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Speakers and Panelists
20th RIAD Congress
on 11 and 12 September 2008
in Munich
Flashpoint between consumer interest
and regulated access to law
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MODERATOR
Leslie PERRIN
leslie.perrin@ilaw.co.uk
Leslie Perrin’s professional life has gone through two very different stages.
His first career was as a professional actor. After training at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, he worked for 7
years in repertory and London theatres, also appearing in the BBC TV series ‘Glittering Prizes’ and in the film ‘The
Wicker Man’.
His experience of the world of business derives from the twelve years he spent as Managing Partner and Chairman
of international law firm, Osborne Clarke, based in the UK with offices in London, Bristol and Reading and, in an
overall international context, having operations in 18 cities across 11 countries, including Munich, Cologne and Palo
Alto, California.
When he was running Osborne Clarke, Legal Business, the legal trade magazine, described his people skills as
“legendary”. His work was recognised by several awards including Legal Business Managing Partner of the Year and
a place for Osborne Clarke in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work. He retired from active legal practice in 2006.
His area of legal practice area was litigation, largely for claimants/plaintiffs. One of his cases still holds the record
for a UK award of damages by a jury against an insured defendant. In other cases, he became recognised as one
of the originators of a form of class action in the UK. He remains interested in all issues around Access to Justice.
These days, Leslie is an accredited mediator, giving him challenging, enjoyable opportunities to get involved in the
resolution of disputes and to continue his involvement in litigation practice.
He is an affiliate member of the UK All Party Parliamentary Group for Corporate Governance, which gives him a
privileged position from which to build on his practical, working knowledge of the regulatory framework affecting
Corporate Governance issues and of what makes Company Boards work well (or less well).
He is a Non-Executive Director (and a member of the Audit Committees) of two UK companies in the DAS Legal
Expenses Insurance Group. In these roles he carries approval from the Financial Services Authority, which regulates all providers of financial services in the UK.
In recent times, he has developed his interest in the theory and (most of all) the practice of how business works
through involvement in Organisational Development Consultancy with clients of the Core Context Consultancy.
Pro bono, he chairs the board of a major private school.
SPEAKERS
Dr. Barbara BAARSMA
SEO Economic Research
Roetersstraat 29
NL-1018 WB Amsterdam
b.baarsma@seo.nl
Barbara Baarsma completed her studies in 1993 cum laude at the Department of Economics and Econometrics
at the University of Amsterdam. From 1994 till 1999 she was PhD student at the University of Amsterdam. At the
same time she worked on several projects at SEO Amsterdam Economics.
In April 2000 she graduated on a thesis over the monetary valuation of environmental externalities (like noise
nuisance by airplanes around the Schiphol airport and the loss of environmental amenities in the IJmeer by building the new living area IJburg). After succeeding her thesis Barbara joined SEO Amsterdam Economics, first as
a senior researcher and since 2002 as head of the head of the Competition and Regulation Division. Currently
she is deputy director of SEO.
Barbara has extensive experience in the study of the functioning of legal services markets. She led projects in
which the liberalisation of the Dutch notaries was evaluated and in which the costs involved in obtaining a
patent on law was investigated. Moreover, she studied the effects of the monopoly position of lawyers on both
consumers (including SME firms) and competitors market. Her work influenced the Dutch policy debate via hearings in the Parliament, policy reports for both private and public parties, scientific and popular articles and presentations at (inter)national congresses.
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Frédéric BACCELLI
Born 29 June 1967.
PROTEXIA
9, bd des Italiens
F-75002 Paris
baccelf@protexia.fr
Professional activity
Since October 2007
CEO of the CARENE group, an umbrella company for the insurance brokerage activities
of the AGF Group - Paris, France
Since September 2007 Chairman of G.S.P.J. - Groupement des Sociétés de Protection Juridique (Legal
Protection Companies Group), a professional association of the main independent
companies in the French market
Since May 2001
Managing Director of Protexia France, a subsidiary of the AGF group specialising in
legal protection insurance – Paris, France
1999 – 2001
“Liaison Officer – French Business”, Allianz Insurance Company (AIC) – Los Angeles, USA
1997 – 1999
In charge of the Technical Risks Division at the International Corporate Risk
Development Office of the AGF Group – Paris, France
1994 – 1997
Underwriter - Head of Technical and Construction Risk Projects at UAP – Paris, France
Education
1990 – 1992
1988 – 1991
Graduate of the Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris, Economics and Finance Section
Engineer, Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées, Paris Graduation year major
(Prix Perronet 1991)
Emma CAVE
D.A.S. Legal Expenses
Insurance Co. Ltd.
