the Advisory Council to the International Criminal
Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Tribunal for
Rwanda.
ACTIVITIES
Interventions
The UIA frequently intervenes the world over in support of lawyers who have been
imprisoned or persecuted for practicing their profession.
Commissions and Working Groups
The UIA has over 40 Commissions and Working Groups, divided into two
departments: General Practice and Human Rights on the one hand and Business Law
on the other. Each Commission or Working Group specialises in a particular field of
law and examines comparative law and international law in various legal systems and
national laws.
Congresses and Seminars
The UIA holds a Congress every year, as well as several seminars in different countries.
These events enable participants to examine and discuss topical issues, keep
themselves informed about the latest developments in law, gain general or specific
knowledge and discuss several aspects of legal practice.
Apart from their academic aspect, these meetings enable participants from very
different horizons to exchange their experiences and contacts, and to set up a
professional and personal relationship network.
Resolutions and Charters
The UIA has adopted resolutions of a general nature, such as the International Charter
on the Right to Defence (Quebec, 1987), the International Charter on Access to
Justice for All (Morelia, 1991), the Charter on the Defence of Minority Rights
(San Francisco, 1993), the Charter on Lawyers, Peace and Development (Marrakech,
1994), the Charter on Children’s Rights (New Delhi, 1999), the Resolution on the
Abolition of the Death Penalty (Lisbon, 2003) and the Charter on the Right to Health
(Fez, 2005), as well as resolutions dealing with legal practice, such as the Resolution on
Multidisciplinary Practices (New Delhi, 1999), the Resolution on Legal Professional
Privilege in the European Union and the Directive on Money Laundering (Porto, 2000),
the Charter on Legal Professional Practice in the 21st Century (Turin, 2001), the
Resolution on Principles for Lawyers establishing a firm outside their country
(Sydney, 2002).
UIA’s COMMUNICATION NETWORK
Directory
Website: www.uianet.org
Newsletters
Other publications (the Juriste International, CD-ROMs of legal reports, etc.)
For further information, kindly consult the UIA website: www.uianet.org
In addition, the UIA has closely followed the work of the preparatory commission for
the International Criminal Court, since its inception. Today, it attends the sessions of
the Assembly of States Parties to the Statutes of the Court. The UIA is a member of
the Executive Council of the International Criminal Bar.
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THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS (UIA – UNION INTERNATIONALE DES AVOCATS)
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONGRESS REGISTRATION
KINDLY COMPLETE ONE REGISTRATION FORM PER CONGRESS PARTICIPANT
Your registration can only be confirmed after the full payment of the registration fees has been received.
Categories
Rates for registration
before July 31, 2008
Rates for registration
from August 1, 2008 onwards
1 200 €
750 €
600 €
450 €
1 450 €
900 €
720 €
550 €
CONGRESS PARTICIPANTS – INDIVIDUAL REGISTRATION
UIA
MEMBER
Members
Members – Young lawyers (< 35 years)
Members – Emerging countries (as per UIA list)*
Members – young lawyers (< 35 years) Emerging countries (as per UIA list)*
ROMANIAN
AND BCBA DELEGATES
(BLACK SEA COUNTRIES BAR ASSOCIATION): Albania, Azerbaijan,
Bulgaria, Georgia, Macedonia, Moldavia, Romania, Serbia and Turkey
NON
MEMBER
Non Members
Non Members – Young lawyers (< 35 years)
Non Members – Emerging countries (as per UIA list)*
Non Members – Young lawyers (< 35 years) Emerging countries
(as per UIA list)*
Registration
for one day only
Accompanying persons – Adult
Young accompanying persons (8 – 18 years)
NON MEMBER
1 500 €
950 €
720 €
550 €
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS’ REGISTRATION
(*) The list is available on the UIA website: www.uianet.org
How to register
1. On-line registration on the Bucharest Congress section of the UIA’s website:
www.uianet.org
2. Paper registration: Kindly complete the enclosed registration form and please
write your surname and first name(s) in capital letters. Kindly send the duly filled
and signed form by courier or fax to:
25, rue du Jour - 75001 Paris - FRANCE
Tel: +33 1 44 88 55 66 - Fax: +33 1 44 88 55 77
Email: uiacentre@uianet.org
Registration fees
The registration fees have to be paid to the UIA only in Euros.
A confirmation by Email will be sent by the UIA for each application for registration
received with the full payment of registration fees. In the event you do not receive
our Emails, please contact us to find out the status of your registration.
The registration fees cover the following:
Opening Ceremony and Welcome Cocktail at the House of Parliament,
October 29, 2008
Informal reception and dinner cocktail, Club La Cortina, October 30, 2008
Closing Ceremony at the House of Parliament, November 1, 2008
Working meetings (main themes, commissions and working groups), except
for accompanying persons.
Lunches and coffee breaks on October 30 and 31, as well as on November 1,
2008
To and fro transfers for social activities
Congress briefcase (only for Congress participants)
CD-ROM of reports (only for Congress participants)
Entry to exhibition
12
600 €
1 800 €
1 150 €
860 €
660 €
500 €
400 €
200 €
All the participants are requested to indicate the activities in which they
wish to participate on the registration form, whether or not they are
included in the Congress registration fees.
No registrations will be made for activities that are not included in the registration
fees, until the full payment for those activities has been received.
Registration Management
As soon as we receive your registration (by fax, mail, online or Email), the
secretariat will deal with your file. You will first receive a confirmation of receipt by
Email and when the payment is made (by credit card, bank transfer, cash or check
in Euros) a confirmation of registration will be sent by Email with your login and
password where you can identify in “My UIA Congress” section and have access to
the participants list, reports and your own registration.
If you do not receive our Emails, please contact the UIA secretariat.
Romanian Young Lawyers:
Romanian Young Lawyers may benefit from a specific registration fee. Please contact
the Bucharest Bar for more information and for registration and payment:
Bucharest Bar
Baroul Bucuresti
Str.Dr. Râureanu nr 3
Sector 5
Tel: +40 21 315 45 37
Email: dumitrache@baroul-bucuresti.ro
GENERAL INFORMATION
Time
Event
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
UIA Executive Committee Meeting presided over by Héctor DÍAZ-BASTIEN and Bernd REINMÜLLER (by invitation)
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm UIA Executive Committee Lunch (by invitation)
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Registration of participants
9:00 am - 12:30 pm UIA Governing Board Meeting (by invitation)
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm UIA Governing Board Lunch (by invitation)
Venue
Hotel Marriott
Hotel Marriott
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
Hotel Marriott
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
UIA General Assembly
House of Parliament
7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Welcome Reception
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Congress Opening Ceremony
Thursday, October 30, 2008
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Main Theme: The Information Society: Questions and Challenges
International Bar Leaders Senate
Working Sessions of Commissions and Working Groups
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
House of Parliament
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm
House of Parliament
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Main Theme (cont’d): The Information Society: Questions and Challenges
Regional Secretaries, Presidents of National Committees and UIA Representatives’ Meeting
8:00 pm - 10:00 pm Informal Evening and Dinner Cocktail
Friday, October 31, 2008
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
12:30 pm -2:00 pm
Lunch
House of Parliament
Club La Cortina
House of Parliament
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Main Theme: Water and the Law
House of Parliament
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
5:45 pm
Evening
Main Theme (cont’d): Water and the Law
Commissions Presidents Meeting
Free
Saturday, November 1, 2008
8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Main Theme: The Legal Profession: Just another business?
9:00 am - 12:30 pm Main Theme: Competition Law: Competing Models of Market Regulation
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Lunch
2:00 pm - 5:30 pm
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
8:30 pm
Main Theme (cont’d): The Legal Profession: Just another business?
Main Theme (cont’d): Competition Law: Competing Models of Market Regulation
Closing Ceremony
Gala Dinner
Sunday, November 2, 2008
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
House of Parliament
Royal Palace
General Excursion – General Excursion in Bucharest, traditions and customs
Ancillary Meetings:
Most Commissions and National Committees will hold a meeting for their members during the Bucharest Congress (the dates and timings will be given in the final programme).
The Law Firms Forum will conduct its third meeting on Friday, October 31, 2008.
Following the recent partnership agreement signed with the International Section of the American Bar Association (ABA SIL), a special session will be devoted to the presentation
of this section and their events on Saturday, November 1, 2008.
Following recent partnership agreements with the Vizcaya (Bilbao) Bar, a new committee devoted to the training of lawyers will hold its first session on Friday October 31, 2008.
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CONGRESS SCHEDULE AND TIMINGS
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 9:00 AM-12:30 PM/2:00 PM-5:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
MAIN THEME 1
THE INFORMATION SOCIETY: QUESTIONS AND CHALLENGES
The information society is a fertile breeding ground for new and innovative technologies. Very often such technologies are introduced without proper disclosure or explanation of all their functions
and consequences. This poses serious questions and concerns in relation to citizens’ rights and liberties and we propose to look at the various issues involved.
Theme Coordinator:
César IGLESIAS (Díaz-Bastien & Truan Abogados) Madrid, Spain
Morning Session
Chairman:
Gianluca POJAGHI (Studio Legale Pojaghi) Milan, Italy
SUB-THEMES
SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION
1. Round table 1: Patents and copyright vs. public
domain.
2. Round table 2: Regulating new technologies:
striving to balance innovation and safety.
3. Conclusions of the morning session
AFTERNOON SESSION
Chairman of the afternoon session:
SUB-THEMES
Shigeki TAKAHASHI (Hamani-Takahashi) Tokyo, Japan
Malcolm BAIN (LegisTICs) Barcelona, Spain
Christoph PETSCH (Petsch Frosch Klein Arturo Rechtsanwälte) Vienna, Austria
Mete TEVETOGLU, Istanbul, Turkey
Professeur Viorel ROS (Romanian Association for the Protection of IP Rights) Bucharest, Romania
Alain BENSOUSSAN (Cabinet Alain Bensoussan) President of the Commission Personal Data Protection and Digital Human
Rights, Paris, France
SPEAKERS
INTRODUCTION
4. Conference 1: Ambient intelligence (AmI):
Challenges for the legislation in a global
economy.
5. Round table 3: Privacy in the Internet and
beyond: legal and ethical considerations.
6. Summary of the afternoon session
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Denis CROZE (World Intellectual Property Organization) Geneva, Switzerland
Catharina MARACKE (Creative Commons Europe) Berlin, Germany
Mahmoud Annis BETTAIEB (Bettaieb Law firm) Nabeul, Tunisia
César IGLESIAS (Díaz-Bastien & Truan, Abogados) Madrid, Spain
Mª Teresa ARRENDONDO (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid) Madrid, Spain
Artemí RALLO (Spanish Personal Data Protection Agency) Madrid, Spain
Harish V. SHANKAR, New Delhi, India
Javier DEL ARCO (Vodafone Foundation Spain) Madrid, Spain
Benoît VAN ASBROECK (Bird & Bird) Brussels, Belgium
Julen FERNÁNDEZ CONTE (Delegación del Consejo General de la Abogacía Española) Brussels, Belgium
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 9:00 AM-12:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
Welcome:
Héctor DÍAZ-BASTIEN (Díaz-Bastien & Truan Abogados) UIA
President, Madrid, Spain
Introduction by the President of the UIA International Bar
Leaders Senate:
Steven A. HAMMOND (Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP) UIA President
of Honour, New York, United States
Keynote Address:
Ana Palacio VALLELERSUNDI, former Foreign Minister of the
Kingdom of Spain, former General Counsel of the World Bank
“The Role of the Legal Profession in Confronting the Issues of
Poverty, Justice and Development.”
Update and discussion of UIA activities relating to Access to
Justice for the World’s Poor
Update on the UIA Global Challenges Project
Delos N. LUTTON (Reinhart, Boerner, Van Deuren S.C.) UIA
President of Honour, Milwaukee, United States
Remarks on Money Laundering and the Legal Profession
Bernard VATIER, past President of the CCBE and of the Paris Bar
(Vatier et Associés) Paris, France
Remarks on The CCBE Working Group on
Multijurisdictional Legal Issues
Michael IRVINE, Past President of the CCBE and of the Law
Society of Ireland (Matheson Ormsby Prentice) Dublin, Ireland
Report concerning UIA, the United Nations and other
International Institutions
Jutta BERTRAM-NOTHNAGEL, UIA Deputy Secretary General
Relations with International Organisations, New York, United States
Open Debate among Collective Member Representatives
Translation will be provided in French, English Spanish and Arabic.
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T H U R S D AY
UIA INTERNATIONAL BAR LEADERS SENATE BRIEFING
JOINT SESSION – BANKING LAW
AND CORPORATE LAW
President of the Banking Law
Commission:
Judit BUDAI (Szecskay Attorneys
at Law) Budapest, Hungary
Dominique CHRISTIA (Bianchi,
Carnice, Christia & De Coulon)
Geneva, Switzerland
Alessandro COLAVOLPE
(Studio Legale Tributario) Rome, Italy
President of the Corporate
Law Commission:
Patricia LOPEZ AUFRANC
(Marval, O'Farrel & Mairal) Buenos
Aires, Argentina
Atul DUA (Seth Dua & Associate)
New Delhi, India
Dangers, Pitfalls and Issues
in Financing a Corporate
Group: The Subsidiaries'
and Bankers' View
Manfred FINKEN (Freshfields
Bruckhaus Deringer) Düsseldorf,
Germany
Due to overarching principles of
capital integrity, protection of
interests of creditors and nonassenting or non-interested
shareholders/owners, most
juridictions apply limitations or
prohibitions on subsidiaries’ability
to guarantee the borrowing of
their parents, or otherwise
provide financial assistance, unless
such transactions serve the
interest of the relevant subsidiary
and/or do not jeopardize such
subsidiary's solvency or liquidity.
