European Circuit of the Bar Annual Conference 2014

European Circuit of the Bar
Annual Conference 2014
In collaboration with
Hrvatska Odvjetnička Komora
the Croatian Bar Association
and with the support of the American Counsel Association
European Lawyers In A Changing Union
ZAGREB 13th – 15th November 2014
As Croatia grows accustomed to its status as the EU’s newest member, elsewhere discontentment with
the Union – reflected in the vote for anti-EU parties in this year’s Parliamentary elections – is forcing a
re-think of the way the EU operates and its relationship with individual States. How will these
changes impact on European law and lawyers? What is the role of cross-border professional
collaboration in all this? And what can advocates in newer and older Member States learn from each
other in facing the challenges ahead?
At this year’s Conference of the European Circuit, we are the guests of the Croatian Bar Association
(HOK) in their first-rate conference facility at Koturaška 53/II, 10000 Zagreb. We look forward to you
joining us in this relaxed and chic city to debate legal and professional issues of interest to lawyers
from the UK, Croatia and elsewhere.
** Please make your own way to the appropriate venues, the addresses are listed below **
Conference Language – English save for the Supreme Court Programme where translation will
be provided
Programme:
Thursday 13th November 2014
19.00 – 20.45
Cocktail Reception at the British Ambassador’s Residence
Address: Gornje Prekrizje 49D, Zegreb
Friday 14th November 2014
10.30
Rendezvous at the Supreme Court,
Address: Trg Nikole Šubića Zrinskoga 3, 10 000 Zagreb
11.00- 12.30
Briefing on the work of the Supreme Court including a question and
answer session with the President of the Supreme Court, Judge Branko
Hrvatin
12.30 – 13.30
Break for Lunch (Lunch is not included in the programme)
13.30 - 14.00
Conference Registration – HOK - Koturaška 53/II 10000 Zagreb
14.00 - 14.15
Welcome by Gordon Nardell QC, Leader of the European Circuit, and the
President of the Croatian Bar, Mr. Robert Travaš
14.15 - 15.45
Accession State experience of EU competition and State aid rules
This session will examine the issues for acceding States in relation to these
key elements of the EU acquis, including regulatory challenges and
handling follow-on damages claims.
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Fergus Randolph QC, Brick Court Chambers, London
Marjorie Holmes, Reed Smith, London
Danijel Pribanić, Karanovic & Nikolic, Zagreb
15.45 – 16.00
Coffee Break
16.00 – 16.30
Keynote Speech: Professor Iris Goldner Lang
Jean Monnet Professor of Law, University of Zagreb and President of the
Croatian Society for European Law
16.30 – 17.15
Update from Brussels: Hot topics for European lawyers
17.15 – 17.30
AGM of the European Circuit
19.00
Conference Dinner at the Bulldog Bar and Bistro
Address: Bogovićeva 6, HR-10000 Zagreb
Saturday 15th November
09.30 – 10.30
Cross Border Disputes I: Claims in Tort
- Gerard McDermott QC, Outer Temple Chambers
- Hugh Mercer QC, Essex Court Chambers
- Ms Vlatka Vedriš, Vedriš and Partners, Zagreb
10.30 -11.15
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Cross Border Disputes II: Applying mediation psychology
Paul Randolph and Spenser Hilliard, Field Court Chambers, London
11.15 - 11.30
Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.30
The Future of Legal Business – Croatian and UK perspectives
Moderator: Boris Babić, Babić and Partners, Zagreb
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Wes Horton: Horton, Shields and Knox, Hartford, Connecticut
Gerard McDermott QC
Iva Sunko and Ana Pehar, Vukić and Partners, Rijeka
The Conference will close shortly after 12.30 pm.
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The Conference is accredited for 6.5 hours BSB CPD.
We are grateful for the support of the American Counsel Association.
For further details please contact Carol Barnsley, administrator@europeancircuit.com
www.europeancircuit.com
If you have any queries whilst in Zagreb the Treasurer Gerard McDermott QC can be contacted
on his UK Cell phone +44 7836 658933
gerard@mcdermottqc.com