domingo, 1 de marzo de 2009

ERA - Upcoming Conferences (March 2009)


ACADÉMIE DE DROIT EUROPÉEN - ACADEMY OF EUROPEAN LAW - EUROPÄISCHE RECHTSAKADEMIE - ACCADEMIA DI DIRITTO EUROPEO (ERA):

-Annual Conference on European Labour Law 2009: Recent developments in legislation and jurisprudence (Trier, 12-13 Mar 2009). The objective of this annual conference - is to meet the requirements of lawyers specialised in labour law to keep themselves informed about the latest developments in legislation, jurisprudence and best practice in this field.
Key topics to be addressed include:
  • Posting of workers: consequences of the Rüffert case
  • Information and consultation of workers in case of collective redundancies and in case of transfer of undertakings: recent case-law
  • Working time: the revision of the Directive and latest case law
  • European Works Council: the revision of the Directive
  • Temporary agency workers: the proposed Directive
  • Gender equality and non-discrimination: recent case law and proposed new legislation
This list of topics may be subject to modifications and additions in the final programme to reflect the latest developments.
Más información: Academy of European Law (ERA).

-Conference 'The Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on Migration' (Strasbourg, 17 Mar 2009). This seminar will provide participants with a detailed understanding of the migration-related case-law of the European Court on Human Rights in Strasbourg (ECtHR). In the 50 years of its existence it has developed a detailed jurisprudence on the rights guaranteed in the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The case-law of the court represents a legal standard that the Member States of the Council of Europe must respect. The case-law is of particular interest for lawyers in private practice who litigate cases in national courts in a Member State where the ECHR is directly applicable.
The seminar will focus on the following topics:
  • the prohibition of expulsion or extradition on grounds related to the situation in the country of destination
  • the prohibition of expulsion or extradition on grounds related to the situation of the person concerned in his or her country of residence (e.g. in order to protect his or her family life)
  • the limits to expulsion in the case of criminal offenders
  • the right to move to one of the Member States of the Council of Europe based on the principle of family reunification
  • judicial remedies in the case of a forced removal from the territory, including measures of interim relief.
An online e-Learning module will introduce participants to the role and the function of the ECtHR.
Más información: Academy of European Law (ERA).

-Annual Conference on European Insurance Law 2009: Recent developments in legislation and jurisprudence (Trier, 23-24 Mar 2009). The objective of this conference is to update practitioners on the most recent developments in the field of insurance law. The Financial Services Action Plan was implemented with a view to improving the single market in financial services, including the insurance market, by allowing insurers to operate throughout the European Union whilst ensuring a high level of consumer protection. Over recent years, legislative measures have been adopted in order to achieve open and secure retail markets as well as sound supervisory structures.
The conference will also focus on other relevant measures concerning insurance undertakings and contract law designed to enhance consumer protection, such as:
  • Jurisdiction and applicable law in insurance contracts
  • motor insurance
  • insurance mediation
  • Solvency II, the Commission’s proposal for a new directive to be adopted in 2009
  • Principles of European Insurance Contract Law (PEICL).
Más información: Academy of European Law (ERA).

-Conference 'Cross-Border insolvency proceedings' (Trier, 26-27 Mar 2009). When the assets belonging to an insolvent debtor are situated in different EU Member States, crossborder insolvency will often give rise to conflicts that need to be resolved by applying Regulation (EC) 1346/2000 on Insolvency Proceedings.
The Regulation sets up a legal framework that contributes significantly to the better functioning of the Internal Market. It includes conflict-of-law rules as well as rules on jurisdiction, and provides for uniformity of insolvency proceedings by means of mutual recognition within the EU. The Regulation is one very useful element of facilitating cross-border insolvency cases. By now, national courts have several years of practical experience with the Regulation. Concerning the interpretation of the Regulation’s material provisions, much has been clarified or established through court authorities.
However, much remains unresolved and will be the subject of extensive judicial activity in the future.
The conference will focus on the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, offering an indepth analysis of the recent jurisprudence and discussing cases still pending.
On the second conference day, enterprise groups' insolvencies will be discussed. Finally, the conference will concentrate on recent developments in national insolvency and turnaround laws.
Más información: Academy of European Law (ERA).

-Annual Conference on European Company Law 2009: Focus on mergers and acquisitions (Trier, 26-27 Mar 2009). This annual event will provide practitioners with an overview of the most recent developments in European company law, in particular measures aimed at reducing the legal and administrative burdens to cross-border activity such as: current implementation of the company law directives; recommendation on the proportionality of ownership and control; EC communications on simplification of company law. Recent ECJ case law will also be considered.
An essential part of the programme will be devoted to the practical problems of cross-border M&A in a credit-crunch economy:
  • Legal framework (Qualifying Holdings Dir., Cross-Border Mergers Dir., Takeover Bids Dir., Parent-subsidiary Dir., etc)
  • The impact of the credit crunch on the M&A market
  • Looking for new financing and deal structures
  • Acquisitions out of insolvency and instruments for corporate restructuring
  • Tax structuring as a driving factor for M&A (VAT, CFC rules, transfer pricing)
  • Special issues pertaining to public M&A deals
  • Impact of EC labour law (transfer of undertakings (protection of employees) regulations, etc)
  • Learning from experiences outside the EU
Case studies will bring further light to this complex field.
Más información: Academy of European Law (ERA).

-Conference 'Litigating Community Law' (Trier, 30 Mar-1 Apr 2009). The purpose of these seminars is to provide participants with the fundamentals on the Union’s judicial system, judicial remedies and the interaction between European and national jurisdictions. The seminars will, on the one hand, highlight the relevance of Community law in litigation before national courts and hence for the daily work of the national lawyer. They will examine Community law’s effect in the national legal systems (such as direct effect and indirect effect) and they will analyse Community law’s requirements on national remedies and procedures. On the other hand, the seminar will describe the various proceedings before the Community Courts (the European Court of Justice, the Court of First Instance and the Civil Service Tribunal) in which a national practitioner is likely to become involved (actions of annulment, preliminary reference proceedings and actions for non-contractual liability).
The seminars will feature classic lectures and an interactive workshop session, as well as a visit to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg. Participants will have the opportunity to take a preparatory online e-Learning course before the seminars.
Más información: Academy of European Law (ERA).

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