The session panel will discuss the
issues generally arising when a
subsidiary guarantees several
borrowings (ordinary current
operations; development, etc.) of
the parent to assess whether the
parent, the subsidiary and their
management may be liable for
breach of the duty of care if the
pledge is enforced, and/or whether
pledge contracts may be found
invalid or unenforceable according
to the purpose and use of the
parent's borrowing.
Speakers/reporters:
Christopher ASHWORTH
(O'Melveny & Myers) London,
United Kingdom
Ana BEN VAZQUEZ (Prol &
Asociados) Madrid, Spain
Jean BRUCHER (Brucher &
Associés) Luxembourg,
Luxembourg
Peter FEYL (Schoenherr) Vienna,
Austria
Christian FRANZ (Franz
Rechtsanwälte
Partnerschaftsgesellschaft)
Düsseldorf, Germany
Marc FYON (Stibbe) Brussels,
Belgium
Nikolai GOUGINSKI (Djingov,
Gouginski, Kyutchukov & Velichkov)
Sofia, Bulgaria
Olivia IORDANESCU (SCA
Cristian Iordanescu & Associates)
Bucharest, Romania
Thierry JACOMET (Gide
Loyrette & Nouel) Paris, France
Peter KORSCH (Anwaltsbüro
Peter M. Korsch) Düsseldorf,
Germany
Jorge MARTI MORENO (Uría
& Menéndez) Valencia, Spain
Eddie MEYER (Houthoff Buruma
N.V.) Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Christoph R. RAMSTEIN
(Pestalozzi Lachenal Patry) Zurich,
Switzerland
Enrica SENINI (Studio Legale
Senini) Brescia, Italy
LABOUR LAW
President:
Mark WATSON (Fox Williams)
London, United Kingdom
1. Protecting your Business Restrictive Covenants and
the Legal Profession.
A consideration of the use of
restrictive covenants by law
firms, with reference to
partners and others.
2. Whistleblowing Protections and Problems
for Employers.
A review of legal protections
for whistleblowers and the
obligations on employers when
faced with a whistleblowing
scenario.
Speakers:
Sonia CORTES (Cuatrecasas)
Barcelona, Spain
Mary-Daphné FISHELSON
(SCP Lefèvre, Pelletier et Associés)
Paris, France
ART LAW
President:
Andrea PIZZI (Studio Legale Avv.
Andrea Pizzi) Bologna, Italy
Museum Law:
Legal Liability, Structure, Relations
with Artists and Exhibitors,
Acquisition of Works of Art
Codes of Ethics,
Fundraising,Marketing and
Commercial Activities.
Are Museums prepared for the
Legal problems of the 21st century?
Speakers:
Irene BIGLINO (Grande Stevens)
Turin, Italy
Michel HUET (Cabinet Michel
Huet) Paris, France
Alexander JOLLES (Schellenberg
Wittmer) Zurich, Switzerland
Fernando PEREZ DE LA
SOTA (Uría & Menéndez) Madrid,
Spain
Claudio GOMARA DE
OLIVEIRA (Gomara De Oliveira
Adv.) San Paulo, Brazil
Makoto SHIMADA (SAH & Co)
Tokyo, Japan
Michael MEYENBURG (Sladek
& Meyenburg) Vienna, Austria
Flavia TEODOSIU (Flavia
Teodosiu Law Office) Bucharest,
Romania
Matelda LO FIEGO (Studio
Legale Lo Fiego) Milan, Italy
Acácio Pita NEGRÃO
(Sociedade de Advogados, RL)
Lisbon, Portugal
Alessandro TALARICO (Studio
Legale Talarico) Turin, Italy
Laurent RIBADEAU-DUMAS
(Granrut Avocats) Paris, France
Federico TORZO (Studio Legale
Macchi di Cellere Gangemi) Milan,
Italy
Ricardo SOARES
DOMINGOS (Noronha
Advogados) Lisbon, Portugal
Diana TEODORESCU (Arin
Alexandru Avramescu law firm)
Bucharest, Romania
Italy
Maria Antonia CAMEIRA
(PACSA & Cameira) London, United
Kingdom
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INTERNATIONAL
PRIVATE LAW
President:
Sebastiaan MOOLENAAR
(AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen
Advocaten) Rotterdam, The
Netherlands
Is it Personal? Liability
Issues for Directors and
Managers in the
International Marketplace
This year we will study various
issues regarding international
directors’ liability. On the basis of
an interesting case study we will
compare and contrast the different
regimes around the world. Where
and how should one litigate claims
against those responsible for a
company operating internationally?
How is this issue dealt with in
view of recent insolvency reforms?
The audience will have an
opportunity interactively to
compare and discuss the views of
experts specialised in different
areas of law from jurisdictions all
over the world.
Speakers:
Ángel María BALLESTEROS
BARROS (Ballesteros Estudios
Juristicos Internacional) Sevilla, Spain
Ian HUSKISSON (Reed Smith
Richards Butler) London, United
Kingdom
Simona Melania MATTA
(Asmar & Assayag) Paris, France
Sebastiaan MOOLENAAR
(AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen
Advocaten) Rotterdam, The
Netherlands
Lynne R.OSTFELD (Lynne
R.Ostfeld, P.C.) Chicago, United
States
Carlo PAVESIO (Pavesio e
Associati) Turin, Italy
James ROSENER (Pepper
Hamilton) New York, United
States
Miguel TORRES BLANQUEZ
(Iuris Valls Abogados) Barcelona,
Spain
INTERNATIONAL ESTATE PLANNING
President:
Laurent DERUY (Gide Loyrette &
Nouel) Paris, France
President:
Jean-Marc Tirard (Tirard,
Naudin) Paris, France
Administrative Litigation
and “Class Actions”
Will Substitutes
The session aims to compare the
approaches and the practice of
class actions brought before the
judiciary (criminal, civil and
commercial) and administrative
judges.
Based on the experience of judicial
litigation practitioners in the field
of “class actions” of long standing
(such as in the USA in particular)
or more recent ones (as in some
European countries), the working
group offers to make
administrative litigation
practitioners reflect on the
opportunities, conditions of
implementation and, finally, the
consequences of the practice and
on the introduction of “class
actions” in administrative litigation.
The group will try to respond to
the three following questions:
The session will be devoted to the
study of the principal methods
used in the countries represented
for the transfer of assets not
including succession in a domestic
and international environment in
order to avoid testamentary
devolvement formalities in
common law countries and/or to
avoid the constraints of hereditary
reserves and/or the laws of
succession in civil law countries
(life insurance, joint ownership of
property, tontine pact, family
foundations, joint accounts, trusts,
etc.)
Speakers:
Erich BAIER (Bilanz-Data)
Vienna, Austria
Véronique DE MEESTER (De
Meester Avocats à la Cour)
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Barbara HAUSER (Stanford
Group) United States / Switzerland
Maryse NAUDIN (Tirard,
Naudin) Paris, France
Simone NUDELHOC
(Liedekerke Wolters Waelbroeck
Kirkpatrick) Brussels, Belgium
Francisco VEGA SALA,
Barcelona, Spain
Frédéric VUILLEUMIER
(Oberson & Associés) Geneva,
Switzerland
David WAY (Fladgate Fielder)
CRIMINAL LAW
President:
Maxime DELHOMME
(Delhomme-Bregou et Associés) Paris,
France
Liability of Business
Executives: Civil,
Criminal or Both?
Managers who commingle their
company's assets with their own,
financial schemes that defraud
companies and their shareholders,
fraudulent bankruptcies: a new
scandal seems to emerge nearly
every day. How do the world's
major legal systems deal with
these issues? Is criminal
prosecution of business executives
too harsh or too lenient? Is the
civil route preferable? These and
other related issues will be
addressed through a case study
that will permit us to evaluate the
advantages and disadvantages of
the differing approaches of various
countries to these important
questions.
Speakers:
Stéphane BONIFASSI (Lebray
& Associés) Paris, France
Maxime DELHOMME
France
Stephen DREYFUSS (Hellring
Lindeman Goldstein & Siegal LLP)
Newark, United States
Judge Judith GIBSON (District
Court of New South Wales) Sydney,
Australia
André LUTGEN (Lutgen & Mc
Gaw) Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Peter MULLER, Stuttgart,
Germany
Marino VIOLA (Studio Legale
Viola-Zanari) Turin, Italy
Michel VALTICOS (Keppeler &
Associés) Geneva, Switzerland
- Does litigation before an
administrative judge need “class
action”?
- Is administrative litigation
adapted to “class actions”?
- What are or what will be the
consequences of the
introduction of “class actions” in
administrative litigation law?
Intervenants:
Louis F. BURKE (Louis F. Burke
PC) New York, United States
Laurent DERUY (Gide Loyrette &
Nouel) Paris, France
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T H U R S D AY
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 2:00 PM-5:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
JOINT SESSION – LITIGATION AND MERGERS
& ACQUISITIONS
Mergers & Acquisitions
Commission President:
James GRENNAN (A & L
Goodbody) Dublin, Ireland
Co-Presidents of the
Litigation Commission:
Mark C. HILGARD (Mayer,
Brown LLP) Frankfurt, Germany
How Things Can Go
Wrong on M&A Deals
A joint meeting of the Litigation
and Mergers & Acquisitions
Commissions highlighting
problems that can arise in merger
& acquisition transactions, joint
ventures and in relation to
shareholder agreements, including
discussion on how to avoid typical
pitfalls, additional issues arising in
cross-border transactions and
guidance on clear drafting.
Speakers of the Litigation
Commission:
Gérard BREEN (Dibbs Barker
Gosling Lawyers) Sydney, Australia
Daniele DE BENEDETTI
(Studio Legale Associato Benessia
Maccagno) Turin, Italy
Emmanuel HAYAUX DU
TILLY (Popineau, Hayaux du Tilly)
Paris, France
Speakers of the Mergers &
Acquisitions Commission:
Pierre Menno DE GIRARD
(Dubarry Le Douarin Veil) Paris,
France
Christian DORDA (Dorda
Brugger Jordis Rechtsanwälte GmbH)
Vienna, Austria
Marc FYON (Stibbe) Brussels,
Belgium
James GRENNAN (A & L
Goodbody) Dublin, Ireland
Stephan KÖNIG (Linklaters
Oppenhoff & Rädler) Cologne,
Germany
Stephane KONKOLY (Vischer
Attorneys) Basel, Switzerland
Patricia LOPEZ AUFRANC
(Marval, O'Farrel & Mairal) Buenos
Aires, Argentina
THE FUTURE
OF THE LAWYER
Président:
Luis Miguel NOVAIS (Novais)
Porto, Portugal
Coordinator:
Huguette ANDRE-CORET,
Soisy sur Seine, France
The Legal Profession: Just
Another Business?
In most developed nations, the
practice of law has historically
been considered a “profession”
rather than a business, and the
independence of the legal
profession from the state has been
seen as critical to the interests not
only of clients, but also of society
as a whole. The future of the legal
profession in Europe will, to some
degree, be shaped by the
experiences, needs and aspirations
of the new EU Member states. It
will also be shaped by the
response of the legal profession as
a whole to political and
commercial pressures across the
world. So, the debate is not just
European; it concerns us all.
The aim is that fruitful discussion
within the commission session will
be taken to the Main Theme as
matters to be discussed at the
round table.
Speakers:
Ezzeddine BEN AMOR
(Cabinet Ben Amor) Sousse, Tunisia
José Luís CAPUTO, Buenos
Aires, Argentina
Ruhi CHHABRA (Maheshwani &
Co.) New Delhi, India
Johannes GROOTERHORST
(Grooterhorst and Partner)
LABOUR LAW
(continuation)
President:
Mark WATSON (Fox Williams)
1. Protecting your Business Restrictive Covenants and
the Legal Profession.
A consideration of the use of
restrictive covenants by law
firms, with reference to
partners and others.
2. Whistleblowing Protections and Problems
for Employers.
A review of legal protections
for whistleblowers and the
obligations on employers when
faced with a whistleblowing
scenario.
Speakers:
Sonia CORTES (Cuatrecasas)
Barcelona, Spain
Paris, France
Claudio GOMARA DE
OLIVEIRA (Gomara De Oliveira
Adv.) San Paulo, Brazil
Matelda LO FIEGO (Studio
Legale Lo Fiego) Milan, Italy
Acácio Pita NEGRÃO
(Sociedade de Advogados, RL)
Lisbon, Portugal
Laurent RIBADEAU-DUMAS
(Granrut Avocats) Paris, France
Italy
Dogbemin Gerard KONE
(SCPA Nambeya - Dogbemin et
Associés) Abidjan, Ivory Coast
James C. MOORE (Harter,
Secrest & Emery) Rochester,
United States
Iñigo Javier NAGORE
APARICIO (Bartell Abogados)
Bilbao, Spain
Mario NAPOLI (Grande Stevens Studio Legale Associazione
Professionale) Turin, Italy
Johannes POTTER VAN
LOON, Geneva, Switzerland
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MANAGEMENT
OF LAW FIRMS
President:
Juan Eduardo PALMA JARA
(Vial y Palma Abogados) Santiago,
Chile
Analysis of Different Crisis
Situations in Law Firms –
Causes, Effects and
Solutions.