Quay Side, Temple Back
UK-Bristol BS1 6NH
e_cave@das.co.uk
Emma Cave got a 2i BA Joint Honours Degree in German and Management Studies from Leeds University in
1993. After her studies she started to work for Imperial Metal Industries plc in the production of multi-lingual
marketing literature, winning entry in Financial Times export award, and exhibition organisation. From 1995 to
1998 Emma was Marketing Development Executive with Old Mutual International Group and responsible for writing multi-lingual offshore unit-linked life assurance brochures as well as for the development of a market prioritisation model. Between 1999 and 2002 she was Market Development Manager for Clerical Medical International
and was in charge of relocation from Bristol to Luxembourg, recruited their new Marketing team and developed
German, Austrian and Belgian offshore with-profits life assurance contracts. Before she started to work for DAS
Legal Expenses Insurance in 2006 Emma worked for an interim period as teacher of German and French to 11
to 18 year olds in the South West of England. Emma is now Senior Research & Development Adviser for DAS,
responsible for product development and project management of commercial and after the event policies, trakking legislative changes and providing market information reports.
Professor Dr. Barbara GRUNEWALD
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Doctorate in Civil Law and Commercial and Business Law at Bonn University;
1988 – 1999: Chairs of Civil Law and Commercial and Corporate Law at Mannheim and Mainz Universities;
Since April 1999: incumbent of Chairs of Civil Law and Commercial Law;
1999 – 2007 Managing Director of the Lawyers Institute at Cologne University;
2002: Member of the Federal Justice Ministry commission to review breach-of-contract legislation;
Since 2006: Director of the newly established Institute for Corporate Law of Cologne University;
Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the property inheritance law and property succession periodical;
Co-editor of the publication series of the Lawyers Institute at Cologne University.
Universität zu Köln
Lehrstuhl für Bürgerlichtes Recht und Wirtschaftsrecht
Eckerstrasse 4
D-50931 Köln
barbara.grunewald@uni-koeln.de
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Peter WIEGAND
D.A.S.
RechtsschutzversicherungsAG, Munich
Thomas-Dehler-Strasse 2
D-81728 München
peter.wiegand@das.de
Born 5 August 1943 in Königsberg
1962
German High School certificate
1962 – 1973 Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich
Mandatory Law Traineeship
Degrees in Law
Degree in Economics
1973
Employment at D.A.S. Legal Expenses Insurance Company, Munich
Assistant to the CEO of D.A.S. Legal Expenses Insurance
1978
Head of Department of International Operations of D.A.S.
1989 – 2004 Member of the Board of Directors of D.A.S. International Holding
and Reinsurance Company (D.A.S. International)
CEO of D.A.S. International
2004
Integration of D.A.S. International into D.A.S. Legal Expenses Insurance
Since 2004
Member of the Board of Directors of D.A.S. Legal Expenses Insurance
PANELLISTS
Maria CIMAGLIA
Maria Cimaglia is an attorney at law qualified at the Brussels Bar, specialised in European law, civil and family
law.
Besides her legal practice, Ms Cimaglia is the Legal Affairs Advisor of UEAPME, the European craft and SME
employers’ organisation, a recognised European Social Partner. In this role, she deals with a number of
European policy issues mainly related to company law and intellectual and industrial property rights.
Ms Cimaglia has obtained a law degree at the University “La Sapienza” in Rome (Italy) in 1990, and a Masters in
European law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles in 1993. She also works as a mediator and as legal expert
for the “Citizens Signpost Service” of the European Commission.
