Transport Law Seminar // 13th Annual Arbitration Conference // Public Procurement Seminar
Athens, Greece
14 September 2023 - 16 September 2023
Transport Law Seminar. Ship life: a long tale about the wondering and struggling life cycle of a ship from her financing to her recycling
Thursday 14 September 2023 | |
| 16:00 » 20:00 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
| 18:00 » 20:00 | Welcome reception at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
| 20:00 » 23:00 | Optional dinner at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
Friday 15 September 2023 | |
| 08:00 » 09:00 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel |
| 09:00 » 09:15 | Welcome speech |
| 09:15 » 09:30 | OC Opening speech |
| 09:30 » 09:45 | Keynote speech A brief introduction to the new Greek Maritime Law Code of 2023 : Wrongful arrest, exercising a lien on cargo for unpaid freight and new liability regime provisions.
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| 09:45 » 11:00 | The first steps: Ship finance In this session, panelists will provide the audience with a large discussion over relevant practical steps to draft arrangements and the constructions of securities (pledge, mortgage) over a vessel in order to build or purchase a ship, and the considerations to be taken into account when doing so. Moderator:
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| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | The life starts and changes: Shipbuilding and refit contracts In this session, the panelists will share with the audience their views on the hot issues of manufacture, repair, maintenance or refurbishment of ships, under both shipyards and Owners’ perspectives, with an overlook at the possible conflicts arising out of the non-performance of the contract. Moderator:
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| 13:00 » 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 » 15:30 | Far from home: Sale of ships In this session, panelists shall discuss the different stages for the sale of ships, among others the form to be used, the negotiation of the most impacting clauses, inspection, completion and the outcome of a possible breach of contract. Moderator:
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| 15:30 » 15:50 | Coffee Break |
| 15:50 » 16:50 | Taking responsibility: Green shipping In this session, the panelists will entertain the attendees on the different ways of protecting the environment (also under a sustainability of the insurance/banking industry trends) from the pollutants generated by ships. Moderator:
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| 16:50 » 17:50 | Being still useful: Ship Recycling: “Obligations on Owners/Operators of Trading Vessels” In this session, the panelists shall share their insights about the different challenges of ship recycling and its regulations. Moderator:
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| 19:20 | Bus pick up from the hotel to PLOES for gala dinner Gather of the participants at the lobby of the hotel |
| 20:00 | Gala dinner at PLOES Address: Ioannou Fix, Paleo Faliro |
Saturday 16 September 2023 | |
| 08:30 » 09:30 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel |
| 09:30 » 11:00 | The Achmea case and its impacts. Is the world changed? The European Court of Justice’s judgement in Slovak Republic v. Achmea has caught the attention at worldwide level ruling that the arbitration clause contained in a bilateral investment treaty signed between EU countries would be incompatible with EU law. In this session, it will be looked at this decision assessing the relevant impacts within the arbitration arena and in the transport and public procurement investments intra-EU and extra-EU. Moderator:
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| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 12:45 | Autonomous vessels, blockchain, and digital twins. Is the transport market of the future already there? In this panel it will be inquired how the new technologies can improve the safety, efficiency, and resilience of the transportation industry as well as how to ensure the implementation of such technologies from different perspectives. More in general, it will also be looked at whether the innovation can help preventing and responding to incidents like the Ever Given grounding and which kind of other new disputes may arise in the future. Moderator:
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| 12:45 » 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 » 15:00 | Commission meeting Taking place in room Attica Hall |
| 16:20 | Get-together of the participants and guides at the Hotel lobby The guides will meet the participants at the Lobby of the Hotel and will walk them to the Acropolis |
| 16:30 | Optional cultural activity: guided Tour to Parthenon Address: Atenas 105 58 |
| 20:00 | Optional dinner at Skyfall Address: Mark. Mousourou 1, Athens, 11636 |
13th Annual Arbitration Conference. Ever given, never given: Transport, Supply Chain and Arbitration
Thursday 14 September 2023 | |
| 16:00 » 20:00 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
| 18:00 » 20:00 | Welcome reception at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
| 20:00 » 23:00 | Optional dinner at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
Friday 15 September 2023 | |
| 08:00 » 09:00 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel |
| 09:00 » 09:15 | Welcome speech |
