Joint Conference of the RTA & NLG SIG's
Kraków, Poland
Thursday 3 & Friday 4 April 2025
Assembly Hall of Jagiellonian University
ul. Gołębia 24
31-007 Kraków
Kindly supported by:
BFP Law Firm
HBSV Advocaten
Gostynski & Partners
Outer Temple Chambers
Wednesday 2 april 2025
Welcome day
19:00 – 22:00
Opening Drinks Reception
kindly sponsored by HBSV Advocaten, Belgium
Venue tbc
Thursday 3 april 2025
Day 1 RTA (5.5 CPD Points)
- Katherine Allen – RTA SIG Chair/Hugh James, England & Wales
- Ian Denham – RTA SIG Secretary/Outer Temple, England
09:00-09:30
Registration
09:30-09:40
Opening remarks
- Ana Romero Porro – President of PEOPIL, Spain
- Katherine Allen – RTA SIG Chair/Hugh James, England & Wales
- tbc Polish Representative
09:40-10:20
Foreign RTA claims: What could possibly go wrong?
Speaker:
- Philip Mead – 12 KBW, England
10:20 – 11:00
Low Velocity Impact Claims
Speakers:
- Liam Moloney – Moloney & Co. Solicitors, Ireland
- Donald Mackay – Compass Chambers, Scotland
11:00-11:30
Refreshment break
kindly sponsored by Outer Temple Chambers
11:30-13:00
Allegations of Fraud and Exaggeration in Road Traffic Collision Claims
Chair:
- Ian Denham – Secretary RTA SIG/Outer Temple, England
Panellists:
- Mildred Brun – Beer advocaten, Netherlands
- Søren Vagner Nielsen – Plesner, Denmark
- tbc
13:00-14:00
lunch
14:00-14:40
Speakers:
- Christopher Deacon – Stewarts, England
- Fiona Johnson – Fiona Johnson Ltd, England
14:40-15:15
Speakers:
- Justyna Rompca – Digby Brown, Scotland
- tbc – Poland
15:15-15:45
Refreshment break
15:45-16:30
Reflective Practice – Dealing with Bereaved Clients
Speaker:
- Psychotherapist, specialised in providing bereavement support to families and training of professionals
16:30 – 17.00
The Return of the RTA Quiz
Quiz Master:
- Ian Denham
17.00
Closing remarks
17:00 – 19.00
Welcome Drinks for NLG delegates at and sponsored by Gostynski & Partners
19:30
Dinner at Nota Resto kindly co-sponsored by
tbc
Friday 4 April
Day 2 New Lawyers Group (5.5 CPD Points)
NLG Committee:
Aurélie van Dijk – Chair
Rona Hayworth – Secretary
Gabriela Lenarczyk – Vice-Chair
Nathaniel Martindale – Marketing & Sponsoring
09:00 – 09.30
Registration
09:30 – 09:45
Opening remarks
- Local Chambers, tbc
- Jolanta Budzowska – BFP law Firm, Poland
Chair morning session: Gabriela Lenarczyk – NLG Committee Vice Chair
09:45 -10:30
Panel Session: Fatal Accident Claims
Panellists:
- Lennart Mensonides – Damsté advocaten, Netherlands
- Maria Polyzou – Natsinas Advocates, Greece
- Anne-Fleur Willems – HBSV Advocaten, Belgium
- tbc, Scotland
10:30 -11:00
Speaker:
- Ewelina Ksiazek-Janik – Lazarski University/LOT Polish Airlines, Poland
11:00 -11:30
Coffee break
11:30 -12:00
Military claims
Speaker:
- Aliyah Akram – Outer Temple Chambers, England
12:00 -12:45
Panellists:
- Andrzej Kusch – BFP Law Firm, Poland
- Joakim Jäderström – Legare Advokatbyro, Sweden
- Julie Harder – Elmer Advokater, Denmark
- Constantin Bedrule – Digby Brown, Scotland
12:45 -13:45
Lunch
Chair Afternoon Session: Frederick Lyon – Farrar’s Building Chambers
13:45 -14:15
Networking session
- Aurélie van Dijk – NLG Committee Chair
- Rona Hayworth – NLG Committee Secretary
14:15 -15:00
Panel session: Applying foreign law in your local courts
Panellists:
- Borja Borrego de la Rosa – BCV Lex, Spain
- tbc, France
- tbc, England
15:00 -15:30
Refreshment break
15:30 -16:00
Speaker:
- Patrick Doyle – Doyle Dennis Avery LLC, USA
16:00 – 16:30
Speaker:
- Peter Littlefair – Balfour + Manson LLP, Scotland
16:30 – 17:00
Closing remarks and NLG General Meeting
Nathaniel Martindale – NLG Committee Member
Ana Romero – PEOPIL President
19:00
Drinks and dinner at Salute!
Kindly sponsored by tbc
Romanowicza 4
Zablocie
30-702 Kraków