UEAPME
Rue Jacques de Lalaing 4
B-1040 Bruxelles
m.cimaglia@ueapme.com
Reinhold GLEICHMANN
AUXILIA Rechtsschutz
Versicherung AG
Uhlandstrasse 7
D-80336 München
reinhold.gleichmann@
auxilia.de
Born 18 August 1946 in Witzenhausen (Nordhessen)
1966
Baccalaureate in Kassel
1975
Second State Law Examination
1975 – 2004
Working at D.A.S. Deutscher Automobil Schutz Allgemeine Rechtsschutz-Versicherungs-AG
(vehicle insurance legal protection), Munich
Last post: member of the Executive Board, in charge of product development, performance
and inventory monitoring, and collective costing
2002 – 2004
Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutscher Automobil Schutz-Prozessfinanzierungs-AG
(vehicle insurance process financing)
Member of the Executive Board of Hamburg-Mannheimer Rechtsschutzversicherungs-AG
(legal protection insurance), Hamburg
Since 2003
Chairman of the legal protection technical committee of the German Insurance Association
(GDV), Berlin
Since April 2005 Chairman of the Executive Board of AUXILIA Rechtsschutz-Versicherungs-AG (legal protection
insurance), Munich
KS Versicherungs-AG (driver insurance), Munich
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Dr. Peter KOLBA
Born in 1959 in Vienna
Head of the Legal Department of the Consumer Information Association (VKI)
Member of the European Consumer Law Group (ECLG)
Education
1977 – 1983
1985 – 1986
1986 – 1989
1990
Verein für
Konsumenteninformation
Linke Wienzeile 18
A-1060 Wien
pkolba@vki.or.at
Studied law at Vienna University
Judicial clerkship in Vienna courts
Trainee lawyer with Dr. Kosesnik-Wehrle, RA (Vienna)
1st module of the bar examination
Other
Editor of the compendium of consumer-law decisions (KRES) (see KRESOnline at www.konsument.at)
Editor of news items on consumer rights (see at www.konsument.at)
Co-author of the book “Ihre Rechte als Konsument” (Your Rights as a Consumer) (ÖGB-Verlag)
Co-author of the book “Mein Großer Rechtsberater”(My Big Legal Adviser) (Linde-Verlag)
Co-author of various contributions in the series “Verbraucherrecht – Verbraucherpolitik” (Consumer Law Consumer Policy) (Verlag Österreich)
Contributions on the topic of “Consumer Protection” – and particularly on the topic of class actions – in
various media
Dr. Tomásˇ KUKAL
Born 4 August 1972
Professional activity
Since June 2006
European Commission
DG MARKT
Rue de la Loi 200
B-1049 Brussels
tomas.kukal@ec.europa.eu
European Commission, Directorate General for Internal Market and Services:
Lawyer, Negotiator
September 2002 – May 2006 Legal Services, European Commission: Legal Expert for Slovak and EU Law
June 2001 – August 2002
Mission of the Slovak Republic to the European Communities: Chief Counsellor
for legal affairs delegated by the Slovak Ministry of Foreign Affairs
June 2000 – December 2000 Slovak embassy in Paris: European diplomatic correspondent and representative
to the French Presidency 2000
October 1998 – August 2002 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Slovak Republic: Legal Counsellor and Assistant
of the Director General of the Division for EU affairs
October 1996 – Sept. 1998 Faculty of Law, Bratislava: Professional Fellow and University teacher
Education and training
October 1990 – June 1996
Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia: LL.M /Master of Laws/
with distinction and Dean’s prize for achieved study results
October 1997 – Sept. 1998 Faculty of Law, Ludwigs-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany: Certificate in
German and EU Law
October 1997 – Sept.1998
Centre International de Formation Européenne Nice/Monte Carlo/Munich:
Certificate in EU issues
March 1998 – May 1998
Cambridge Institute, Munich, Germany: Certificate English Law & English
legal system
March 1999 – June 1999
European Diplomatic Academy, Berlin, Germany: Certificate
October 1999 – August 2000 Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia: LL.D /Doctor of Laws
October 1996 – Sept. 2001 Faculty of Law, Comenius University, Bratislava, Slovakia: Ph.D
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Hans SMEYERS
MAXIUS – advocaten en
bemiddelaars
Ambachtenlaan 6
B-3001 Leuven (Heverlee)
hans.smeyers@maxius.be
Hans Smeyers graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven (K.U.Leuven) (1979 Licentiate in Law; 1981
Teacher’s Certificate for higher secondary education/non-university higher education Law) and the Catholic
University of Brussels (K.U.Brussel) (1993 additional studies in Corporate law). He has been a member of the
Leuven Bar since 1979. He is a mediator in commercial and civil cases, recognised by the Brussels Business
Mediation Centre (B.B.M.C.), the Order of the Flemish Bars and VOBA. From 1981 to 1988 he was part-time
assistant at the Law Faculty of the K.U.Leuven, successively in the Economic Law, Civil Law, Insurance Law and
Judicial Law departments. In 1982 and 1996 he delivered the opening speech at the Leuven Bar: "Legal
Assistance insured after all?" and "Access to justice for everyone, requiem or revival?
Concept for compulsory legal assistance insurance on the threshold of the 21st century". Since 1998 he has
been a member of the "Legal Assistance Insurance" committee of the Order of the Flemish Bars, and since 1999
a member of the Joint Legal Assistance Insurance Committee. He is deputy judge in the court of first instance in
Leuven. He is a member of the Council of the Leuven Bar.