| 09:15 » 09:30 | OC Opening speech |
| 09:30 » 11:00 | Force Majeure arbitration disputes: what happens now? In March 2021 the Ever Given container blocked the Suez Canal for six days. That had an impact on the global trade. Many tranport operators unavailable to meet their obligations to deliver goods in time due to the blockage tried to defend themselves invoking the casualty. This panel will deal on which are the takeaways and the lessons learnt from this episode. Reference will also be made to how the force majeure and the risk allocations clauses shall be drafted in the agreements taking into consideration also the CISG. Moderator:
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| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | Arbitration clauses in insurance contracts: is this a (good) thing? The panelists will discuss what are the pros and cons in inserting an arbitration clause in insurance contracts. In this context, it will be explained that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages and that arbitration presents benefits both for insurer and insured. International arbitration remains indeed the most convenient method to resolve insurance disputes in an efficient way resulting in a binding award enforceable all around the world. Moderator:
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| 13:00 » 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 » 15:30 | Supply chain disputes - the Suez Canal blockage and beyond The blockage of the Suez Channel by the Ever Given container has gave rise to legal disputes with various parties in the “supply” chain seeking compensation for the losses incurred. Supply chain disruptions have however really become so common place for various different reasons, not least: (i) [aftereffects of] the COVID-19-pandemic; (ii) the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine; and (iii) tensions of the West with China (also in light of the Taiwan conflict, leading to efforts to de-couple). In this panel it will be discussed why International arbitration is the best method for resolving such disputes efficiently and effectively. Moderator:
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| 15:30 » 15:50 | Coffee Break |
| 15:50 » 16:50 | Emergency arbitration and interim measures in shipping/transport arbitration disputes: an effective way to move forward Arbitration is becoming more and more popular for adjudicating maritime disputes. In such context, during the arbitral proceedings, it may arise often the need for one of the parties to request urgent measures (e.g. a vessel arrest) to avoid losses and preserving the status quo. The arbitral tribunals in most of the cases have limited powers to enforce interim awards. It becomes then of essence the assistance of the National Courts having the coercive powers of the sovereign states. In this session we will then look at the interactions between the Arbitral Tribunals and National Courts in this regard and more in general on how these matters are dealt in the arbitration rules of the major arbitral institutions. Moderator:
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| 16:50 » 17:50 | Offshore construction arbitration post-covid Offshore construction projects are on the rise considering the investments in offshore wind farms for producing energy in a sustainable way. For such kind of projects arbitration is by far the preferred method of dispute resolution. In this session we will look at the disputes which may arise in such projects. These can indeed include both: (i) claims common to onshore arbitrations (such as defects and delays); and (ii) disputes typical of such projects related to the particular and challenging conditions of the offshore environment. Moderator:
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| 19:20 | Bus pick up from the hotel to PLOES for gala dinner Gather of the participants at the lobby of the hotel |
| 20:00 | Gala dinner at PLOES Address: Ioannou Fix, Paleo Faliro |
Saturday 16 September 2023 | |
| 08:30 » 09:30 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel |
| 09:30 » 11:00 | The Achmea case and its impacts. Is the world changed? The European Court of Justice’s judgement in Slovak Republic v. Achmea has caught the attention at worldwide level ruling that the arbitration clause contained in a bilateral investment treaty signed between EU countries would be incompatible with EU law. In this session, it will be looked at this decision assessing the relevant impacts within the arbitration arena and in the transport and public procurement investments intra-EU and extra-EU. Moderator:
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| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 12:45 | Autonomous vessels, blockchain, and digital twins. Is the transport market of the future already there? In this panel it will be inquired how the new technologies can improve the safety, efficiency, and resilience of the transportation industry as well as how to ensure the implementation of such technologies from different perspectives. More in general, it will also be looked at whether the innovation can help preventing and responding to incidents like the Ever Given grounding and which kind of other new disputes may arise in the future. Moderator:
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| 12:45 » 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 » 15:00 | Commission meeting Taking place in Conference Room 1 |