Speakers:
José Antonio Miguel NETO
(MNA Miguel Neto Advogados) San
Paulo, Brazil
Juan Eduardo PALMA JARA
(Vial y Palma Abogados) Santiago,
Chile
COMPETITION LAW
Présidente:
Michela COCCHI (Studio Legale
Avv. Michela Cocchi) Bologna, Italy
Présidente:
Benoît MERKT (Lenz &
Staehelin) Geneva, Switzerland
Industrial Production:
Luxury Goods vs. Mass
Market Products - The Role
of Lawyers in Affirming
Best Practices and the Rule
of Law
Competition Law in
Romania: Example of an
Eastern Country in
Transition
Business creates wealth and
employment, and develops skills
and innovation. Globalisation has
meant that, since the nineteen
fifties, average per capita income
has nearly tripled, average life
expectancy has grown, infant
mortality has dropped by two
thirds and hundreds of millions
have been lifted out of poverty.
But the benefits of globalisation
have not been equally shared. A
billion people do not benefit from
the global market for many
reasons. The problems are well
illustrated by the luxury goods
market, which would be virtually
unrecognizable to its founders.
Largely gone are the family-owned
businesses dedicated to quality.
The industry is now run by
multibillion-dollar global
corporations focused on growth,
visibility, brand awareness,
advertising and profits. The session
digs into darker side of the luxury
goods industry to uncover all the
secrets that luxury brands do not
want us to know and to answer
some pressing questions.
Speakers:
M. Hakan ÇINAR (Çinar and
Çinar Law Office) Ankara, Turkey
Key note speech of the President
of the Competition Council of
Romania. This presentation will be
followed by a discussion of the
implications of competition law on
the economy of countries in
transition.
Dawn Raids
The competition authorities are
increasingly carrying out dawn
raids at the head offices of
companies suspected of illegal
practices. Such dawn raids raise
many questions such as: to what
extent can the competition
authorities seize original
documents, take computers,
interview people present? May the
investigations take place at the
houses of directors? What is the
normal way to carry out dawn
raids and what is the role of
outside lawyers in this context?
How to prepare in advance to a
dawn raid? This interactive session
will discuss the latest
developments, with competition
law practitioners from Europe, the
United States and Latin America.
Speakers:
Astrid ABLASSERNEUHUBER (bpv- Hügel
Rechtsanwälte OEG) Vienna, Austria
Arnaud de CORBIERE (Cournot
Association D'avocats) Paris, France
Fabio BORTOLOTTI (Buffa
Bortolotti & Mathis - Studi Legali
Associati) Turin, Italy
Julie GOFFIN (Chibane-SoetaertGoffin) UIA Coordinator for
Human Rights and Defence,
Brussels, Belgium
Mauro GRINBERG (Barcellos
Tucunduva Advogados) Sao Paulo,
Brazil
Shpend DEVAJA, Skopje,
Macedonia
Joan S. JOHNSEN, (JSJ Mediate)
Newton, United States
Alessandro TALARICO (Studio
Legale Talarico) Turin, Italy
Ellen YOST (Fragomen, Del Rey,
Bernsen & Loewy) New York,
United States
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
President:
Pedro PAIS DE ALMEIDA
(Abreu & Associados) Lisbon,
Portugal
Investment Opportunities
in the Eastern European
Countries
Foreign investment tends to flow
to jurisdictions where there is
favourable legal and tax
treatment. The goal of this
session is to cover several Eastern
European jurisdictions and to
provide an overview of foreign
investment regulations and tax
incentives in the Eastern European
countries.
Introduction:
What drives
an Investment Decision?
(Abreu & Associados) President
Foreign Investments Commission,
Lisbon, Portugal
Overview of Legal
Developments in Various
Eastern European Countries.
Miguel TORRES BLANQUEZ
(Ebame & Associats) Vice-President
of Foreign Investment
Commission, Barcelona, Spain
Hungary:
Dr. Andras SZECSKAY
(Szecskay Attorneys at Law)
Budapest, Hungary
Poland:
Robert MAŁECKI (Karniol
Małecki i Wspólnicy) Warsaw,
Poland
Romania:
Simona Maria MILOS (Stanescu,
Milos, Dumitru & Partners)
Bucharest, Romania
Slovakia:
Viera POHLOVÁ (Daniel J.
Kratky Consulting House) Košice,
Slovakia
Speakers still to be appointed for
Slovenia, Macedonia and Estonia.
Experience
of a Foreign
Investor in Romania
Mihai FERARIU (Ferariu, Negoita
& Partners) Bucharest, Romania
Q&A
Closing
remarks
(Abreu & Associados) President
Foreign Investments Commission,
Lisbon, Portugal
CRIMINAL LAW
(Continuation)
President:
Maxime DELHOMME
France
Is Continued Detention
of Offenders after
Completion of their
Sentences Permissible to
Prevent Recidivism?
Speakers:
Stéphane BONIFASSI (Lebray
& Associés) Paris, France
Maxime DELHOMME
France
Stephen DREYFUSS (Hellring
Lindeman Goldstein & Siegal LLP)
Newark, United States
Judge Judith GIBSON (District
Court of New South Wales) Sydney,
Australia
André LUTGEN (Lutgen & Mc
Gaw) Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Peter MULLER, Stuttgart,
Germany
Marino VIOLA (Studio Legale
Viola-Zanari) Turin, Italy
Michel VALTICOS (Keppeler &
Associés) Geneva, Switzerland
Foreign
Investment
Regulations and Tax
Incentives in the Eastern
European Countries:
Bulgaria:
Emilov ANTONOV (Dokovska,
Atanasov and Associates) Sofia,
Bulgaria
Czech Republic:
Eliska BARTHELEMY (Law
office Vyskocil, Kroslak and Partners)
Prague, Czech Republic
Thomas HEIDE (Berwin Leighton
Paisner LLP) London, United
Kingdom
Martina MAIER (Howrey) Paris,
France
Sonia Marques DÖBLER (Sonia
Marques Döbler Advogados) Sao
Paulo, Brazil
Benoît MERKT (Lenz &
Marc REYSEN (Howrey LLP)
Brussels, Belgium
William SCHOPF (Schopf &
Weiss) Chicago, United States
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T H U R S D AY
BUSINESS AND
HUMAN RIGHTS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 2:00 PM-5:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
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MAIN THEME 2
WATER AND THE LAW
Water is an indispensable resource for the development of people and states. The protection and management of water raise several major challenges in the 21st century, including the right of
access to clean water; water pollution and desalination; waste water drainage and disposal; water management in rural and urban areas; the protection of wet areas; and the cross-border
management of water-bearing (aquiferous) resources.
We shall examine these different issues as well as other related aspects.
Morning
President:
Carlos DE MIGUEL PERALES (Uría & Menéndez) President of the Environment and Sustainable Development Commission,
Madrid, Spain
SUB-THEMES
SPEAKERS
1. Introduction to the Water Issue Today
André BRUYNEEL (Stibbe), UIA ex-Director of Legal Projects, Brussels, Belgium
Niels IPSEN (UNEP Collaborating Centre on Water and Environment) Hørsholm, Denmark
Amal K. GANGULI, New Delhi, India
3. Water Protection
SUMMARY OF MORNING SESSION
Afternoon
Mohamed CHALGHOUM (Bureau Méditerranéen d’Avocature, d’Arbitrage et d’Audit Juridique) Tunis, Tunisia
Antoinette HILDERING (Faculty of Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University) Utrecht, The Netherlands
Miguel LOINAZ (ALS Abogados) Montevideo, Uruguay
Jan VAN DE VENIS (JustLaw) Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Harry DAHME (Gowling Lafleur Henderson) Toronto, Canada
Dr. Birgit SPIESSHOFER (Hengeler Mueller) Berlin, Germany
Pascale KROMAREK (Total S.A., Legal Service) Paris, France
Mircea DUTU (Individual legal firm, Mircea Dutu) Bucharest, Romania
F R I D AY
2. Access to Water as a Human Right
SUB-THEMES
SPEAKERS
4. Water and the Law in Developing Countries
Tzvi LEVINSON (The Levinson Environmental Law Firm) Haifa, Israel
Manmohan Lal SARIN (Sarin & Co.) Chandigarh, India
Olufemi SUNMONU (Femi Sunmonu & Associates Solicitors) Kano, Nigeria
Elvire VIGNON, Cotonou, Benin
5. Water and the Law: Corporate Role
6. Mediation and Resource Management
SUMMARY OF AFTERNOON SESSION
Tineke LAMBOOY (Utrecht University / Nyenrode Business Universiteit) Utrecht/Breukelen, The Netherlands
Jill WILLIS (Best Best & Krieger LLP) California, United States
Thierry GARBY (Lerins Avocats) Paris, France
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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008 9:00 AM-12:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION / SPORTS LAW /
MEDIATION AND CONFLICT PREVENTION
Mediation and Conflict
Prevention Commission
President:
Héléna DE BACKER (DS De
Backer & Bastin) Brussels, Belgium
President, International
Arbitration Commission:
Xavier FAVRE-BULLE (Lenz &
President, Sports Law
Commission:
Lucio COLANTUONI
(Colantuoni, Allegri & Coll. - Studio
Legale Associato) Savona, Italy
Arbitration & ADR to
Resolve Sports Disputes
The sports news increasingly
involves various types of dispute
such as disputes between players
and sponsors, players and clubs,
federations, clubs and sponsors,
event organisers, etc.
Many of these disputes involve a
cross border aspect.
The specific nature of these
disputes requires effective and
speedy dispute resolution systems.
The working session will cover the
specific needs of the different
protagonists in the sporting world
and will analyse how arbitration,
mediation and other ADR respond
to these needs.
Coordinator:
Martin SCHIMKE (Bird & Bird)
Welcome by the Presidents of
the Commissions
General introduction
Theme 1:
Identifying the Needs: Which
Disputes in Sports?
Moderator:
Lucio COLANTUONI
Needs
Needs
Issues
of the athletes
of the sports federations
to be decided in sports
disputes: need for specific
dispute resolution mechanisms?
Why arbitration / Mediation or
other ADR?
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Theme 2:
Mediation
Moderator:
Mediation
Mock case
Debriefing:
why choosing
mediation for sports dispute?
Panel
discussion
Speakers-Participants
Guest speakers
Official of CAS (Court of
Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne)
Nadia COMANECI, former
gymnast winner of 5 Olympic gold
medals, Romania (invited)
Official Romanian Sport
Federation
Organising Committee:
Arin Alexandru AVRAMESCU
(Arin Alexandru Avramescu Law firm)
President of the Organising
Committee, Bucharest, Romania
Sports Law Commission:
Lucio COLANTUONI
Serena HEDLEY-DENT (Farrer
& Co) London, United Kingdom
Bernhard WELTEN (Hodler &
Emmenegger) Bern, Switzerland
Mediation Commission:
Héléna DE BACKER (DS
DeBacker & Bastin) Brussels,
Belgium
UIA
TRAINING COMMITTEE
HEALTH LAW /
TORT LAW
New Committee
We are very pleased to announce
the establishment of a new
committee devoted to training
lawyers.
Health Law Commission
President:
Jim ROBINSON (Best Hooper)
Melbourne, Australia
The committee was created with
the support of the Vizcaya Bar
(Bilbao-Spain), which will be
responsible for setting it up
structurally.
The Role of the Outside
Indiapendent Expert Qualification and Utilisation
The committee is open to all UIA
members (individual and
collective) who are interested in
the issue of training and are ready
to participate in preparing specific
training sessions.
The first day-long training session
will take place during the
Bucharest Congress, on the theme
of “access to the profession”.
We invite you to join us and take
part in the new committee’s
activities.
Tort Law Commission
President:
Murray S. LEVIN (Pepper
Hamilton) Philadelphia, United
States
When do I need an expert to
assist in a trial or other legal
situation? How do I find the right
expert (practical experience vs
“ivory tower” academic)? How do
I qualify the expert to testify in
court? What is the relationship
between the expert and the Court
or Tribunal? How do I interact
with experts? The Role of expert
witnesses in medical litigation in
Japan. These and other questions
will be explored in an entertaining
and informative manner.
Speakers:
Murray S. LEVIN (Pepper
Hamilton) Philadelphia, United
States
Shigeki TAKAHASHI, Tokyo,
Japan
Douglas F. WELEBIR (Welebir,
Mccune & Jure APLC) Redlands,
United States
Amance PERROT (Me Perrot
Law firm) Antibes, France
Michael IRVINE (Past President of
the CCBE and of the Law Society of
Ireland, Matheson Ormsby Prentice)
Dublin, Ireland
Wathek MAGHREBI,
Tunis,Tunisia
Livia TURCULEANU
(Turculeanu & Stanciulescu - Société
d'Avocats) Craiova, Romania
Antonio RIGOZZI (Schellenberg
Wittmer) Geneva, Switzerland
Mark MANGAN (Freshfields)
Paris, France
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY
Intellectual Property
Gianluca POJAGHI (Studio
Legale Pojaghi) Milan, Italy
The Protection of Threedimensional Trademarks Perspectives and
Experiences around the
World
Speakers:
Fabrizio LA SPADA (GLM
Avocats) Geneva, Switzerland
Gabriel OUSSI (Oussi Law firm)
Damascus, Syria
Gavin LLEWELLYN (Berwin
Leighton Paisner) London, United
Kingdom
Marla BOJORGE (Bojorge &
Associates) New York, United
States
José Antonio LOPEZ (Lopez
Gimenez Torres) Alicante, Spain
BANKRUPTCY LAW
President:
José PAJARES ECHEVERRIA
(Pajares & asociados) Saragossa,
Spain
5. Bankruptcy: Creditors’
Rights
Insolvency Situations and
the Information Society
6. Creditors’ Control over the
Activities of Insolvent
Debtors
Themes broached:
International Corporate
Groups and, in Particular,
Dealing with Insolvency in
The European Union’s New
Member States (Romanian
Experience).
