9th symposium of lawyers
“The evolution of contractual relations in road transport”
Friday, 24 February 2012
Varembé Conference Centre (CCV), Room A
9-11 rue de Varembé, Geneva
| 08:15 |
Registration |
| 09:00-09:05 |
Welcome speech
Martin MARMY, Secretary General, International Road Transport Union (IRU) |
| 09:05-09:15 |
Introduction by the Symposium Chairperson
Isabelle BON-GARCIN, President of the IRU Commission on Legal Affairs |
Session 1 : The increasing liability of the road carrier
Moderator : Maxine KENNETT, IRU |
| 09:15-09:45 |
Legal framework: Increasingly complex regulation
Speaker: Loïc GRARD, Professor, University of Bordeaux, France |
| 09:45-10:00 |
Discussion |
| 10:00-10:45 |
Passenger road carrier liability: Passengers become consumers
Speaker 1: The current legal framework
Cécile LEGROS, IDIT, France |
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Speaker 2: New EU rules for road passenger transport and their possible influences on the CVR
William PADINA, UNTRR, Romania |
| 10:45-11:00 |
Discussion |
| 11:00-11:15 |
Coffee break |
| 11:15-12:00 |
Goods road carrier liability: An extended guarantee
Speaker 1: The influence of economic and technical developments on the contractual liability of the road carrier
Jacques PUTZEYS, Emeritus Professor, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium |
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Speaker 2: The influence of social constraints and security on the criminal liability of the road carrier
Alessandro PESCE, Pesce & Associati, Italy |
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Speaker 3: Anti-Indemnification Clauses in Freight Contracts
Ron LENNOX, Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), Canada |
| 12:15-12:30 |
Discussion |
| 12:30-13:45 |
Lunch (CCV) |
Session 2 : IRU’s contractual tools for the better management of the liabilities of the road carrier
Moderator: Detlef NEUFANG, BWVL, Germany |
| 13:45-14:15 |
IRU General Conditions for the international carriage of goods by road
Speaker: Presentation of the new IRU General Conditions for the international carriage of goods by road
Jean ACRI, IRU |
| 14:15-14:30 |
Discussion |
| 14:30-15:00 |
General Conditions for the international transport of passengers
Speaker 1: Omnibus Agreement
Jasmina TRLAJIC, Federal Office of Transport (FOT), Switzerland |
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Speaker 2: Development of General Conditions of carriage for passenger transport
Johan SCHELIN, Stockholm University, Sweden |
| 15:00-15:15 |
Discussion |
| 15:15-15:30 |
Coffee break |
| 15:30-16:30 |
National case studies: Evidence and management of the increasing liability of road carriers
Road transport in the United Kingdom
Anton BALKITIS, Rothera Dowson Solicitors, United Kingdom |
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Speaker 2: Road transport in Spain
Francisco SANCHEZ-GAMBORINO, ASTIC, Spain & Vice-President of the IRU Commission on Legal Affairs |
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Speaker 3: Road transport in Turkey
Sançar Sefer SÜER, TOBB, Turkey |
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Speaker 4: Road transport in Asia
Fedor KORMILITSYN, UNESCAP |
| 16:30-16:45 |
Discussion |
| 16:45 |
Final summary and adoption of Symposium Declaration
Isabelle BON-GARCIN, President of the IRU Commission on Legal Affairs |
| 17:00 |
Conclusion and closing of the Symposium |
Registration fees: 250 €
Members of the IRU Commission for Legal Affairs : 125 €
Journalists: Free entrance upon presentation of a press card
PAYMENT
By Bank transfer to the following:
Banque Cantonale de Genève
CH – 1211 Genève 2
Account Z 3202.25.89
IBAN : CH96 0078 8000 Z320 2258 9
SWIFT : BCGECHGGXXX
For : Symposium of Lawyers
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