Double seminar: T.R.A.D.E. & Labour and Immigration Law Annual Conference
Bratislava, Slovakia
12 October 2017 - 14 October 2017
T.R.A.D.E. Annual Conference
Thursday 12 October 2017 | |
| 17:30 » 18:30 | Registration at Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel Bratislava hotel lobby |
| 18:30 » 20:00 | Welcome cocktail at Galéria Nedbalka |
| 20:00 | Optional dinner at local restaurants Not included in the registration fees, payable locally |
Friday 13 October 2017 | |
| 08:30 » 09:00 | Registration at Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel Bratislava |
| 09:00 » 09:15 | Welcome Address & Introduction to the Conference Xavier Costa, AIJA Vice-President, ROCA JUNYENT SLP, Spain Tomáš Rybár, ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS s. r. o., Slovakia |
| 09:15 » 09:30 | Welcome address by representative of Slovak Bar Association Tomáš Borec, President of the Slovak Bar Association |
| 09:30 » 10:00 | Codes of ethics and conduct: does setting your own rules to behave on the market work? – an interview between pro and con Moderator: David Diris, Kocks & Partners, BELGIUM Speakers: Marko Polakovič, POLAKOVIČ & PARTNERS s. r. o., SLOVAKIA Florence Verbeek, Van Doorne N.V., NETHERLANDS |
| 10:00 » 11:00 | Distribution of pharmaceutical products: a changing environment? Moderator: Janine Demont, Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law, SWITZERLAND Speakers: Marek Holka, ČECHOVÁ & PARTNERS s. r. o., SLOVAKIA Chloe Taylor, Carpmaels & Ransford LLP, UK Christophe Héry, Lmt Avocats, FRANCE |
| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | Distributing online: especially on platforms: a choice full of traps? Moderator: Joyce Pitcher, Pitcher Avocat, FRANCE Speakers: Ilja Czernik, SKW Schwarz, GERMANY Jelle Blom, Kennedy Van der Laan, NETHERLANDS David Henry, McDermott Will & Emery, BELGIUM Benedikt Rohrßen, Taylor Wessing, GERMANY |
| 13:00 » 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 » 14:45 | Territorial restraints – How to handle passive sales and parallel imports Moderator: Niek Peters, CLEBER advocaten, NETHERLANDS Speakers: Pierluigi Cornacchia, Corlex Studio Legale, ITALY Renato Bucher, Meyerlustenberger Lachenal, SWITZERLAND Martin Schimmer, 2 Martins Legal, attorneys at law, CZECH REPUBLIC |
| 14:45 » 15:30 | Unfair commercial practices: growing restrictions on BtoB trade Moderator: Babak Tabeshian, Dr. Roth & Kollegen, GERMANY Speakers: Chiara Caliandro, De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani, ITALY Manish Bahl, Fieldfisher NV, NETHERLANDS Branislav Vančo, Head of Legal Affairs Slovakia & experienced counsel of the international retailer, SLOVAKIA |
| 15:30 » 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 » 16:45 | The principle of balanced negotiations and contracts: when the courts and public authorities start controlling the will of the parties Moderator: Thierry Augsburger, Bratschi Wiederkehr & Buob, SWITZERLAND Speakers: Stefan Gurmann, Kerres Partners, AUSTRIA Serena A. L. Corongiu, Studio Legale Avv.Serena A.L. Corongiu, ITALY Jean-Philippe Arroyo, JP Karsenty & Associés, FRANCE |
| 19:00 » 20:00 | Guided Bratislava City Train Tour Transport to dinner venue |
| 20:00 » 22:00 | Dinner at RIVERS CLUB |
Saturday 14 October 2017 | |
| 09:30 » 10:30 | JOINT T.R.A.D.E. and Labour Law session: TUPE traps on terminating a distribution agreement Moderator: Christine Borfiga, Astine, FRANCE Speakers: Elena Kadelburger, ebl miller rosenfalck, UK Alexander Lentz, Ebner Stolz, GERMANY Marcin Wujczyk, Baran, Książek, Bigaj & Wujczyk., POLAND |
| 10:30 » 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 » 11:45 | Requalification of agency and franchise agreements into employment contracts Moderator: Lill Egeland, Simonsen Vogt Wiig, NORWAY Speakers: Dan Mihai, Jinaru, Mihai & Nothingher, ROMANIA Marika Devaux, MD2 AVOCATS, FRANCE Marco Mellone, Mellone Law Firm, ITALY |