SPEAKERS and subjects
broached:
1. Consequences of Insolvency
in International Corporate
Groups
Angel BALLESTEROS
BARROS (Ballesteros Law Firm)
Sevilla, Spain
2. Application for Insolvency
within the Framework of
the 85/2006 Act and Parties
to the Proceedings
Mircea MOLDOVAN (Judge at
the Bucharest Commerical Court)
Bucharest, Romania
3. Treatment of Insolvency in
the European Union’s New
Member States
Salvador PEÑA OCHOA
(Peña, Oria Asociados) Madrid, Spain
4. The Innovative Treatment
of the Liquidation of a
Major real Estate Group in
the Context of a National
Banking and Real Estate
Crisis (use of MARDs)
Can we Learn from
Experience in order to face
the Impending Crisis on our
Markets?
Isabelle Didier (advocate and
receiver and manager) Paris, France
Francisco PIMENTEL (JPAB José Pedro Aguilar-Branco &
Associados) Lisbon, Portugal
Elena BUSTEA (SCPA Bustea –
Deheza & Partners) Bucharest,
Romania
7. Developments in Law in the
Field of Collective
Proceedings in Romania
since 1990
Arin Octav STANESCU,
(President of the Romanian Body of
Liquidators / UNPIR) Bucharest,
Romania
CONTRACT LAW
TAX LAW
COMPUTER AND
TELECOMMUNICATION
President:
Stephen SIDKIN (Fox Williams)
President:
Daniel LEHMANN (Baer &
Karrer) Zurich, Switzerland
President:
Mark REUTTER (Walder Wyss
& Partner) Zurich, Switzerland
Unfair Commercial
Practices
Real Estate Taxation
Open Source - practical
experiences and challenges
in the future
Economic and legal developments
around the world have caused an
increase in unfair commercial
practices. What does the concept
of “unfair trade practices” mean in
Europe, the Middle East and Asia?
What are the consequences for
injured parties, and how can they
protect themselves?
Speakers:
Horst BECKER (Rechtsanwälte
Becker & Collegen) Munich,
Germany
Ignacio CORBERA (J&A
Garrigues) Barcelona, Spain
Stefano DINDO (Studio Legale
Dindo e Associati) Verona, Italy
Manuel FRICK (Frick Attorneys at
Law) Bern, Switzerland
Ryad GHALI (Ryad Ghali) Damas,
Syria
Wilfred GORIS (Loyens
Advocaten) Antwerp, Belgium
Simona Melania MATTA (Asmar
& Assayag) Paris, France
Bénédicte QUERENETHAHN (GGV Grutmacher Gravert
Viegener) Paris, France
Makoto SHIMADA (SAH & Co)
Tokyo, Japan
Stefan-M. TIESSEN (Smith,
Gambrell & Russell) Atlanta,
United States
Domestic and international
aspects of the taxation of real
estate, in particular in connection
with cross-border acquisitions and
sales of real estate.
Speakers:
Ignacio ALONSO (Advocatia
Abogados) Madrid, Spain
Jean-Jacques BATAILLON
(Bataillon & Associés) Paris, France
Vito D’AMBRA (D’Ambra &
Associati) Milan, Italy
Peter FEYL (Schoenherr) Vienna,
Austria
Alan JESSUP (Piper Alderman)
Sydney, Australia
Daniel LEHMANN (Baer &
Karrer) Zurich, Switzerland
Tiago MARREIROS
MOREIRA (Viera de Almeida &
Elizabeth SHERWOOD
(Macfarlanes) London, United
Kingdom
Russell P. TROCANO (Russell
P. Trocano & Associates)
Ridgewood, United States
Open source concepts are not
only theoretical ideas: the
questioning and challenging by the
open source movement of
traditional concepts as regards the
proprietary nature of intellectual
property has strongly influenced
and changed the software world.
Free software is reality, of utmost
importance and spread widely.
Open source poses specific and
new issues and problems in the
day-to-day practice. Our session
aims to explore and address some
of the most pertinent related
aspects and deals, amongst other
things with the following:
- Open source business models
- Open source benefits and risks
- Categories of licences
- What clauses need to be
included in business contracts in
order to address open source
risks and realities
- Copy left and its potential viral
effects
- Open source experiences in
particular jurisdictions, validity of
GPL etc.
Speakers:
Shalini AGARWAL (Almt Legal)
Bombay, India
Thomas KRITTER (Kleiner
Rechtsanwaelte) Mannheim,
Germany
Lars PERHARD (Wersen &
Partners) Stockholm, Sweden
Brad RICHARDS (Haynes and
Boone ) Houston, United States
Benoît VAN ASBROECK (Bird
& Bird) Brussels, Belgium
A representative of the Free
Software Foundation
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F R I D AY
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008 9:00 AM-12:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008 2:00 PM-5:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION / SPORTS LAW /
MEDIATION AND CONFLICT PREVENTION (continuation)
Mediation and Conflict
Prevention Commission
President:
International Arbitration
Commission President:
Sports Law Commission
President:
Lucio COLANTUONI
Arbitration & ADR to
Resolve Sports Disputes
The sports news increasingly
involves various types of dispute
such as disputes between players
and sponsors, players and clubs,
federations, clubs and sponsors,
event organisers, etc.
Many of these disputes involve a
cross border aspect.
The specific nature of these
disputes requires effective and
speedy dispute resolution systems.
The working session will cover the
specific needs of the different
protagonists in the sporting world
and will analyse how arbitration,
mediation and other ADR respond
to these needs.
Theme 3:
Arbitration
Moderator:
Introduction
Ad
to CAS arbitration
Hoc Panels at the Olympic
Games
Other
FIA)
arbitration schemes (e.g.
Jurisdictional
issues: what
arbitration agreement and what
parties?
Review
of recent sports case
law
Mediation Mock case
Panel Discussion and
Conclusion by the Presidents
of the Commissions
Speakers-Participants
Guest Speakers
Official of CAS (Court of
Arbitration for Sport, Lausanne)
Nadia COMANECI, former
gymnast winner of 5 Olympic gold
medals, Romania (invited)
Official Romanian Sport
Federation
Organising Committee:
Arin Alexandru AVRAMESCU
(Arin Alexandru Avramescu Law firm)
President of the Organising
Committee, Bucharest, Romania
UIA
TRAINING COMMITTEE
New Committee
We are very pleased to announce
the establishment of a new
committee devoted to training
lawyers.
The committee is open to all UIA
members (individual and collective)
who are interested in this training
session and are ready to
participate in preparing specific
training sessions.
The first day-long training session
will take place during the
Bucharest Congress, on the theme
of “access to the profession”.
We invite you to join us and take
part in the new committee’s
activities.
The committee was created with
the support of the Vizcaya Bar
(Bilbao-Spain), which will be
responsible for setting it up
structurally.
Sports Law Commission:
Lucio COLANTUONI
Serena HEDLEY-DENT (Farrer
& Co) London, United Kingdom
Bernhard WELTEN (Hodler &
Emmenegger) Bern, Switzerland
Mediation Commission:
Héléna DE BACKER (DS
DeBacker & Bastin) Brussels,
Belgium
Amance PERROT (Me Perrot
Law firm) Antibes, France
Michael IRVINE (Past President of
the CCBE and of the Law Society of
Ireland, Matheson Ormsby Prentice)
Dublin, Ireland
Wathek MAGHREBI,
Tunis,Tunisia
Andreea-Livia
TURCULEANU, Bucharest,
Romania
Antonio RIGOZZI (Schellenberg
Mark MANGAN (Freshfields)
Paris, France
Debriefing:
why choosing
mediation for sports dispute?
Panel
discussion
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INSURANCE LAW
President:
Françoise HECQUET (SCP
Preel Hecquet Payet-Godel) Paris,
France
Lawyer’s professional
liability and its insurance in
France, Italy, Japan and
Romania
Speakers:
Luc ADJE KACOU (S.C.P.A.
Adje-Assi-Metan) Adidjan, Côte
d’Ivoire
Mohamed Lakkim BENNANI
(Bennani-Idrissi Avocats) Fez,
Morocco
Françoise HECQUET (SCP
Preel Hecquet Payet-Godel) Paris,
France
Lorenzo LOCATELLI (Studio
legale Locatelli) Padova, Italy
Shigeki TAKAHASHI (HamaniTakahashi) Tokyo, Japan
Alessandro TALARICO (studio
legale Talarico) Turin, Italy
Cristiana I. STOICA (Stoica &
asociatii – Attorneys-at-law)
Bucharest, Romania
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008 2:00 PM-5:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
Coordinators:
Michael BRAUCH (Schwarz
Kelwing Wicke Westpfahl) UIA
Congress Coordinator, Munich,
Germany
UIA Deputy Secretary General
Paris, France
Jean-Jacques UETTWILLER
(UGGC) UIA Financial Director,
Paris, France
JUDICIARY
President:
Cesare LOMBRASSA (Studio
Legale Lombrassa) Milan, Italy
Universal Jurisdiction:
International Criminal
Court and National Courts
Speaker:
Silvia Magdalena PETROSEL
(Cabinet Silvia Petrosel) Bucharest,
Romania
“Partners’ income”
From the establishment of a
practice to the entry of a new
partner, to the departure of a
partner, what method should be
chosen for profit-sharing between
partners? What factors need to be
taken into account in order to
determine the different
components of the partners’
remuneration?
What profit share should remain
in the firm to finance its
development? Should a part of the
profits be allocated to retired
partners?
If yes, how should this be done?
Should all or part of the partners’
income be deferred?
These are just some of the
questions that law firms raise in
order to hold on to valuable
professionals and to attract young
talent. We hope a large number of
you will gather to debate this
issue.
INTERNATIONAL
SALE OF GOODS
President:
Marie-Christine
CIMADEVILLA (Cabinet
Cimadevilla) Paris, France
International Sale of Goods
Toward Unification
Primary
parties
obligations of the
Romanian
CISG
decisions under the
International
Sale of Goods:
Isues not Covered by the CISG:
Romanian Law
Interantional
Sale of Goods:
Issues not Covered by the
CISG: Hungarian Law
Institutions
and the CISG:
Practical Aspects of the
Convention and Institutional
Suggestions
REAL ESTATE LAW
FINANCIAL SERVICES
President:
Michel HUET (Cabinet Michel
Huet) Paris, France
President:
Sylvestre TANDEAU DE
MARSAC (SCP Fischer, Tandeau
de Marsac, Sur & Associés) Paris,
France
Access of companies to
Procurement Orders
Within the framework of the
theme on the access of companies
to orders, the Real Estate Law
Commission proposes to discuss
various aspects of the laws
applicable to public and private
construction procurement.
Each rapporteur will present the
rules related to competitive
procurement and the procedures
for access to requests for
proposals (RFPs) as prescribed by
his or her own national law. Their
presentations will also cover the
different practices of corporate
groups as well as their access to
RFPs through sub-contracting or
the assignment of contracts.
Specific cases such as those of
companies involved in single family
houses, rehabilitation or
restoration companies may also be
covered.
Speakers:
Wilfred GORIS (Loyens & Loeff
Bruno HERBOTS (Beauchamps
solicitors) Dublin, Ireland
Hassan KETTANI (Cabinet
Kettani) Casablanca, Morocco
François LASTELLE (Viviani &
Lastelle) Nice, France
Richard LUCAS (Berwin Leighton
Paisner) London, United Kingdom
Colin MILLER (Biggart & Baillie)
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Murray SHAW (Biggart & Baillie)
Glasgow, United Kingdom
José Antonio PEREZ BREVA
(J&A Garrigues) Barcelona, Spain
Are you a member of a law firm? We would like to inform you that
the International Association of Lawyers (Union Internationale des
Avocats) is now offering a new membership fee category aimed at
promoting the membership of major law firms, on the basis of the
following principle:
Reporter:
Multilateral Trading
Facilities (MTF)
The entry into force of the
Markets in Financial Instruments
Directive (MiFID) eliminated the
concentration of orders rule,
thereby promoting the creation of
Multilateral Trading Facilities
(MTF) or Alternative Trading
Systems (ATS).
Are MTFs competitive with or
complementary to regulated trade
contracts?
What
is an MTF or ATS?
kind of financial assets can
be traded through these
facilities?
What is their nature and legal
position?
What is their impact on
investors?
What
The Financial Services
Commission’s session will discuss
these issues and attempt to find
answers to the questions.
Speakers:
Ana BEN VAZQUEZ (Prol &
Asociados) Madrid, Spain
Cédric CHAPUIS (Bär & Karrer)
Geneva, Switzerland
Alessandro COLAVOLPE
(Studio Legale Tributario) Rome, Italy
Wilfred GORIS (Loyens
Eric LAUT (Sullivan & Cromwell)
Paris, France
Franck JUDO (Liedekerke &
Partners) Brussels, Belgium
The firm must be the entity joining the Association, which would
simplify your accounts.
