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
Wednesday 2 april 2025
Welcome day
19:00 – 22:00
Opening Drinks Reception
kindly sponsored by HBSV Advocaten, Belgium
Hotel Saski Kraków Curio Collection by Hilton
Ul. Sławkowska 3
31-041 Kraków
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
Water bottles kindly sponsored by Doyle Dennis Avery Trial Lawyers LLP
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
10:20 – 11:00
Low Velocity Impact Claims
Speakers:
- Liam Moloney – Moloney & Co. Solicitors, Ireland
- Donald Mackay – Compass Chambers, Scotland
11:30 – 13:00
Chair:
- Ian Denham – Secretary RTA SIG/Outer Temple, England
Panellists:
- Mildred Brun – Beer advocaten, Netherlands
- Colin Murphy – Leigh Day, England
- Søren Vagner Nielsen – Plesner, Denmark
13:00 – 14:00
lunch
14:00 – 14:40
Care Claims – Working with Care Experts for the Right Outcome
Speakers:
- Christopher Deacon – Stewarts, England
- Fiona Johnson – Fiona Johnson Ltd, England
14:40 – 15:15
Speakers:
- Justyna Rompca – Digby Brown, Scotland
- Sylwia Myśliwska – Gostynski & Partners, Poland
15:15 – 15:30
Refreshment break
15:30 – 16:30
A reflective practice session to help you think about how to process
the emotional response you may have to your work
Speaker:
- Paula Abramson – Bereavement Training International, England
16:30 – 17.00
The Return of the RTA Quiz
Quiz Master:
- Ian Denham
17.00
Closing remarks
19:30
Dinner at Nota Resto
Świętego Krzyża 17
31-023 Kraków
Friday 4 April
Day 2 New Lawyers Group (5.5 CPD Points)
Under the honorary patronage of the Regional Chamber of Advocates and the Regional Chamber of Attorneys-at-law in Kraków
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
- Adv, Aleksander Gut – Dean of the Regional Chamber of Advocates
- 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:
- Fern Mapp – Irwin Mitchell LLP, Scotland
- Lennart Mensonides – Damsté advocaten, Netherlands
- Edoardo Traversa – Studio Legale Bona Oliva & Associati, Italy
- Anne-Fleur Willems – HBSV Advocaten, Belgium
10:30 – 11:00
Speaker:
- Ewelina Książek-Janik – Ewelina Książek-Janik Air Law/LOT Polish Airlines, Poland
11:30 – 12:00
Military claims
Speakers:
- Aliyah Akram – Outer Temple Chambers, England
- Carin Hunt – Outer Temple Chambers, England
12:00 – 12:45
Panellists:
- Aneta Mistarz – BFP Law Firm, Poland
- Joakim Jäderström – Legare Advokatbyro, Sweden
- Julie Harder – Elmer Advokater, Denmark
12:45 – 13:45
Lunch
13:45 -14:15
14:15 -15:00
Panel session: Applying foreign law in your local courts
Panellists:
- Borja Borrego de la Rosa – BCV Lex, Spain
- Pauline Chausson – le Tutour Avocats, France
- Corinne Novell – 12 KBW, England
15:30 -16:00
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 Digby Brown
Romanowicza 4
Zablocie
30-702 Kraków
