NVRII / NACIIL 2024 Fall Seminar:

European Insolvency Law and CJEU case law:
International Private Law Perspectives with A-G at CJEU L. Medina

Friday 18 October 2024, 15.00-18.00 (with reception afterwards)
Location: Amsterdam (TBA)

Costs: Members €50, non-members €75, (PhD) students and judges free, with limited availability (contact secretaris@nvrii.nl to request free participation)
Registration: Members via link in email, non-members, please submit form on website https://naciil.org/contact/
Drinks and snacks afterwards: Yes!

We are delighted to announce that for our Fall Meeting on 18 October 2024, NACIIL/NVRII will host Advocate-General Medina from the Court of Justice EU (CJEU) for a seminar on European Insolvency Law and CJEU case law. Together with Lilian Welling-Steffens and Daphne Beunk, A-G Medina will present attendees with an accessible and highly informative program on the EU international private and insolvency law landscape.

After a short introduction into the various relevant EU law instruments, the international private law aspects of director liability, shareholder liability and ‘Peeters-Gatzen’ claims will be discussed. A-G Medina will conclude the day with a key note speech on the role of the CJEU in the development of European private international and insolvency law and on the ongoing discussions on the deliniation of scope between the European Insolvency Regulation and the Brussels 1 bis Regulation.

15:00 – 15:30  Walk-in
15:30 – 15:35 Introduction by chair
15:35 – 15:50 Setting the scene: the relationship between the various relevant EU regulations
15:50 – 16:30 Directors’ and shareholders’ liability and the Peeters/Gatzen claim
16:30 – 16:45 Q&A
16:45 – 17:00 Coffee/tea break
17:00 – 17:40 A-G Medina: The role of the CJEU in the developments of European Law and European Insolvency Law along the lines of different Regulations and their respective spheres: Delineation scope of Insolvency Regulation vis-a-vis Brussels I-Regulation
17:40 – 18:00 Q&A
18:00 onwards
Drinks and Reception

 

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