The annual membership fee is calculated depending on the number of
partners.
Each of the partners is considered a full-fledged UIA member and
receives the documentation reserved for members.
Employees, up to a limit of 5 per firm, benefit from the rates reserved
for members during seminars and Congresses.
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F R I D AY
LAW FIRMS’ FORUM
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008 9:00 AM-12:30 PM / 2:00 PM-5:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
MAIN THEME 3
THE LEGAL PROFESSION: JUST ANOTHER BUSINESS?
Presentation:
The practice of law has historically been considered a “profession” rather than a “business”, and the independence of the legal profession has been seen as critical to the interests not only of
clients, but also of society as a whole. In a global economy our profession could not stay immune to market forces and eventually come to be perceived as a business. But is it just another
business?
The future of the legal profession in Europe will, to some degree, be shaped by the experiences, needs and aspirations of the new EU Member states. Recent major market moves around the
world also call for adequate response of the legal profession to political and commercial pressures into its core values. The debate is open and it concerns us all.
Coordinator / President:
Luis Miguel NOVAIS (Novais) President of The Future of the Lawyer Commission, Porto, Portugal
Morning Session
SUB-THEMES
SPEAKERS
9:00 am-9:30 am
Opening remarks
Luis Miguel NOVAIS (Novais) President of The Future of the Lawyer Commission, Porto, Portugal
9:30 am-11:00 am
1. Core Values of the Legal Profession
in the 21st Century
Sub-theme Coordinator: Paul NEMO (Cabinet Nemo-Kacem) UIA President of Honour, Paris, France
Gheorghe FLOREA, President of the National Association of the Romanian Bars (UNBR), Bucharest, Romania
Bernard VATIER, Former president of the CCBE, European Bar Coucil (Vatier & Associés) Paris, France
Laurel BELLOWS (American Bar Association) Chair of the ABA's House of Delegates, United States
Reginaldo Oscar DE CASTRO, Former president of the OAB (Brazilian Bar Association) Brasilia, Brazil
Luís DELGADO DE MOLINA (Delgado de Molina abogados) UIA President of Honour, Alicante, Spain
11:00 am-12:30 pm
2. Recent Major Market Moves
Sub-theme Coordinator: Geoffrey RICHARDS (Farrer & Co) Director of Legal Projects, London, United Kingdom
a. UK’s Legal Services Act
PAUL MARSH, President Elect of the Law Society of England and Wales, London, United-Kingdom
b. Secrecy in Europe and according to the
European Court of Justice
Augusto LOPES CARDOSO (Lopes Cardoso Advogados) Former President of the Portuguese Bar, Porto, Portugal
d. Americas & Eastern Europe
Christopher BERLEW (Salans) Bucharest, Romania
c. First Law Firm Flotation in a Stock-Market
Speaker from Australia
Afternoon session
SUB-THEMES
SPEAKERS
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
3. The Future Role of the Bar Associations
3:30 to 4:00pm
4. Round Table:
a.Core Values of the Legal Profession in the 21st
Century
b. Recent Major Market Moves
c. The Future Role of the Bar Associations
5. 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
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Sub-theme Coordinator: James C. MOORE (Harter, Secrest & Emery) Rochester, United States
Calin Andrei ZAMFIRESCU, Past President of the National Association of the Romanian Bars (UNBR) Bucharest, Romania
M. Hakan ÇINAR (Çinar And Çinar Law office) Ankara, Turkey
José Luís CAPUTO, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Miguel ESTRADA SAMANO (Curtis, Mallet – Prevost, Colt & Mosle, S.C.) UIA President of Honnor, Mexico DF, Mexico
Dogbemin Gerard KONE (SCPA Nambeya - Dogbemin et Associés) Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Maurits VAN DEN WALL BAKE (Stibbe) Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Moderator: Luis Miguel NOVAIS (Novais), President of the Future of the Lawyer Commission, Porto, Portugal
Steven A. HAMMOND (Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP), UIA President of Honour, New York, United States
MICHEL BENICHOU, Commission Affaires Européennes, Paris, France
Marco GAY (Studio Legale Gay), Turin, Italia
Duarte ATHAYDE (Abreu Advogados) President of the AIJA, International Young Lawyers Association, Lisbon, Portugal
Screening of a film on the defence of the defence
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008 9:00 AM-12:30 PM / 2:00 PM-5:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
MAIN THEME 4
COMPETITION LAW: COMPETING MODELS OF MARKET REGULATION
Presentation:
Is free competition a universally accepted principle of economic development? We will look at principles of competition law across the globe, as well as comparing alternative types of control of
commercial activity.
A comparative study of the principal national and international systems will enable the determination of the role of lawyers and of the law in the application of this principle.
How do states implement and enforce this principle? We will examine the powers of competition authorities and the different types of court procedures and remedies available to private parties.
Theme President and Coordinator:
Morning session
Session Presidents:
SUB-THEMES
Conor QUIGLEY Q.C. (Brick Court Chambers) President of the EU Law Commission, London, United Kingdom
Conor QUIGLEY Q.C. (Brick Court Chambers) London, United Kingdom
Benoît MERKT (Lenz & Staehelin) President of the Competition Law Commission, Geneva, Switzerland
Alan DAVIS (Pinsent Masons) London, United Kingdom
SPEAKERS
1. Competition Law: Cartels; Abuse of Dominance; Chris COOK (Clearly Gottlieb) Brussels, Belgium
Merger Control; State Aid
Davide GRESPAN (European Commission) Brussels, Belgium
Robert O'DONOGHUE (Brick Court Chambers) London, United Kingdom
Philip WAREHAM (Holman Fenwick& Willan) London, United Kingdom
3 . Competition Law and the Legal Profession:
Impact on Self Regulation and Legal Privilege
Afternoon session
Session Presidents:
Sorin DAVID (David & Baias) Bucharest, Romania
Mauro GRINBERG (Barcellos Tucunduva) Sao Paolo, Brazil
Dr. Hüseyin KARABULUT (Foreign Relations Center) Istanbul, Turkey
William G. SCHOPF (Schopf & Weiss) Chicago, United States
Astrid ABLASSER-NEUHUBER (bpv- Hügel Rechtsanwälte OEG) Vienna, Austria
Martina MAIER (Howrey) Paris, France
Benoît MERKT (Lenz & Staehelin) President of the Competition Law Commission, Geneva, Switzerland
Conor QUIGLEY Q.C. (Brick Court Chambers) London, UK
Martina MAIER (Howrey) Paris, France
SUB-THEMES
SPEAKERS
4. Enforcement of Competition Law: Public and
Private Law Remedies
Alan DAVIS (Pinsent Masons) London United Kingdom
Sonia FLOREA (SCA Florea Gheorghe & Associates) Bucharest, Romania
Pierre KIRCH (Paul Hastings) Brussels, Belgium and Paris, France
Morvan LE BERRE (Wardynski & Partners) Warsaw, Poland
5. Regulation of Particular Sectors: Telecoms;
Transport; Banking
Judit BUDAI (Szecskay Attorneys at Law) Budapest, Hungary
Olivia IORDANESCU (SCA Cristian Iordanescu & Associates) Bucharest, Romania
Robert O'DONOGHUE (Brick Court Chambers) London, United Kingdom
Rene PLANK (European Commission) Brussels, Belgium
S AT U R D AY
2. Globalisation of Competition Law:
a Comparative Study
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008 9:00 AM-12:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
AND RIGHTS OF THE DIGITAL PERSON
FAMILY LAW
President:
Luís ZARRALUQUI
NAVARRO (Zarraluqui Abogados
de Familia) Madrid, Spain
The Role of the Lawyer in
Family Law
Investigate the role of the lawyer
in an area like family law, across
different countries and cultures.
Speakers:
Anne DE BLUTS (Gilson De
Rouvreux, De Bluts & Associés)
Brussels, Belgium
Myrna FELDER, New York,
United States
Hugues LETELLIER (Hohl &
Associés) Paris, France
Paulo LINS E SILVA (Paulo Lins
E Silva – Advogados e Consultores de
Familia) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Corina Zoica MARCU (Law
office Corina Marcu) Bucharest,
Romania
Carmen MEZA INGAR (Meza
Ingar Abogados) Lima, Peru
Federico PRUS (Estudio jurídico
Dr Prus) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Pura Angelica SANTIAGO
(Santiago, Cruz & Sarte Law offices)
Pasig city, Philippines
Fadéla SEBTI (Cabinet de Me
Sebti) Casablanca, Morocco
Carla SECCHIERI (Studio Legale
Secchieri) Padova, Italy
Carmen TUFARIU (Ligia Danila
Law Office) Timisoara, Romania
Francisco VEGA SALA,
Barcelona, Spain
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President:
Alain BENSOUSSAN (Cabinet
Alain Bensoussan) Paris, France
Cyber-Surveillance of
Employees
Companies and directors generally
use information and
communication technologies for
human resource management.
They collect and store personal
data on their employees. Such
processes may be harmful to
employees’ rights and freedoms in
their workplace. Personal
information therefore must be
protected.
Speakers:
Guy ARENDT (Bonn-SchmittSteichen) UIA Secretary General,
Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Anda BALASA (Buta Doina Law
Firm) Bucharest, Romania
Virginie BENSOUSSAN
BRULÉ (Cabinet Alain Bensoussan
Selas) Paris, France
Jérôme CAYOL (Cayol, Cahen &
Associés) Paris, France
Rosario LEON JIMENEZ (DíazBastien & Truan Abogados) Madrid,
Spain
Zineb LARAQUI (Cabinet
d’avocats Bassamat & Associés)
Casablanca, Morocco
Elizabeth THOLE (Van Doorne
N.V.) Amsterdam, The
Netherlands
LITIGATION
INTERNATIONAL
CRIMINAL DEFENCE
HUMAN RIGHTS
Co-Presidents:
Brown LLP), Frankfurt, Germany
President::
Omar ABOUZZOHOUR
(Cabinet Abouzzohour) Marrakech,
Morocco
The Enforcement of
Foreign Judgments/Orders
in other Jurisdictions:
Pitfalls, Grounds and
Recognition of Judgments
and/or Interim Orders
Problem
Guantanamo Bay
torture,
of ill treatment and
President:
Philippe MORICEAU (Moriceau
Associés) Biarritz, France
First meeting of the
International Criminal
Defence Working Group.
Infringement
of the right to an
equitable court,
Childrens’
rights violations.
Speakers:
Gérard BREEN (Dibbs Barker
Gosling Lawyers) Sydney, Australia
Thomas GELZER (Vischer
Attorneys) Basel, Switzerland
Christian GIROD (Schellenberg
Emmanuel HAYAUX DU
TILLY (Popineau, Hayaux du
Tilly) Paris, France
David PARKIN (Berwin
Kingdom
Alberto PIERGROSSI
(Piergrossi Bianchini Eversheds)
Milan, Italy
ABA-SIL
Programme co-sponsored by the American Bar
Association – Section on International Law (ABA-SIL)
The
New Surveillance Society and
Trends
and Hot Topics in Global Antitrust Enforcement
Coordinateurs:
Michael BYOWITZ, Jacqueline KLOSEK and
Fiona SCHAEFFER
Dharmandra RAUTRAY
(Kachwaha & Partners) New
Delhi, India
William SCHOPF (Schopf &
Weiss) Chicago, United States
Enrica SENINI (Studio Legale
Senini) Brescia, Italy
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008 2:00 PM-5:30 PM HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
President:
Jean Léopold RENARD (SCP
Renard et Associés) Marseille,
France
Piracy at Sea – Le Ponant
Jean-Léopold RENARD
Air-Land-Sea Transport Law
Commission President
Introduction to Romanian
Air-Land-Sea Transport
Law
Professor Gheorghe PIPEREA,
Bucharest, Romania
Mihai FERARIU (Ferariu, Negoita
& Partners) Bucharest, Romania
Tonnage Tax
Carel VAN LYNDEN (Akd
Prinsen Van Wijmen) Rotterdam,
The Netherlands
Marinas under French Law
Amance PERROT (Cabinet de
Me Perrot) Antibes, France
Marinas under Italian Law
Lucio COLANTUONI
Intermodal Contracts
Marcus SCHRIEFERS
(Kleiner Rechtsanwälte) Stuttgart,
Germany
BIOTECHNOLOGY
LAW
Présidente:
Geneviève AUGENDRE (SCP
Augendre) Paris, France
Biotechnologies and Food
Security
Fundamental Rights and
the Precautionary Principle
Speakers:
Geneviève AUGENDRE (SCP
Augendre) Paris, France
Augusto LOPES CARDOSO
(Lopes Cardoso Advogados) Porto,
Portugal
DEFENCE
OF THE DEFENCE
President:
Pascal MAURER (Keppeler &
Associés) UIA Director of Human
Rights and Defence of the
Defence, Geneva, Switzerland
Report on cases dealt with by
the Commission during the
year 2007-2008.
The cases the commission dealt
with will be outlined.
Speaking time will be allocated for
the commission session’s
participants to speak.
Speakers:
Pascal MAURER (Keppeler &
Associés) UIA Director of Human
Defence, Geneva, Switzerland
Julie GOFFIN (Chibane-SoetaertGoffin) Coordinator of Human
Defence, Brussels, Belgium
LITIGATION /MEDIA LAW
Co-Presidents of the
Litigation Commission:
Media Law Commission
President:
Celebrities vs. The Press:
Media Litigation
Speakers:
For the Litigation
Commission:
Ian DE FREITAS (Berwin
Kingdom
Julianne FARNSWORTH
(Farnsworth Law Firm) Charleston,
United States
Alberto PIERGROSSI (Piergrossi
Bianchini Eversheds) Milan, Italy
HUMAN RIGHTS
President:
Omar ABOUZZOHOUR
(Cabinet Abouzzohour) Marrakech,
Morocco
Women and Water: more
than a Symbol, a Right.