| 11:45 | Closing remarks by Babak Tabeshian, Dr. Roth & Kollegen, GERMANY |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 15:00 » 17:30 | Optional afternoon social program Not included in the registration fees, payable locally A “Post-Communist Bratislava Tour” provided by the “Authentic Slovakia” agency. The estimated price is EUR 20 and last approx. 2.5 hours. Meeting point will be in hotel lobby at 14:45. “Tour through the off-the-beaten-track places of the communist past as well as recent transformations in Bratislava. Visit a vast concrete housing estate area, the Soviet monument Slavín, abandoned factories, 1930’s bunker line and loads of communist architecture. Tour brings alive the story of Bratislava in the 20th century - political changes, town’s location on the border, contrasts between rich and poor, development of the society, architecture. It is not any regular post-communist tour, it gives a glimpse on a cool side of “ostalgia”. |
| 20:00 » 22:00 | Optional dinner Not included in the registration fees, payable locally |
Labour and Immigration Law Annual Conference
Thursday 12 October 2017 | |
| 17:30 » 18:30 | Registration at Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel Bratislava hotel lobby |
| 18:30 » 20:00 | Welcome cocktail at Galéria Nedbalka |
| 20:00 | Optional dinner at local restaurants Not included in the registration fees, payable locally |
Friday 13 October 2017 | |
| 08:30 » 09:00 | Registration at Radisson Blu Carlton Hotel Bratislava |
| 09:00 » 09:15 | Welcome Address & Introduction to the Conference Xavier Costa, AIJA Vice-President, ROCA JUNYENT SLP, Spain Jan-Ove Becker, Labour Law Commission President, vangard | Littler Global, Germany Ondrej Laciak, Vice-Chairman of the Slovak Bar Association, Slovak Republic |
| 09:15 » 10:00 | Religious dress and beliefs at work Religious dress and symbols at work continue to cause controversy in business and public life. In 2017 it has been widely reported in the media that the European Court of Justice has ruled in favour of employers who want to ban the Islamic headscarf. This panel will ask if the reality is that simple and examine different approaches to this issue across jurisdictions. Moderator: Jan-Ove Becker, Vangard, Hamburg, Germany Panel: Kato Aerts, Lydian, Brussels, Belgium Matthijs Roest Crollius, Doorn en Keizer, Amsterdam, Netherlands Marie Janšová, LEGALITÉ, Praha, Czech Republic |
| 10:00 » 11:00 | Employee misconduct outside working hours: none of the employer’s business? Employee misconduct at work is one thing, but what if it occurs on the employee’s own time? Is it a private matter or is the employer entitled to investigate, discipline and terminate employees for misdemeanors in their personal lives? This panel will examine the legal issues in disciplinary cases not directly related to conduct at work, including criminal record and background vetting checks. Moderator: Boriska Rocha, Lobo de Rizzo, São Paulo, Brazil Panel: Irina Kostina, Ellex Klavins, Riga, Latvia Søren Hessellund Klausen, Iuno, Copenhagen, Denmark Andreas White, Kingsley Napley, London, UK Katarína Matulníková, Allen & Overy, Bratislava, Slovak Republic |
| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | No more ‘rewards for failure’? An update on the trend towards tighter rules on remuneration, including bonus and severance payments, and hold-back and claw-back arrangements. With shareholders determined to have their ‘say on pay’, regulators concerned with risk management and financial stability, and the press on the look out for ‘fat cats’ and corporate greed, is the party over for senior management? Moderator: Constant van Tuyll van Serooskerken, Van Doorne N.V., Amsterdam, Netherlands Panel: Pilar Baltar Fillol, Roca Junyent, Barcelona, Spain Camille Ka-ying Leung, Hong Kong Tom Ogg, 11KBW, London, UK |
| 13:00 » 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 » 15:30 | Brexit & Trump: is globalisation in decline? Brexit and Trump are testament to the power of anti-globalisation and anti-immigration rhetoric in political campaigning. But what is the current reality for international companies keen to hire and retain the brightest and best, whatever their nationality? Multi-nationals are facing increasing hurdles in hiring foreign nationals or sending them on international assignments, as this panel will discuss. Moderator: Malini Skandachanmugarasan, Laura Devine Solicitors, London, UK Panel: Michael Avila, Fisher & Phillips LLP, Philadelphia, US Ruhul K. Ayazi, Ogletree Deakins International LLP, London, UK Omar Massimo Hegazi, S.G.H.S. & Partners, Bergamo, Italy Sharaf Sultan, Sultan Employment Law and Workplace Immigration, Toronto, Canada |
