Modern Bar Association Conference
Warsaw, 13-14 June 2019
Bellotto Hotel
Senatorska Street 13/15, 00-075 Warsaw
13 June 2019
12.00 – 13.00 Registration and welcome tea
13.00 – 13.15 Opening
Włodzimierz Chróścik – Dean of the Warsaw Bar Association
Monika Całkiewicz – Vice-Dean of the Warsaw Bar Association
Session I
13.15 – 14.50 – Independence of lawyers – contemporary challenges
13.15 – 13.35 Lawyers as an Object of Prosecution – Current Legal Situation in Germany
Uwe Freyschmidt, Berliner Anwaltsverein
13.35 – 13.55 Independence of lawyers. Professional secrecy. The new trends & dangers
Achmat Glaschev (Ахмат Глашев), Moscow Bar Association
13.55 – 14.15 Supervision in the Netherlands; is Independence of the Bar at Stake?
Peter Hanenberg, Orde van Advocaten Rotterdam
14.15 – 14.35 Indepence of Lawyers. Iberoamerican and European Law – Similarity or Difference?
Isabel Jenny Tello Límaco, Colegio de Abogados de Lima
14.35-14.50 Questions, Answers & Experience Sharing
14.50 – 15.45 Coffee break
Session II
15.45 – 17.45 – New technologies and a modern bar association
15.45 – 16.05 New Technologies in the Training and Education of Solicitors
Deirdre Flynn, solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
16.05 – 16.25 Development and Experiences of Electronical Proceedings in Justice; beA –
a Special Mailing System for Lawyers in Germany
Dr. Christian Klostermann, Zwickau, Saxony Bar Association
16.25 – 16.45 Use of Artificial Intelligence in Judiciary – Challenges for Modern Bar Associations
Izabela Konopacka, Wroclaw Bar Association
16.45 – 17.05 The Evolution of the Legal Profession in a Digital Society
Oliver Raynaud, Marseille Bar Association
17.05 – 17.25 Lawyer in the Internet – New Challenges for Ethics and Independence
Joanna Wisła-Płonka, Opole Bar Association
17.25-17.45 Questions, Answers & Experience Sharing
19.00 – 23.00 dinner at the restaurant (TBA)
14 June 2019
Session III
11.00 – 13.00 – Professional ethics and disciplinary proceedings
11.00 – 11.20 Ethics and Publication of Sanctions
Aitzol Azsla, Bilbao Bar Association
11.20 – 11.40 Prevention and Disciplinary Sanctioning at the Brussels Bar Association
Patrick van Dillen, Brussels Bar Association
11.40 – 12.00 Professional Ethics and Disciplinary Proceedings in Chile
Maria Gabriela Vásquez Moncayo, Miembro del Colegio de Abogados de Chile
12.00 – 12.20 Disciplinary Proceedings Organized by the Saxony Bar Association
Dr. Christoph Munz, Dresden, Saxony Bar Association
12.20 – 12.35 Questions, Answers & Experience Sharing
12.35 – 13.30 Lunch
Session IV
13.30 – 16.00 – Modern Bar Associations – current state, new developments and old success stories
13.30 – 14.00 Developing and Strengthening the Social Role of the Modern Bar Association Through Ccooperation with Other Legal Entities
Elka Porominska, Sofia Bar Association & Women Lawyers Association; Yordanka Bekirska, Sofia Bar Association
14.00 – 14.30 Engaging Lawyers in the Cluj Bar Association
Calin Iuga, Anca Daniela Baciu, Cluj Bar Association
14.30 – 15.00 Consequences of BREXIT for Bar Associations and their members
Michael Griem, Frankfurt Bar Association
15.00 – 15.30 The Impact of Brexit on UK Lawyers
Coral Hill, City of Westminster and Holborn Law Society, London
15.30 – 15.50 New developments and old success stories of the Warsaw Bar Association
Magdalena Bartosiewicz, Warsaw Bar Association
15.50 – 16.00 Questions, Answers & Experience Sharing
20.00 – 3.30 – Anniversary of the Warsaw Bar Association Celebration Party
Forteca (Fortress) Zakroczymska 12, 05-077 Warszawa