For the Media Law
Commission:
Salvador PEÑA OCHOA
(Peña, Oria Asociados) Madrid, Spain
IMMIGRATION AND
NATIONALITY LAW
President and Moderator:
Ellen YOST (Fragomen, Del Rey,
Bernsen & Loewy) New-York,
United States
Free Movement of Workers
in Europe
We will discuss the situation in
the “old states” of Europe, but
also in the new Eastern European
states whose citizens will one day
circulate in all the European
countries without passports; the
difference between Schengen and
non-Schengen; the black side of
Schengen including blacklists, no fly
lists, no visa lists; reciprocity rules.
We will compare border control
in EU, US and Canada; and the
movement of lawyers.
This should be an especially
interesting topic since the EU
recently announced that it would
institute stricter border controls
similar to the US by 2015 including
the requirement of electronic
documents and biographical data,
centralized information sharing
and the like.
Speakers:
Louise BOYES (Fisher Jones
Greenwood LLP) Colchester, United
Kingdom
Michela COCCHI (Studio Legale
Avv. Michela Cocchi) Business and
Human Rights Commission
President, Bologna, Italy
Laura DEVINE (Laura Devine
Sollicitors) London, United
Kingdom
Hugues LANGLAIS (Hugues
Langlais Law Firm) Montreal,
Canada
Alexandru LUPU (Nestor Nestor
Diculescu Kingston Petersen Attorneys & Counselors) Bucharest,
Romania
S AT U R D AY
TRANSPORT LAW
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SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Images of Transylvania and Bucovinia
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All participants are requested to mention on the registration form all the
activities they would like to take part in, whether or not these activities are
included in the registration fees for the Congress.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2008 – INFORMAL RECEPTION
THE CORTINA CLUB
8:00 pm – 10:00 pm
For activities that are not included in the registration fee, registration will be
invalid until full payment for the activity is received.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008 – OPENING CEREMONY
(6:00 PM – 7:30 PM)
CUZA HALL, HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT, FOLLOWED BY A
WELCOME COCKTAIL PARTY
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm
The idea of raising such a monumental piece of architecture was originated many
years ago, but it materialized only in 1984, when the foundation stone was laid on
the 25th of June, and construction began. Scores of teams of architects and
engineers contributed to the realization of this ambitious project, originally called
“The House of the Republic”, then “The House of the People” and finally “The
Palace of Parliament”.
Eclectic in style, it brings together elements of traditional Romanian architecture,
where the Brancovenian style prevails, of Romanian popular ornamental art (such
as the rosette, the symbol of the sun and typical woodcarvings), as well as
Renaissance, Germanic and Baroque influences.
This architectural ensemble reunites not only impressive quantities of marble,
steel, concrete and wood, but also a huge amount of work. The materials used
are genuine Romanian and one can say that the entire country has contributed
something to the construction and decoration of the halls.
As it is divided into 21 parts, the
edifice is an overwhelming
alternation of monumental spaces, magnificent auditoriums,
generously sized halls and foyers
with a profusion of ornamental
details.
Since 1989, this building has
become, by dint of the institutions it hosts, the symbol of
Romanian democracy. Thus, the
Chamber of Deputies, the
Constitutional Court and the
Legislative Council are located
here.
The informal reception will be held at the Cortina Club, a former private
residence. The Cortina Club is located in a residential neighbourhood outside
Bucharest.
The reception’s theme will be Romanian folklore, with activities, traditional
dishes and a traditional Romanian barbecue.
You can stroll through this atypical residence, which has an unrestricted view
of the lake. It is composed of various salons and terraces with different moods.
The setting is supposed to be quite modern but you can admire the antique
furniture and the paintings displayed pretty much all over the place.
The reception will be a high point of good cheer to share with Romanian
colleagues.
Transport will be organised to and from the Congress hotels. The
timings will be given to you during registration and will be displayed
in each hotel.
The Chamber of Deputies is, according to the 1991 Constitution, one of the two
Chambers of the Parliament to which the deputies are elected every four years
by universal, equal, direct, secret and free vote. Some of them are elected into the
Standing Bureau, comprised of a Chairman, Vice-Chairmen, Secretaries and
Quaestors, while the President of the Chamber of Deputies also acts as the
Chairman of the Standing Bureau. The work of the parliamentary committees is
aimed at ensuring that parliamentary activities are carried out properly, and they
have a major role in preparing the proceedings of the Chamber of Deputies and
in exercising the parliamentary functions.
The 20th NATO Summit was organized in the House of Parliament, Bucharest on
2– 4 April 2008.
A transport service will be provided between the Congress hotels and
the House of Parliament. You will be given the timings during
registration and they will also be displayed in each Congress hotel.
For security reasons, it is mandatory for you to keep your badge or
invitation card with you, along with proof of identity.
During the Opening Ceremony, the UIA President, Héctor DÍAZ-BASTIEN, and
the Congress President, Mihai TANASESCU, will declare the 52nd Congress open.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008 – EVENING FREE
Bucharest city is well known for its classical concerts and shows, including the
famous Georges Enescu Festival of classical music which is held every two years
in Bucharest. Auditoriums like the Atheneum Concert Hall are magnificent.
The international festival of contemporary dance will be held at the same time
as the Congress.
The Organising Committee has been able to negotiate special rates for
delegates who wish to go to a concert, opera or clubs.
A detailed programme will be sent to you.
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S O C I A L AC T I V I T I E S
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008 – CLOSING CEREMONY
HOUSE OF PARLIAMENT
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
The Congress Closing Ceremony, which will take place in the House of Parliament,
will enable us to summarise the legal work undertaken at the Congress and to
witness the transfer of the presidency from President Héctor Díaz Bastien to the
President Elect, Bernd Reinmüller.
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2008 – GALA DINNER
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ART (ROYAL PALACE)
8:30 pm
Located right in the
heart of Bucharest, the
National Museum of
Art (the former Royal
Palace), was founded in
1948 to receive the
erstwhile royal collection
of
Romanian
and
European art dating from
the Middle Ages to our
times (paintings, sketches
and sculptures).
The gala dinner will be
held in the majestic
throne hall and the
reception hall. This venue
has symbolic significance
for Romanians.
The gala dinner will be prepared by one of the most renowned caterers in Bucharest
and you will be served in the authentic traditional style.
The quality and elegance of this evening will make it an unforgettable experience.
For those who like partying, the evening can continue late into the night.
Transportation will be organised between the Congress hotels and the Royal Palace
(to and fro). The timings will be given to you when you register and will be displayed
in each hotel.
Dress code: long dress and dinner jacket or dark coloured suit.
The cost of the gala dinner, which includes the transfers, welcome
cocktail, dinner and dance, is 150 Euros per person.
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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2008 – GENERAL EXCURSION
IN BUCHAREST, TRADITIONS AND PRACTICES
9:00 am – 2:00 pm
Departure from the Congress hotels is scheduled for 9:00 am.
Visit to the Palace of the Romanian Patriarchate, the seat of the Romanian
Orthodox Church, located on the hills of Bucharest. We will begin with a
visit of the palace and you can, if you wish, attend the Sunday mass with its
gentle ambience of Byzantine splendour which lends tremendous beauty to
the services presided over by the patriarch.
We will continue with our discovery of the old Bucharest, better known as
Lipscani.
You can stroll through the old streets, some of which have retained their
“Art Nouveau” inspired facades. In the Hanul cu Tei passage, you will see the
ancient boutiques housing antique dealers and art galleries.
This huge poetic zone, currently being rehabilitated, is on its way to becoming
the most trendy area in Bucharest, with its set of cafés, clubs and restaurants.
On the way you will come across a little masterpiece: the Stavropoleos
church. The beauty and harmony of this church, founded in 1724, lies in the
sculpted external stone decorations, the frescos and the original iconostasis,
but mainly in its proportions. A perfect example of post Brancovan
architecture.
The brasserie Carul cu Bere (the beer cart), one of the rare Neogothic
buildings in Bucharest, is worth a detour. The embellishments are rich: mural
dyes, panelling, stained glass.
On the way, you can admire the private mansions built between the wars.
We suggest that you end the tour with a visit to the Romanian Farmers’
Museum, an exciting, complex museum, which is not just a place but a
philosophy and a generous profession of faith. Enhanced by a refined display,
it brings alive and recreates the nobility of the peasant world. This remarkably
designed museum was designated the European Museum of the Year in 1996.
The museum shop has on offer a vast selection of Romanian handicrafts:
pottery, embroidery, icons, etc.
At the end of the visit you will be served a country lunch – a farewell meal
as you bid goodbye to Romania.
End of the excursion and return to the hotels between 1:00 pm and 3:00 pm.
The price of the excursion, including transportation by bus, the
visits and lunch, is 100 Euros per person.
Reservations for accompanying persons’ activities have to be booked at
the same time as reservations for accommodation and for the pre
congress tours in the attached DESTINATION PLUS form.
You may also register for activities at the DESTINATION PLUS desk at
the Congress hotels and the House of Parliament (all activities are
subject to availability).
The final times for the accompanying persons’ activities will be confirmed
in the final programme and displayed at the UIA / DESTINATION PLUS
reception desk in all the Congress hotels.
If the minimum number of participants is not reached, the specific
activities concerned may be postponed or cancelled.
Once you register, kindly indicate on the DESTINATION PLUS form the
date, language and time of your preference.
In case of no show on the day of the excursion, DESTINATION PLUS will
not refund.
Important information: Monday is the weekly closing day for all
museums.
INTRODUCTION TO ROMANIAN CULTURE:
1ST APPROACH TO BUCHAREST
This first approach to Bucharest will end with lunch in one of its oldest and
most emblematic restaurants, the “Carul cu Bere” (“the beer cart” – they
brew their own beer). The restaurant, opened in 1789, has not undergone any
changes since and is also one of Bucharest’s rare neo-Gothic buildings.
Return to the Congress hotels around 3:00 pm/4:00 pm
* As the Cotroceni Palace is an official building, it could be requisitioned without
notice. An alternative site will be provided in this case.
EXCLUSIVE TOUR OF DOINA LEVINTZA
& DAN COMA’S HOUSE
Departure time: 10:00 am
Return time: 12:15 pm
Minimum participants: 10 (maximum 15)
Price: 42 Euros / person
We offer a tour of Romania’s most renowned “haute couture” designer,
Doina Levintza’s house. She has the distinction of receiving several
scenography awards in Romania and abroad and was East Europe’s first
designer on New York’s Fashion Week Model in 1984.
This very special tour will take you
into a world that is totally dedicated
to fashion and its accessories.
Wednesday 29 - Thursday 30 - Friday 31, October and Saturday, November 1
Return time: 3:00 pm/4:00 pm
Minimum participants: 10
Price: 57 Euros / person (lunch included)(1)
Her husband, Dan Coma, a shoe and
leather designer, will show you their
extraordinary place: his fabrication
workshops, filled with leather goods
and diverse material, as well as
unique collections of evening
dresses, shoes, bags and other
leather items.
This tour will be an excellent introduction to your stay in Romania. It will
enable you to understand better this capital city, through its most important
museums, main points of tourist interest and Bucharest’s various districts, as
well as the exploration of an Orthodox Church.
The tour will start with the
“Cotroceni Palace*” – the
residence of the Romania Republic
President since 1991.
In 1888, the heir to the throne,
Prince Ferdinand, decided to build
his residence on the site of the old
Cotroceni Monastery.
The building combines the French
and neo-Romanian styles (just as its
monumental stairway is inspired by
the Opéra Garnier in Paris).
The most representative rooms are on the first floor – its neo-renaissance
dining room and the Henry II style king’s library.
On the second floor are the private suites: the Queen’s bedroom decorated in
Tudor style is impressive with its abundant panelling, like the small Norwegian
sitting room, which is a real masterpiece of wood sculpture.
After 1977, the Palace was used as a guest house by the dictator, Nicolae
Ceausescu.
You will then visit one of Bucharest’s most interesting museums: the National
Museum of Art.
Your guide will help you discover Romania’s history through the extraordinary
medieval art gallery, some of whose works date back to the 13th century.
You will also be able to see collections of icons, illuminated manuscripts,
silverware and gold work from all Romania’s different regions.
You will then discover most contemporary works when you visit the art gallery
(painting, sculpture, major artistic trends of the 1900s, the Romanian “avantgarde” and other very famous Romanian artists).
(1)
Wednesday, October 29
In order to keep the house’s privacy,
only 15 persons will be able to come.
BUCHAREST SURROUNDINGS: TOUR OF THE MOGOSOAIA
PALACE & WINE TASTING
Thursday, October 30 and Saturday, November 1
Price: 52 Euros (lunch included)(1)
9:00 am
Departure from Bucharest (the Palace is about 10 km away from
Bucharest)
10:00 am Arrival at the Mogosoaia Palace and start of the tour
Built at the end of the 17th century as a royal residence on the road linking
Bucharest to Targovist, the Palace is endowed with all the characteristics of the
Brancovenian style: the remarkable stone sculpture, plant motifs as the
predominant elements, figurative sculpture (generally mythological figures),
columns ending in impressive capitals, etc.