| 15:30 » 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:00 » 17:00 | Litigation, arbitration and mediation in labour law disputes How are labour law disputes best solved? In courts, in negotiations with the unions/works councils, through arbitration or mediation? What are the current trends? The panel will also share their best tips and trix on how to be successful in solving labour law disputes. Moderator: Clémence Colin, JP KARSENTY & Associés, Paris, France Panel: David A. Whitten, Whitten & Lublin, Toronto, Canada Hans Laimer, zeiler.partners Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria Philipp Haymann, Haymann von Erlach Attorneys, Zurich, Switzerland |
| 19:00 » 20:00 | Guided Bratislava City Train Tour Transport to dinner venue |
| 20:00 » 22:00 | Dinner at RIVERS CLUB |
Saturday 14 October 2017 | |
| 09:30 » 10:30 | Joint TRADE & Labour Law session: TUPE traps on terminating a distribution agreement Termination of distribution agreements must be carefully thought through notably in terms of prior notice, clientele, potential compensation, indemnities and costs. In some jurisdictions, such termination can even entail the transfer of the distributor’s employees to the supplier or the new distributor. Under what conditions does such transfer occur? Is there any legal way to avoid the transfer or mitigate its costs? The panel will examine how to deal with these issues when terminating a distribution agreement. Moderator: Christine Borfiga, Astine, France Panel: Marcin Wujczyk, Baran, Książek, Bigaj & Wujczyk, Kraków, Poland Alexander Lentz, Ebner Stolz, Hamburg, Germany Elena Kadelburger, Miller Rosenfalck, London, UK |
| 10:30 » 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 » 11:45 | The General Data Protection Regulation – what employers need to know. How will the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) change the data protection regime in the EU as of 25 May 2018? Which impact will this change have on employers? This panel will examine the new set of rules introduced by the GDPR, the costs of non-compliance with these rules and the impact of the GDPR on specific systems and practices of processing employees’ personal data by employers. Moderator: Lukas Wieser, zeiler.partners Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna, Austria Panel: Kristýna Kovaříková, ROWAN LEGAL, Prague, Czech Republic Emelie Svensäter Jerntorp, Vinge, Malmö, Sweden Matteo Cocuzza, Pacchiana Parravicini e Associati, Torino, Italy |
| 11:45 » 12:45 | The HR & legal challenges of the ageing population People are living and working for longer, creating HR and legal challenges related to the ageing workforce. This panel will examine the current legal framework applicable to the ageing workforce (including age and disability discrimination protection) and ask how ready business and the law are for the reality that current schoolchildren might work till 100. Moderator: Rebecka Thörn, Delphi, Malmö, Sweden Panel: Laurie Jessome, Cassels Brock, Toronto, Canada Sanne van Ruitenbeek, Pallas Advocaten, Amsterdam, the Netherlands Kamil Jabłoński, Wardynski & Partners, Warsaw, Poland |
| 12:45 | Lunch |
| 14:30 » 17:30 | Optional afternoon social program Not included in the registration fees, payable locally A “Post-Communist Bratislava Tour” provided by the “Authentic Slovakia” agency. The estimated price is EUR 20 and last approx. 2.5 hours. Meeting point will be in hotel lobby at 14:45. “Tour through the off-the-beaten-track places of the communist past as well as recent transformations in Bratislava. Visit a vast concrete housing estate area, the Soviet monument Slavín, abandoned factories, 1930’s bunker line and loads of communist architecture. Tour brings alive the story of Bratislava in the 20th century - political changes, town’s location on the border, contrasts between rich and poor, development of the society, architecture. It is not any regular post-communist tour, it gives a glimpse on a cool side of “ostalgia”. |
| 20:00 » 22:00 | Optional dinner Not included in the registration fees, payable locally |
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