Programme Joint Conference
of the Pharmaceutical, Product Liability & Mass Torts and the RTA SIG’s
Lisbon, Thursday 6 & Friday 7 June 2024
Hotel Dom Pedro
Av. Eng. Duarte Pacheco, 24
1070-109 Lisbon
With the kind support of
Wednesday 5 June 2024
Welcome drinks
20:00 – 22:30
Welcome Drinks Reception
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Kindly sponsored by:
Thursday 6 June 2024
Day 1 Product Liability, Pharmaceutical & Mass Torts (5.5 CPD Points)
Chair: Mark Harvey
Product Liability, Pharmaceutical & Mass Torts SIG Chair –
Hugh James, England & Wales
08:45-09:15
Registration and coffee
09:15-09:30
Opening remarks
- Mark Harvey – Chair Product Liability, Pharmaceutical & Mass Torts SIG – Hugh James, England & Wales
- Ana Romero Porro – President of PEOPIL, Spain
09:30-11:00
CPAP Litigation around the World
Speakers:
- Stefano Bertone – Ambrosio & Commodo Studio Legale Associato, Italy
- Louis Sokolov – Sotos Class Actions, Canada
11:00-11:30
Refreshment Break
11:30-13:00
Secondary victims in a product liability air crash case
Speakers:
- Silina Pavlakis – Pavlakis-Moschos & Associates, Greece
- Max Archer – 12KBW, England
13:00-14:00
Lunch
14:00-15:15
The future of the EU Product Liability and AI regime
Speakers:
- Marco Bona – Bona & Oliva Studio Legale, Italy
- Carlos Villacorta Salís – BCV Lex, Spain
15:15-15:45
Refreshment break
15:45-16:45
Mass torts/Representative actions
(with reference to Epilim in France and other EU countries and to collective actions in England and Wales, Portugal and the EU)
Speakers:
- Solenn Le Tutour – Le Tutour Avocats, France
- Nuno A. Pires Salpico – University of Lisbon-School of Law, Portugal
- Sarah Prager KC – Deka Chambers, England
16:45 – 17.00
Closing remarks
Ana Romero Porro, President of PEOPIL and
Mark Harvey, Chair Product Liabiilty, Pharmaceutical and Mass Torts SIG
19:30
Drinks and dinner at tbc
Friday 7 June 2024
Day 2 Road Traffic Accidents & Whiplash (5.5 CPD Points)
09:00 – 09.30
Registration
09:30 – 09:40
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker:
- Katherine Allen – RTA & Whiplash SIG Chair – Hugh James, England & Wales
10:20 -11:00
Collaboration on road traffic collision cases between Lawyers and Insurers in Different Jurisdictions
Speakers:
- Craig Evans – Clyde & Co., England
- Javier Hernández Valenciano – Clyde & Co., Spain
11:00 -11:30
Refreshments
11:30 -13:00
Panel discussion:
How do Different Jurisdictions Treat Claims Involving Subtle Brain Injury?
Chair:
- Ian Denham – Secretary of the RTA & Whiplash SIG – Outer Temple, England
Speakers:
- Michał Krzanowski – BFP Law Firm, Poland
- Dorothy Clay Sims – The Law Office of Dorothy Clay Sims, USA
- tbc
13:00 -14:00
Lunch
14:00 -14:30
Liability aspects of Road Traffic Claims in Portugal
Speaker:
- Rita Pereira – EDGE Sociedade de Advogados, SP. RL., Portugal
14:30 -15:10
Brain Injury: The Medical Perspective
Speakers:
- Dr Nadia Webb – Pediatric & Clinical Neuropsychologist, USA
- Dr Oregon K. Hunter MD, USA
15:10 -15:40
Refreshment break
15:40 -16:15
Working towards resilience – a career-long pursuit!
Speaker:
- Katherine Allen – Hugh James, England
16:15 -16:45
The Return of the RTA Quiz
Quiz Master:
- Ian Denham – Secretary of the RTA & Whiplash SIG – Outer Temple, England
16:45 – 17:00
Closing remarks by Ana Romero & Katherine Allen