The Mogosoaia Palace is now the Brancovenian Art Museum.
After the visit, we will leave for the Urlati Vineyard, where you will be able to
discover and test the property’s various
wines in the presence of an oenologist.
Lunch at the vineyard.
3:00 pm Departure and transfer back
to Bucharest.
Beverage not including
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ACTIVITIES FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
ACTIVITIES FOR ACCOMPANYING PERSONS
FULL DAY: TRANSYLVANIAN CASTLES
Price: 135 Euros (lunch included) (1)
Friday, October 31
An idyllic, picturesque day that will enable you to get an idea of the charm and
beauty of Romania’s countryside through its magnificent sites.
8:00 am: Departure from Bucharest to Sinaia.
10:00 am: Arrival at Sinaia, nicknamed the “Pearl of the Carpathians”.
Surrounded by forests and steep slopes of the Bucegi mountains, this resort
owes its popularity to the King Carol I who established one of his residences
here in the 1870s. Bucharest’s nobility followed him.
Exploring the Sinaia Monastery (1695): It got its name from the Sinai
mountain, where its founder spent some time during his pilgrimage to the Holy
Land.
This will be followed by a visit of the fabulous “Peles Castle”, the most
beautiful of the royal family’s summer getaways, built at the end of the 19th
century in magnificent surroundings, which has a rich collection of furniture,
carpets, arms and armours.
11:30 am: Departure for the charming city of Brasov which looks like
Salzburg.
(1)
A medieval city founded in the 13th century by the Saxons in beautiful
mountainous surroundings, with deeply anchored traditions, history and
culture, Brasov offers a unique atmosphere.
The historical centre has retained its charm, with its square surrounded by
ancient houses, the ancient town hall, the black church in the gothic style and
the pedestrian street bordered by typical coloured houses.
1:00 pm: Lunch in a typical restaurant.
After lunch, departure to Bran to visit the most famous Castle in Transylvania.
Surrounded by an aura of mystery and legend, the Bran Castle is better
known as “Dracula’s Castle” because Bram Stoker drew inspiration from it for
his famous novel in 1897.
Perched on a rock (at a height of 60m), the Castle imposed its romantic
silhouette in magnificent surroundings: exceptional layout, secret rooms and
narrow corridors truly make it into a labyrinth.
Beyond mythology, the Castle was transformed into summer residence by
Queen Maria of Romania in 1920.
You will be able to admire the restoration: beyond the superb inner courtyard,
you will visit different rooms with medieval furniture, rich with reminiscences
of the world of knights.
4:30 pm: Departure for Bucharest.
7:00 pm: Arrival in Bucharest.
Beverage not including
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PRE CONGRESS TOURS
4 DAYS/3 NIGHTS – FROM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26
TO WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2008
(early return to Bucharest)
In the North-East of Romania, nestled in the most recently emerging highlands of
the Carpathians, lies a land marked by intermingling and co-habitation of different
peoples.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 – MONASTERIES
Breakfast in your hotel.
SUCEVITA
The origins of Moldavia, its holy places and the most beautiful pages of its history
lie here.
Five churches rivalling with each other in terms of the beauty of their external
frescoes stand tall in a narrow space (each well-integrated in a monastery): Humor,
Moldovita, Voronet, Sucevita and Arbore.
From one church to another, there is 10 to 40 km of exceptional landscape,
meticulously worked by the farmers.
With their external painted walls, ornated with 15th and 16th century frescoes –
“chefs-d'œuvre” of Byzantine art – these churches are unique in Europe and belong
to UNESCO’s world heritage list.
Far from being simple mural decorations, these paintings systematically cover all the
façades and represent full cycles of religious mural paintings.
Their exceptional composition, the elegance of figures and the harmony of colours
integrate perfectly in the surrounding landscape.
This tour will enable you to discover the most beautiful of the Bucovina
monasteries.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26: BUCHAREST/SUCEAVA
7:45 pm*: Meeting point at the OTOPENI airport.
9:15 pm*: Take-off from Bucharest to Suceava.
10:25 pm*: Arrival in Suceava and accommodation in a 4 star hotel in Gura
Humorului.
* the schedule will be confirmed in the travel documents.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27: SUCEAVA/MONASTERIES
It is an impressive fortress that
surrounds the church. The
surrounding walls are 6 meters high, 3 meters thick and are flanked by four
lookout towers that are reminiscent of the medieval citadels. You will also find
a great set of mural paintings.
Lunch in the monastery.
After lunch, you will take one of the oldest trains of Bucovina: the Mocanita.
The train was used in the 19th century to transport wood. Today, it is
considered as national museum.
You will cross the colourful landscapes of the Bucovina mountains.
This trip will end by a light meal outdoor and a local music and dance show.
Return to the hotel at the end of the day.
Dinner in a typical restaurant.
Accommodation in a 4 star hotel.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 – SUCEAVA/BUCHAREST
Transfer from hotel to airport.
6:25 am*: Flight take-off from Suceava to Bucharest.
7:35 am*: Arrival in Bucharest.
Transfer to hotels (if you booked
accommodation with DESTINATION
PLUS).
Breakfast at your hotel.
Day dedicated to visit 3 monasteries: Voronet, Humor and Arbore.
* the schedule will be confirmed in
the travel documents.
VORONET
The church is called the “Orient’s
Sistine Chapel” and it is one of
Europe’s most beautiful Orthodox
churches. It became popular for its
unique, transparent blue colour and its
exceptional fresco of the Last
Judgment covering the entire western
façade while the Jessi Tree and the
Akathist Hymn are represented on the
southern façade. Inside, you will see a
portrait of Stephen the Greatest.
You will then visit the HUMOR monastery.
Located on a hill in the heart of the Bucovina village, the Humor monastery offers
beautiful external frescoes painted by Toma de Suceava. The church was founded
in 1530 by the Voivode Petru Rares (the region’s sovereign) and Chanceler Théodor
Bubuiog.
The monastery with modest dimensions is decorated with external frescoes – from
the foundations to the canopy – which look like a manuscript page embellished with
thousand miniatures.
Lunch in a typical restaurant.
The afternoon will be dedicated to visit the ARBORE monastery, pure jewel of the
Moldavian in the Petrus Rares period. The frescoes were made 40 years after the
church was built. The exceptional quality of these mural paintings are really worth it.
Return to Gura Humorului at the end of the day.
Accommodation in a 4 star hotel.
The monastery is one of the most
famous for Moldavian architecture
and also one of the last ones built.
Its foundation goes back to the end
of the 16th century. It was built by
one of the Movila brothers, a family
of boyars (big landowners) between
1581 and 1601.
PACKAGE PER PERSON
Minimum: 15
BUCOVINE MONASTERIES
From October 26 to 29, 2008
Double
room
Single
room
670 €
740 €
The prices include: Airplane ticket – Bucharest/Suceava/Bucharest,
accommodation in 4* hotels with breakfast (3 nights),meals & beverages, the
tours and transfers mentioned in the programme, an English-speaking guide
The prices do not include: International airplane ticket to Bucharest,
accommodation during the Congress, personal expenditure, and
extraordinary expenditure for which the agency cannot be held responsible,
such as: strikes, delayed flights or trains, bad weather conditions, etc.,
assistance/repatriation insurance obligatory and cancellation/
luggage insurance.
The prices above are based on a minimum of 15 participants.
DESTINATION PLUS reserves the right to increase the rates if that minimum
number was not reached or if the airplane tickets were modified due to significant
official fuel increase.
If on September 8 the minimum number of participants was not reached,
DESTINATION PLUS reserves the right to cancel the significant pre tour
concerned.
In that case, DESTINATION PLUS will refund the tour costs (except the fees due
to the modification of your international airplane ticket that you have booked).
Consequently we strongly advise you to book modifiable airplane tickets.
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PRE-CONGRESS TOUR NO. 1 “ON ROMANIA’S TREASURE TRAIL: THE MONASTERIES OF BUCOVINA”
PRE CONGRESS TOURS
PRE-CONGRESS NO. 2 “FROM THE CARPATHIANS TO SOUTH TRANSYLVANIA: Roman discovery, culture and traditions”
3 DAYS/2 NIGHTS
FROM SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 TO TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2008
(Return in the evening)
Imposing palaces, romantic castles of
the Middle Ages, severe Gothic
cathedrals, fortified villages and medieval
cities. This is not a trip to Europe but to
Romania, marked with an intermingling
of East and West and a mix of GrecoByzantine, Roman and Gothic styles.
Transylvania, “a land beyond forests”,
located in Central Romania, is one of
the most interesting regions of Europe
from the perspective of the cultures'
organisation and ethnic co-habitation.
Most of its cities were founded at the end of the 12th century or at the beginning
of the 13th century. The most representative of them are Brasov, Sighișoara,
Sibiu, Cluj, Fagaras, Bistrita and Medias.
For the unusual and authentic lover, in regions that are the most beautiful and
at the same time, the wildest, you will discover true treasures of hospitality and
sympathy.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 – BUCHAREST – SIBIU “EUROPEAN
CAPITAL OF CULTURE IN 2007”
11:30 am*: Meeting point at the OTOPENI airport (Bucharest).
1:00 pm*: Flight take-off from Bucharest to Sibiu.
1:45 pm*: Arrival in Sibiu.
* the schedule will be confirmed in the travel documents.
Lunch in a typical restaurant followed by the Sibiu visit.
Birthplace of the Saxon civilisation, Sibiu is the Romanian city that has
preserved the largest number of old districts.
Designated the “European Capital of Culture in 2007”, the city is divided into
upper and lower towns, full of small squares, churches, ancient houses that give
a picturesque atmosphere.
Visit the “upper town” (Large Square, Small Square), Evangelical Church and
the Brukenthal Museum.
Accommodation in a 4 star hotel in Sibiu.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 27
SIBIU/SIGHIȘOARA/BRASOV/POIANA BRASOV
Departure in the morning for Sighișoara, Vlad the Impaler's (Dracula) place of
birth.
Preserving until today its German ancient cities specific character, Sighișoara is
a homogenous complex, which offers a variety of charm through a maze of
little roads and squares.
The most beautiful medieval city in the country (site protected by UNESCO)
and native city of the famous Prince Vlad the Impaler – who inspired the
character of Dracula – was founded by German artisans and merchants.
The Sighișoara city centre kept the characteristics of a small fortified medieval
city and remains the only inhabited medieval city of Europe today.
For those who love “deciphering” a city, Sighișoara is an ideal place: corners of
greenery, streets with loosely laid cobblestones and bulging blue, yellow, green
or pink façades following upon one another…
Without forgetting alleys, small ways and stairs that link the lower town to the
upper town.
Visit of the citadel whose ramparts surround the city, the bell tower, the hill
church and the Medieval Arms Museum.
Lunch in Sighișoara.
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The trip continues towards Brasov wich looks like Salzburg.
A medieval city founded in the 13th century by the Saxons in very beautiful
mountainous surroundings, with well-established traditions, history and
culture, Brasov offers a unique atmosphere.
The historic centre has retained its charm, with its large square surrounded by
old houses, the old town hall, the Black Gothic church and the pedestrian
street bordered by typical picturesque houses.
Transfer to Poiana Brasov, a typical small ski resort in the Carpathians.
Dinner in a special inn.
Accommodation in a 4 star hotel in Poiana Brasov.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28: POIANA BRASOV/BRAN/SINAIA
Departure to Bran to visit the most famous Castle of Transylvania.
Surrounded by an aura of mystery and legend, the Bran Castle is better known
as “Dracula’s Castle” because Bram Stoker drew inspiration from it for his
famous novel in 1897.
Perched on a rock (at a height of 60 m), the Castle imposed its romantic
silhouette in magnificent surroundings: exceptional layout, secret rooms and
narrow corridors truly make it into a labyrinth.
Beyond mythology, the Castle was transformed into summer residence by
Queen Maria of Romania in 1920.
You will be able to admire the restoration: beyond the superb inner courtyard,
you will visit different rooms with solid furniture, rich with reminiscences of
the world of knights.
Late morning departure for Sinaia, nicknamed the “Pearl of the Carpathians”.
Surrounded by forests and steep slopes of the Bucegi mountains, this resort
owes its popularity to the King Carol I who established one of his residences
here in the 1870s. Bucharest’s nobility soon followed him.
You will be seduced by colourful houses one after the other giving it an
undisputed charm.
You will then leave for the two most interesting sites of Sinaia, the Sinaia
Monastery (1695), which got its name from the Sinai mountain, where its
founder spent some time during his pilgrimage to the Holy Land and the
fabulous “Peles Castle”, the most beautiful of the royal family’s summer
getaways, built at the end of the 19th century in magnificent surroundings,
which shelters a rich collection of furniture, carpets, arms and armour.
Lunch in Sinaia.
Transfer back by bus to Bucharest
PACKAGE PER PERSON
Minimum: 20
FROM THE CARPATHIANS
TO SOUTHERN TRANSYLVANIA
October 26 to 28, 2008
Double
Room
Single
Room
560 €
645 €
The prices include: Airplane ticket – Bucharest/Sibiu, accommodation in 4*
hotels with breakfast (2 nights), the meals & beverages, the tours and
transfers mentioned in the programme, an English-speaking guide.
