Joint Conference of the Maritime and Tourism & Sports SIG's
Athens, Greece
Thursday 7 & Friday 8 November 2024
St. George Lycabettus Hotel
2, Kleomenous st.
106 75 Athens
Kindly supported by
Wednesday 6 november 2024
Welcome day
19:00 – 21:30
Welcome Drinks Reception
tbc
Thursday 7 november 2024
Day 1 Maritime (5.5 CPD Points)
09:30-09:45
Registration
09:45-10:00
Opening remarks
- Ioannis Pavlakis – Maritime SIG Chair – Pavlakis- Moschos Law Firm, Greece
- Ana Romero Porro – President of PEOPIL, Spain
10:00-11:15
Panel session on Seafarers’ accidents
Panellists:
- Gerard Linsangan – Linsangan Linsangan & Linsangan Law Offices, Philippines
- Aleksej Sidoruk – TOPMARIS Law Firm, Lithuania
- Marcus Spagnoletti – Spagnoletti Law Firm, USA
- tbc – Pavlakis-Moschos Law Firm, Greece
11:15-11:45
Refreshment Break
11:45-12:30
Passengers’ – cruise accidents
Speakers:
- Setyawati Fitrianggraeni – AP Law, Indonesia
- Victoria Roy – Victory Travel & Cruise Lawyers, Australia
- Catalin Vlad – JGV & Associates, Romania
12:30-13:15
Classification societies’ liability (ECJ C-641/18)
Speakers:
- Stefano Bertone – Ambrosio & Commodo Associato, Italy
- Carlos Villacorta Salís – BCV Lex, Spain
13:15-14:30
lunch
14:30-15:15
Panel on Security for maritime personal injury claims (arrest/other)
Panellists:
- Frank Benham – ETIC, France
- Tzvi Brivik – Malcolm Lyons & Brivik, South Africa
- Harmen Hoek – Hoek Sinke Ten Kate, Netherlands
15:15-15:45
Refreshment break
15:45-16:45
Asbestos on ships: European seafarers – Merchant and War ships – claims prosecution in USA
Speakers:
- Charles Siegel – Water Kraus Paul, USA
- Emma Bell – Irwin Mitchell, England
16:45 – 17.00
Closing remarks
20:00
Drinks and dinner at St. George Lycabettus Rooftop Restaurant
Friday 8 November
Day 2 Tourism & Sports (5.5 CPD Points)
09:30 – 09.45
Registration
09:45 – 10:00
Opening remarks
Speaker:
- Phil Banks – Tourism & Sports SIG Chair – Irwin Mitchell, England
10:00 -10:30
Presentation on a parachute accident in Greece
Speakers:
- Michael Hagan – Fletchers, England
- George Moschos – Pavlakis-Moschos Law Firm, Greece
10:30 -11:15
11:15 -11:45
Refreshments
11:45 -12:30
Head injury rugby litigation in England
Speakers:
- Spencer Turner – 12 KBW, England
- John-Paul Swoboda – 12 KBW, England
12:30 -13:15
Victims Abroad: how to help victims of criminal incidents in cross border cases
Speaker:
- David Swindle – David Swindle Crime Solutions, Scotland
13:15 -14:15
Lunch
14:15 -15:00
Rehab of seriously injured victims in the UK and France
Speaker:
- Alice Loader – Alice Loader Case Management, England
15:00 -15:45
15:45 -16:15
Refreshment break
16:15 -16:45
16:45 – 17:00
Closing remarks
Saturday 9 or Sunday 10 November
OPTIONAL
5 or 10 k run during the Athens Marathon weekend
