Programme Joint Conference
of the Occupational Health EEG and the RTA EEG
Thessaloniki, Thursday 15 & Friday 16 June 2023
Grand Hotel Palace
Monastiriou 305
54628 Thessaloniki
With the kind support of
Wednesday 14 June 2023
Welcome drinks
20:00 – 22:30
Welcome Drinks Reception
Ciel Bar
12, Meg. Alexandrou Ave.,
New Seafront of Thessaloniki, 54642
Kindly sponsored by:
Thursday 15 June 2023
Day 1 Occupational Health and Workplace Accidents (5.5 CPD Points)
Chair: Umberto Oliva (Occupational Health EEG Coordinator)
08:45-09:15
Registration and coffee
09:15-09:30
Opening remarks
- Fotis Giannoulas – Member of the Board of the Athens Bar Association
- Georgios Koutsos – Member of the Board of the Thessaloniki Bar Association
- Ana Romero Porro – President of PEOPIL
09:30-10:00
Introductory Report: Risks and challenges of the contemporary work environment
Speaker:
- Umberto Oliva, Chair of the Occupational Health EEG, Studio Legale Bona Oliva & Associati, Italy
10:00-10:30
10:30-11:00
From Brussels I recast to the Civil Procedure Rules: jurisdiction in cross-border employers’ liability cases before and after Brexit
Speaker:
- Matthew Chapman KC – Deka Chambers, England
11:00-11:30
Refreshment Break
11:30-12:45
Work related accidents involving Seamen and Offshore workers
Chair:
- Sarah Crowther KC – Outer Temple Chambers, England
Panellists:
- Mike Doyle – Doyle Dennis LLP, USA
- Silina Pavlakis – Pavlakis-Moschos & Associates, Greece
- Simon Richards – Digby Brown Solicitors, Scotland
12:45-14:15
Lunch
14:15-15:30
Work related accidents in construction sites involving migrant population
Chair:
- Wolfgang Frese – Rechtsanwalt Wolfgang Frese, Germany
Panellists:
- Natalia Astigarraga Bronte – Astrom Legal, Spain
- Isidoro Bonilla – Levenes, England
- Loredana Dumbravā – JGV & Asociatii, Romania
- Sylwia Mysliwska – Gostynski & Partners, Poland
15:30-16:00
Refreshment break
16:00-16:45
Claims from hospital and nursing home workers for (long term) consequences of COVID
Speakers:
- Mark de Hek – SAP Letselschade Advocaten, Netherlands
- Alice Kubu Frybova – Holubová advokáti s.r.o., Czech Republic
16:45 – 17.00
Closing remarks
Ana Romero Porro, President of PEOPIL and
Umberto Oliva, Chair of the Occupational Health EEG
19:30
Drinks and dinner at the Grand Hotel Palace
Friday 16 June 2023
Day 2 Road Traffic Accidents (5.5 CPD Points)
09:00
Registration
09:25 – 09:30
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker:
- Katherine Allen – Hugh James, England
09:30 -10:00
10:00 -11:00
An Ode to Hermes – Road Traffic Accident Reconstruction – the Expert’s Perspective
Speaker:
Christos Glavopoulos – Glavopoulos and Associates Inc, Greece
11:00 -11:30
Refreshments
11:30 -12:30
(The Pitsa) PANEL – Road Traffic Accident Reconstruction – A Comparative View
Chair:
- Ian Denham – Outer Temple, England
Speakers:
- Gerben Janson – Leidse Letselschade Advocaten, The Netherlands
- Rebeca Martinez Fariñas – BCV Lex, Spain
- Peter De Maeyer – HBSV Advocaten, Belgium
12:30 -13:30
Lunch
13:30 -14:15
In Search of Soteria – The Insurer’s Perspective
Speakers:
- Sara-Jane Eaton – DWF Law LLP, England
- Thomas Ricard – JP Karsenty, France
14:15 -15:00
Psychological Injuries in road traffic collision cases
Speaker:
Theodoros Bargiotas – Consultant in General Adult Psychiatry, Greece and England and Wales
15:00 -15:30
Refreshments
15:30 -16:15
Motor Insurance Indemnity Limits – A Modern Tragedy?
Speaker:
- Valérie Augros – Valérie Augros Avocat, France
- Ben Dominguez – Ben Dominguez Law Firm, USA
- Paschalis Moschos – Pavlakis-Moschos & Associates, Greece
16:15 -17:00
The Coeus Questions – The Return of the RTA Quiz
Quiz Masters:
- Katherine Allen – Hugh James, England
- Ian Denham – Outer Temple, England
17:00
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