Author: Philippine Bax

A message from the Peopil President Liam Moloney

Firstly, I would like to thank my predecessor Ana Romero for the excellent work and service she has done as our President over the last 4 years. She will no doubt be a hard act to follow. It is four weeks since I was elected your President, and it has been a busy few weeks.  I […]

Birth Injury Seminar with AAJ in Paris

The AAJ/PEOPIL Brith Injury and Medical Negligence seminar in Paris this week was yet another successful collaboration between AAJ’s Birth Trauma Litigation Group and Medical Negligence Information Exchange Group and PEOPIL’s Medical Negligence Special Interest Group.
Thanks to Les Weisbrod of AAJ for all the work done in planning, chairing and funding this conference. Thanks also to the sponsorship of Rebekah Reedy Miller of Reedy Miller + Freeman.

Registration for Brussels now closed

Registration for our Annual Conference in the Belgian capital has closed.

15th Annual McGill University/PEOPIL Conference on International Aviation: Liability, Insurance & Finance – Madrid 5 & 6 June 2025

Held at the beautiful Universidad Pontificia Comillas ICAI-ICADE in Madrid, this event brought together the brightest minds in aviation law, insurance, finance, and academia for two days of rich discussion and insightful panels.
Topics ranged from air carrier and environmental liability to insurance, aircraft finance, future trends, and emerging cyber risks, highlighting the complexity of today’s aviation legal landscape.

New PEOPIL EU-UK Position Paper – now live

Today our EU-UK Working Group publishes its first position paper: “Rights of Personal Injury & Fatal Accident Victims in the Field of Jurisdiction and Enforcement – A Call for EU-UK Cooperation.”

French speaking conference in Paris

As a result of the collaboration between the French association for personal injury lawyers ANADAVI and PEOPIL, an event in French will be organised in Paris on 14 June 2025. The below information is in French, and we hope that many French speaking personal injury lawyers will join us in Paris.

Establishment task force to restore access to justice for EU/UK injury victims

PEOPIL establishes task force to restore access to justice for EU/UK injury victims

Ana Romero, President of the Pan European Organisation of Personal Injury Lawyers (PEOPIL), has today announced the establishment of a task force of PEOPIL international lawyers to fight for improved relations and cooperation between the United Kingdom, the EU and European Free Trade Association (EFTA) member states.

Joint RTA & NLG SIG’s Conference Kraków 3 & 4 April 2025

We gathered in the storied city of Kraków, Poland, for a two-day Joint Conference of the RTA (Road Traffic Accidents) and NLG (New Lawyers Group) SIGs. The medieval architecture and vibrant atmosphere of this former royal capital offered a memorable setting for an event teeming with expert insights, lively discussions, and a spirit of collaboration that epitomizes PEOPIL at its best.

PEOPIL’s Internship/Exchange Programme

Following the announcement of the PEOPIL Internship/Exchange programme in 2024, the first successful match has been made and will start in June 2025.
This project will bring the cooperation between the law firms to a higher level, tighten the connections, enable personal injury lawyers get a cross-border work experience, learn form each other not only about cases, but also about different work environments.
The programme is open to members only.

Joint Maritime and Tourism & Sports Conference Athens

We celebrated two days of interesting topics in the wonderful city of Athens during the Joint Maritime and Tourism & Sports Conference on 7 and 8 November.
Many thanks to the unprecedented efforts of Ioannis Pavlakis (Chair of the Maritime SIG) and the whole Moschos family and Phil Banks, Chair of the Tourism & Sports SIG.