ERA-Conference on Cross-Border Debt Recovery in Legal Practice
The Academy of European Law (ERA) will host a conference on “Cross-Border Debt Recovery in Legal Practice” in Trier, Germany, on February 6 and 7, 2014. The conference is directed at lawyers dealing with civil litigation and dispute resolutions. Detailed information is available on the ERA newsletter and ERA’s website.
The conference programme reads as follows:
Thursday, 6 February 2014
- 08:45 Arrival and registration
- 09:10 Welcome
Angelika Fuchs
Chair: Pavel Simon
I. “BRUSSELS I” AND BEYOND
- 09:15 Jurisdiction and enforcement under Brussels I: recent CJEU case law
Gilles Cuniberti - 10:00 Discussion
- 10:15 The recast of the Brussels I Regulation: forthcoming changes and open issues
Janeen Carruthers - 11:00 Discussion
- 11:15 Coffee break
Chair: Jens Haubold
- 11:45 Cross-border service of documents & taking of evidence: recent CJEU case law and proposals for reform
Pavel Simon - 12:30 Discussion
- 12:45 Lunch
Chair: Janeen Carruthers
II. FACILITATING DEBT RECOVERY ACROSS BORDERS
- 14:00 The European Enforcement Order: recent CJEU and major national case law
Jens Haubold - 14:40 Discussion
- 14:50 European Order for Payment: a powerful tool in international debt collection
David Einhaus - 15:45 Coffee break
- 16:00 WORKSHOP
Hands-on experience with the European Payment Order
David Einhaus - 17:00 Results of the workshop and discussion
- 17:30 End of the first conference day
- 18:15 Guided city tour
- 19:30 Conference dinner
Friday, 7 February 2014
Chair: Remo Caponi
III. IMPROVING ACCESS TO JUSTICE
- 09:00 Collective redress: latest developments after the Commission recommendation
Ianika Tzankova
09:40 Discussion
09:50 Recovery of small claims: new ADR options, conciliation bodies and the European Small Claims Procedure, including its reform
Xandra Kramer - 10:30 Discussion
- 10:45 Coffee break
Chair: Gilles Cuniberti
IV. FREEZING OF BANK ACCOUNTS
- 11:15 The European Account Preservation Order (EAPO): upcoming changes
Richard de Haan - 11:45 Round table on the EAPO: Keeping the surprise effect…and protecting the debtor, plus: who carries the costs?
- Remo Caponi
- Richard de Haan
- Xandra Kramer
- Pavel Simon
- 13:00 Lunch and end of the conference