The prices do not include: International airplane ticket to Bucharest, the
accommodation in Bucharest for the night of October 25, 2008,
accommodation during the Congress, personal expenditure, extraordinary
expenditure for which the agency cannot be held responsible, such as: strikes,
delayed flights or trains, bad weather conditions, etc., assistance/
repatriation insurance obligatory and cancellation/luggage insurance.
The prices above are based on a minimum of 20 participants.
DESTINATION PLUS reserves the right to increase the rates if that minimum
number was not reached or if the airplane tickets were modified due to significant
official fuel increase.
If on September 8 the minimum number of participants was not reached,
DESTINATION PLUS reserves the right to cancel the significant pre tour concerned.
In that case, DESTINATION PLUS will refund the tour costs (except the fees due to
the modification of your international airplane ticket that you have booked).
Consequently we strongly advise you to book modifiable airplane tickets.
A certain number of rooms have been reserved for the UIA Congress at
preferential rates in several hotels in Bucharest (Hotel JW MARRIOTT is
the closest to the House of Parliament) from October 28 to November 3.
Due to the limited number of rooms and as the preferential prices cannot
be guaranteed beyond the number of rooms booked for the UIA, we
strongly advise you to make your registration as soon as possible with our
agency
DESTINATION PLUS
Tel.: +33 1 56 08 37 37 - Fax: +33 1 56 08 37 38
Once the number of rooms reserved for UIA Congress is sold out or for any
stay before or after these dates, DESTINATION PLUS will make a specific
request for availability and pricing.
HOTEL/CATEGORY
JW MARRIOTT
BUCHAREST
GRAND HOTEL 5*
(Official Congress Hotel)
Room
Type
Individual deluxe
(king size bed)
Double deluxe
Twin deluxe
Price per Night and
per Room in Euros (3)
235 €
260 €
Individual or double
310 €
executive(1)
Individual or double
330 €
Grand executive (2)
Contact us for other type of room
Individual
240 €
(king size bed)
ATHENEE PALACE
Double
HILTON BUCHAREST 5*
250 €
Twin (2 single beds)
Contact us for other type of room
Single (large bed)
110 €
Double
VENEZIA 3*
120 €
Twin (4)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Access to executive lounge
Access to executive lounge – about 50 sq.m. room
These prices include: breakfast, services and local taxes
On request only
These rooms have been booked for the UIA Congress and are
subject to special group sales conditions.
Kindly refer to page 39 for more details.
All hotels reserve the right to change the night rates in case of any major
economic change in Romania.
The hotel classification is provided by the local tourism administration.
No compensation will be made for any complaints related to these
criteria.
In accordance with the hotel industry’s practices, rooms may only be occupied
from 3:00 pm on the date of arrival and guests must check out by 12:00 noon
on their date of departure.
Please refer to the Bucharest map on the programme’s second page to locate
the hotels.
For more information, kindly refer to the UIA Website: ww.uianet.org
Shuttle buses will be available to take you from and back to the Congress
hotels and the House of Parliament.
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ACCOMMODATION
METHODS OF PAYMENT
CONGRESS REGISTRATION FEES / GALA DINNER /
GENERAL EXCURSION
The Congress registration fees, as well as the Gala dinner and general
excursion fees, payable in Euros only, must be paid:
1. By a cheque in Euros made out to UIA and sent to: UIA, 25, rue du Jour,
75001 Paris – France; or
2. By credit card (VISA, EUROCARD/MASTERCARD) in Euros only; or
3. By bank transfer, specifying on the transfer order: “sans frais pour le
destinataire” (“no charges for the beneficiary”), in favour of the Union
Internationale des Avocats, indicating your surname and first name and
marked: “52e congrès / Bucarest” (“52nd Congress/Bucharest”).
Warning: We have changed our bank:
SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE
8, avenue du Président Wilson - 75116 Paris - France.
BANK CODE: 30003
COUNTER CODE: 03170
ACCOUNT NO.: EUR NO. 00050320729 - “RIB” KEY
(STATEMENT OF ACCOUNT INFORMATION): 06
SWIFT NO.: SOGEFRPP
IBAN: FR76 3000 3031 7000 0503 2072 906
METHODS OF PAYMENT FOR DESTINATION PLUS
ACCOMMODATION / ACTIVITIES FOR ACCOMPANYING
PERSONS / PRE CONGRESS TOURS
Registrations must be sent by Email or fax to DESTINATION PLUS latest by
September 28, 2008.
Any registrations received after that date will have to be paid by credit card only
(VISA or MASTERCARD).
Reservations will be processed in chronological order and will be confirmed
only when the total payment is received; a confirmation/invoice, including all
services requested and a file number will be sent to you.
In case of no reply from participants within 15 days, reservations will be
automatically cancelled.
Last minute registration will be confirmed only upon immediate payment of the
total invoice and no payment will be accepted in Bucharest for accommodation.
MODE OF PAYMENT
By credit card (VISA or MASTERCARD only)
By
bank transfer (SWIFT).
Please alert your bank that all wire transfers should be made “without fees to
the beneficiary”. This will avoid us having to charge you banking fees
afterwards.
Kindly mention “52nd UIA Bucharest Congress” as well as the file number (given
on the confirmation/invoice) and clearly write your family name and first
names.
DESTINATION PLUS
58, rue Saint Lambert – 75015 Paris – France
Account no.: 008116A0110
IBAN: FR 20 3036 8000 8100 8116 A011 043
BIC Code: BHVTFRPP
Counter Code: 00081
Bank Code: 30368
“RIB” (Statement of Account Information): 43
Domiciliation: HSBC HERVET PARIS LAMBER
Please attach a copy of your transfer order to your signed confirmation/invoice.
Registration confirmations are sent by Email. If you do not receive our Emails
or confirmation, please contact us.
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CANCELLATION OF REGISTRATION FOR THE CONGRESS /
GALA DINNER / GENERAL EXCURSION
All cancellations will be subject to a 20% deduction for processing fees
and will have to be sent in writing, to be received by the Union
Internationale des Avocats at the latest by September 28, 2008. No
reimbursements will be made for cancellations received after this date. In
order to avoid any reimbursement problems, we earnestly advise all those
needing a visa to proceed with their registrations as soon as possible.
Participants who have paid the total registration fee amount and are unable to
attend the Congress personally may send a colleague as a substitute after
informing the UIA. A 50 Euros processing fee will be charged.
DESTINATION PLUS will not refund in case of no show, late arrival
or early departure.
2. CANCELLATION OF ACTIVITIES FOR ACCOMPANYING
PERSONS
Until 15 days prior to the Congress: no cancellation fees will be charged
3. CANCELLATION OF PRE-CONGRESS TOURS
From registration to August 15, 2008: 10% of the travel costs
All reimbursements will be made after the Congress.
CANCELLATION OF ACCOMMODATION / ACTIVITIES FOR
ACCOMPANYING PERSONS / PRE CONGRESS TOURS
1. CANCELLATION OF ACCOMMODATION
The rooms have been reserved for the UIA Congress and are subject to
special conditions group sales – see below.
The cancellation conditions for individual participants have been established as
follows, entailing the payment of the following charges (% of the price of services
reserved):
HOTEL JW MARRIOTT
From registration to July 31, 2008: No charges
From August 1 to 29, 2008: 25% of charges
From August 30 to September 29, 2008: 50% of charges
From September 30 to October 15, 2008: 75% of charges
From October 16, 2008: 100% of charges
HOTEL HILTON – VENEZIA HOTEL
From registration to July 31, 2008: 10% of charges
From August 1 to 29, 2008: 30% of charges
From August 30 to September 29, 2008: 50% of charges
After that: 100% will be charged
From August 16 to 31, 2008: 25% of the travel costs
From September 1 to 30, 2008: 50% of the travel costs
From October 1 to 15, 2008: 75% of the travel costs
From October 16, 2008: 100% of the travel costs
(1)
(1)
(1)
100% of tickets issued
Refunds will be made AFTER the Congress.
MODIFICATION
Charges for changes made less than 30 days before the date = 30 €
INSURANCES (at your own charge)
With regard to your participation in the Congress, we advise you to purchase
an insurance policy providing hospitalisation and medical expenses coverage.
If you are taking part in a pre Congress tour you have the obligation to acquire
assistance/repatriation insurance.
For your information, the insurance policy may be included if you pay by credit
card (please check with your bank to see the details about such coverage).
UIA and DESTINATION PLUS accept no liability in case a Congress participant
fails to purchase such an insurance policy.
From September 30 to October 15, 2008: 75% of charges
From October 16, 2008: 100% of charges
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CANCELLATION CONDITIONS
GENERAL CONDITIONS
All registrations received by the Union Internationale des Avocats along with the
full payment of fees corresponding to the events selected will be confirmed in
writing. A registration number will be assigned to each participant, which will be
required during registration at House of Parliament for handing over the
Congress documents.
Payments for all registrations made after September 28, 2008 will have to be
made by credit card only (bank transfers will not be accepted after this date).
The Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) and DESTINATION PLUS reserve
the right to cancel or postpone the Congress to a later date, change the
Congress venue and/or programme, make any corrections or modifications in
the information published in the Congress programme and cancel any invitation
to participate in the Congress, at any time and at their entire discretion, without
having to provide any reasons for the same.
Neither the UIA, DESTINATION PLUS, nor any of its managers, employees,
agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or
damage, of any nature whatever, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a Congress
delegate, accompanying person or a third party following any cancellations,
changes, postponements or modifications.
Neither the UIA, nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or
representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature
whatever, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a Congress delegate or
accompanying person, except in case of death or personal injury due to gross
negligence by the UIA.
The contractual relations between the UIA and each participant (Congress
delegate or accompanying person) in relation to the Congress are subject to
French law and jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other law. Paris will be the
city of jurisdiction.
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As far as accommodation for the Congress and the tours proposed by
DESTINATION PLUS before and during the Congress are concerned, the
contractual relationship will be established directly between DESTINATION
PLUS and each participant. This relationship is subject to French law, to the
exclusion of all others. Paris will be the city of jurisdiction.
Formalities
It is the responsibility of Congress participants to ensure compliance with police,
customs and health formalities for their journey. Congress participants unable to
take part in the Congress because of their inability to take a flight or any other
means of transportation due to being unable to provide the documents required
(passport, visa, vaccination certificate, etc.) cannot claim any reimbursement.
Force Majeure
“Force majeure” is understood to mean any events external to the parties, of
both an unforeseeable and insurmountable nature that prevents either the client
or the participants, or the agency or service providers involved in organising the
Congress, from executing all or part of the obligations provided for in the
present agreement.
By express agreement, such will be the case in the event of a strike affecting the
means of transport, hotel staff, air traffic controllers, an insurrection, a riot or
any prohibition whatever decreed by Governmental or public authorities.
It is expressly agreed that for the parties, a case of force majeure would suspend
the execution of their reciprocal obligations.
At the same time, each of the parties shall bear the burden of all the expenses
incumbent upon them, resulting from the case of force majeure.
Health
The organisers decline any responsibility in case of any health problems existing
prior to the Congress that may lead to complications or be aggravated during the
entire period of the stay: pregnancy, cardio-vascular problems, any allergies,
special diets, any disorders under treatment and not yet consolidated on the day
the Congress starts, psychic or mental or depressive illness, etc. (List not
exhaustive).
20:00
20:30
17:30
17:45
18:00
18:30
16:00
14:00
12:30
09:00
OCTOBER 28
Executive Committee
Executive Committee
Opening
Ceremony
Parliament
Cuza Room
OCTOBER 29
General Assembly
Governing Board
U
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C
H
O
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S
Bankruptcy Law
Judiciary
Intellectual Property
Firms Forum
Health Law / Tort Law
Insurance Law
Training Committee
Training Committee
O
F
P
A
R
Free Evening
Commissions Presidents Meeting
E
Afternoon Coffee Breaks: from 3:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
>
Contract Law
International Sales of Goods
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31
Morning Coffee Breaks: from 10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
H
Informal Evening - Cortina Club
L
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30
Banking Law / Corporate Law
The Future of the Lawyer
Art Law
Private International Law
Administrative Law
International Estate Planning
Criminal Law
MAIN THEME 2
Water and the Law
International Arbitration / Sports Law /
Mediation and Conflict Prevention
Tax Law
Real Estate Law
L
I
A
M
E
N
T
MAIN THEME 3
The Legal Profession: Just another Business?
Gala Dinner - Royal Palace
MAIN THEME 4
Competition Law:
Competing Models of Market Regulation
Human Rights
Human Rights
Litigation
Ligitation / Media Law
ABA Section of International Law Meeting
Defence of the Defence
Data Protection and Digital Human Rights
Biotechnology Law
Family Law
Transport Law
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1
Closing Ceremony - Rosetti Room, Parliament
Regional Secretaries, Presidents of National
Committees and UIA Representatives Meeting
MAIN THEME 1
The Information Society:
Questions and Challenges
MAIN THEME 1
The Information Society:
Questions and Challenges
Meeting of the International Bar
Leaders Senate
Ligitation / Mergers & Acquisitions
Labour Law
Labour Law
Management of Law Firms
Business and Human Rights
Competition Law
Foreign Investisments
Criminal Law
MAIN THEME 2
Water and the Law
International Arbitration / Sports Law /
Mediation and Conflict Prevention
Computer and Telecommunications Law
Financial Services
MAIN THEME 3
The Legal Profession: Just another Business?
MAIN THEME 4
Competition Law:
Competing Models of Market Regulation
International Criminal Defence
Immigration and Nationality Law

52nd CONGRESS 2008

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