International Litigation, ADR and Contracts Group
Thursday May 7th (14:00 - 16:30)
Chaired by Thierry CLERC (France) and Christian SCHLEMMER (Germany)
13:55 -14:00
Welcome by the chairs,
Introduction to the practice group, who is around the table,
Programme of the day
14:00- 14:20
Recent legal issues in the UK: Brexit, Scotland, by our Scottish Eurojuris Lawnet firm (MBM Solicitors) and “Legal Professional Privilege” in the UK, by Charlotte CLODE (FBCMB Solicitors)
14:20- 15:10
Covid 19: consequences on business contracts and justice systems
Introduction by Thierry CLERC (FCA) and open discussion
15:10- 15:30
Exequatur of Court decisions outside Europe (UK?) by Christian SCHLEMMER (Caemmerer and Lenz-Germany) and Naveen INDRAKANTI (Cresco- UAE)
15:30- 15:50
What clauses survive after the end of the contract by Thierry CLERC, (FCA Avocats-France) and Moritz SCHUMANN (USA)
15:50- 16:10
The liability of Directors and board members in cases of Antitrust violations in Germany, by Christoph HERRMANN (Einem & Partners- Germany)
16:10- 16:30
Discussion: next topics for Paris (visit of the International Courts)
16:30
End of the meeting
The Employment law group
Friday May 8th (10:00 - 12:00)
Mark Stevens will make a presentation about the impact of coronavirus on employment law in the UK.
Our Italian colleague Giovanni Osnago Gadda will then present the situation in Italy.
Afterwards I will make the point about how the French labour authorities dealt with that question.
Insolvency, Banking and Restructuring (“IBR”)
Friday May 8th (14:00 - 16:30)
The (provisional) programme will be:
– Opening (Sjoerd Tilman);
– Who is around the “table”;
Topic 1: EU Directive on Preventive Restructuring Frameworks (“PRF”), introduction by Sjoerd Tilman);
– Implementation PRF in various countries (each participant will be asked to give a short presentation of implementation in his country);
Topic 2: Covid 19 and restructuring/(pre)insolvency (each participant will be asked to give a short presentation);
– Paris
