viernes, 26 de septiembre de 2008

Conference on Arbitration and EC Law


Arbitration and EC Law – current issues and trends
The Heidelberg Centre for International Dispute Resolution at the Institute for Private International and Comparative Law
(Heidelberg December 5 and 6, 2008)


The relations between European civil procedure and arbitration have been an intensely debated topic among legal scholars and practitioners for a long time. Lately, the debate has been fuelled by:
- The upcoming decision of the European Court of Justice which will decide on the
availability of anti-suit injunctions for the protection of arbitral agreements (case C-185/07). On September 4, 2008 GA Kokott proposed in her conclusions not to permit such remedies in the European Judicial Area.
- Recent case law in several EC Member States addressing the arbitrability of EC antitrust law.
- In 2009, the European Commission will implement improvements to the Regulation
Brussels I. Last year, a preparative report, analyzing the application of the Regulation in the 25 Member States, was published. The non-binding Report, commonly known as the Heidelberg Report, proposes to delete the arbitration exception in article 1 no. 2 (d) in order to bring ancillary proceedings relating to arbitration under the scope of the Regulation Brussels I.
The conference will bring together the most highly regarded experts in the fields of arbitration and litigation. It will offer a unique opportunity to discuss the proposals of the Heidelberg Report, and the latest developments in European procedural law.

Conference Program:
Friday, Dec. 5, 2 p.m.
1. Free movement of arbitral awards: European challenges, Prof. Gomez Jene, Madrid
2. West Tankers Litigation – the present state of affairs, Att. Prof. H. Raeschke-Kessler, Karlsruhe
3. Articles 81 and 82 EC-Treaty and arbitration, Prof. P. Schlosser, Munich
4. The Regulations Rome I and Rome II: Their impact on arbitration, Prof. T. Pfeiffer, Heidelberg
Dinner
Saturday, Dec. 6, 9.30 a.m.
5. Roundtable: The Brussels I Regulation and arbitration. Chair: Prof. H. Kronke
5.1 Findings and proposals of the Heidelberg Report on the Regulation (EC) 44/01, Prof. B. Hess, Heidelberg
5.2 A French reaction, Att. Alexis Mourre, Paris
5.3 An English reaction, Att. VV. Veeder, London
5.4 A Belgian perspective, Prof. H. van Houtte, Leuven
5.5 An Italian reaction, Prof. C. Consolo, Verona
The conference will end at 12.00.
-Más información en la página web del Institut für ausländisches uns internationales Privat und Wirtschaftsrecht der Ruprechts-Karls-Universität Heidelberg.

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