Conference for Central & Eastern European Lawyers
Conference for Central & East European Lawyers
Bucharest, Romania, Friday 21 & Saturday 22 October 2022
Pursuing claims for compensation for personal injuries and financial losses including options for utilising foreign courts and the advantages and disadvantages of doing so

Athénée Palace Hilton Hotel
Strada Episcopiei 1-3
010292 Bucharest

Friday 21 October 2022
Day 1
09:00 – 09:30
Registration
09:30 – 09:45
Opening & Welcome

Ana Romero
PEOPIL President

Professor Aurel Ciobanu
Member of the Management Council of the Bucharest Bar
Virgil Melnic
Chair Morning Session

09.45 – 10.30
Speaker
- Philip Mead – General Board member for England & Wales
10:30 – 11:45
Moderator: Silina Pavlakis – former General Board member for Greece
General principles of Personal Injury Law across Europe:
Spanish, Italian, French and English perspectives
Panellists
- Spain: David Sanchez Almagro – Estudio Jurídico Almagro
- Italy: Giulia Oberto – Studio Legale Bona Oliva & Associati
- France: JP Bellecave – General Board member for France
- England/Wales: Cheryl Palmer-Hughes – Irwin Mitchell Solicitors
11:45 – 12:15
Coffee break
12:15 – 13:30
General principles of Personal Injury Law across Europe:
Romanian, Hungarian, Polish and Czech perspectives
Panellists
- Romania: Catalin Vlad – JGV & Asociatii
- Hungary: Tibor Pataky, General Board member for Hungary
- Poland: Jolanta Budzowska, General Board member for Poland
- Czech Republic: Klára Dvoráková, Holubová advokati s.r.o.
13:30 – 14:30
Lunch
Søren V. Nielson
Chair Afternoon Session

14:30 – 15:15
The role of the CJEU in Personal Injury claims
Speaker
- Marco Bona, General Board member for Italy
15:15 – 15:45
Coffee break
15:45 – 16:30
Benefits of lawyers working together across different jurisdictions
Panellists
- Ana Romero – President of PEOPIL – Cremades & Calvo-Sotelo, Spain
- Catalin Vlad – JGV & Asociatii, Romania
- Remus Robu – Remus Robu Solicitors, England/Romania
- Tibor Pataky – Dr. Pataky & Partners Law Office, Hungary
- Cheryl Palmer-Hughes – Irwin Mitchell, England
- Jolanta Budzowska – Budzowska Fiutowski & Partners, Poland
- Marco Bona – Studio Legale Bona Oliva & Associati, Italy
16:30 – 17:30
Speed dating sessions in small groups
19:30
Drinks Reception at
Aria TNB
Bd. Nicolae Bălcescu No. 2,
Distric 1
010051 Bucharest
Kindly sponsored by
Jercan Gheorghe Vlad & Asociatii and Remus Robu Solicitors


Saturday 22 October 2022
Day 2
Liam Moloney
Chair

09:30 – 10:45
Panel sessions – EU and Eastern European jurisdictions
Moderator: Liam Moloney
Damages, costs and funding in Personal Injury claims across Europe:
Spanish, Italian, French and English perspectives
Panellists
- Spain: Natalia Astigarraga, General Board member for Spain
- Italy: Stefano Bertone – Ambrosio & Commodo Studio Legale Associato
- France: Solenn le Tutour – Le Tutour Avocats
- England/Wales: tbc
10:45 – 11:15
Coffee break
11:15 – 12:30
Damages and costs and funding in Personal Injury claims across Europe:
Romanian, Hungarian, Polish and Czech perspectives
Panellists
- Romania: Remus Robu – Remus Robu Solicitors
- Hungary: tbc
- Poland: Sylwia Mysliwska – Gostynski & Partners
- Czech Republic: David Kubon – KLB Legal
12:30 – 13:00
Closing remarks by Ana Romero