| 16:20 | Get-together of the participants and guides at the Hotel lobby The guides will meet the participants at the Lobby of the Hotel and will walk them to the Acropolis |
| 16:30 | Optional cultural activity: guided Tour to Parthenon Address: Atenas 105 58 |
| 20:00 | Optional dinner at Skyfall Address: Mark. Mousourou 1, Athens, 11636 |
Public Procurement Law Seminar. Public Procurement. Trends and Future
Thursday 14 September 2023 | |
| 16:00 » 20:00 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
| 18:00 » 20:00 | Welcome reception at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
| 20:00 » 23:00 | Optional dinner at Royal Olympic Hotel Address: Athanasiou Diakou 28, Athens 11743 |
Friday 15 September 2023 | |
| 08:00 » 09:00 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel |
| 09:00 » 09:15 | Welcome speech |
| 09:15 » 09:30 | OC Opening speech |
| 09:30 » 11:00 | Drivers & pitfalls when teaming up as a joint venture for a public tender (i) Practical experiences and conclusions drawn from Joint Ventures (JV) and other Public-Private initiatives in public procurement, and (ii) lessons learned through private JV bids. Both from the perspective of the contractors and procuring authorities. Moderator:
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| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 13:00 | Social and Environmental Issues in Public Procurement The impact of recent jurisprudence and new directives on zero emission etc.; Balancing the risk for protectionism stemming from benefits of local production and presence. Moderator:
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| 13:00 » 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 » 15:30 | Defense Procurement in the EU: Does it really differ that much? Join us for a discussion on the differences and similarities in the approach to defence procurement in the EU. Be it the use of direct awards, the structure of competitive procedures or amendments to already awarded contracts, we will shed light on the much debated question of whether some EU Member States really do interpret and apply EU procurement law very differently when it comes to (big-ticket) defence procurement. Of course, we will not forget the elephant in the room: litigation. A situation everyone fears and where there is rarely a winner. What is the framework, what should be considered when weighing up whether to go down this road? Moderator:
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| 15:30 » 15:50 | Coffee Break |
| 15:50 » 16:50 | Better in the House or Outside? Join us for a question-based and thought-provoking discussion on how to ensure the intended use of the in-house exemption (avoiding circumvention) and the applicability and best use of the exemption. The discussion will include common questions such as (i) whether a contracting authority must reexamine the application of the in-house rule at some point in time and (ii) if the state is allowed to use the in-house model within its structure and subsidiaries or if there must be an ultimate controlling entity other than the government Moderator:
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| 16:50 » 17:50 | The Foreign Subsidy Regulation Effects, challenges, shared experiences and expectations for the future. Moderator:
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| 19:20 | Bus pick up from the hotel to PLOES for gala dinner Gather of the participants at the lobby of the hotel |
| 20:00 | Gala dinner at PLOES Address: Ioannou Fix, Paleo Faliro |
Saturday 16 September 2023 | |
| 08:30 » 09:30 | Registrations at Royal Olympic Hotel |
| 09:30 » 11:00 | The Achmea case and its impacts. Is the world changed? The European Court of Justice’s judgement in Slovak Republic v. Achmea has caught the attention at worldwide level ruling that the arbitration clause contained in a bilateral investment treaty signed between EU countries would be incompatible with EU law. In this session, it will be looked at this decision assessing the relevant impacts within the arbitration arena and in the transport and public procurement investments intra-EU and extra-EU. Moderator:
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| 11:00 » 11:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 » 12:45 | Autonomous vessels, blockchain, and digital twins. Is the transport market of the future already there? In this panel it will be inquired how the new technologies can improve the safety, efficiency, and resilience of the transportation industry as well as how to ensure the implementation of such technologies from different perspectives. More in general, it will also be looked at whether the innovation can help preventing and responding to incidents like the Ever Given grounding and which kind of other new disputes may arise in the future. Moderator:
Speakers:
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| 12:45 » 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 » 15:00 | Commission meeting Taking place in Conference Room 2 |
| 16:20 | Get-together of the participants and guides at the Hotel lobby The guides will meet the participants at the Lobby of the Hotel and will walk them to the Acropolis |
| 16:30 | Optional cultural activity: guided Tour to Parthenon Address: Atenas 105 58 |
| 20:00 | Optional dinner at Skyfall Address: Mark. Mousourou 1, Athens, 11636 |
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