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EUROPEAN TRAFFIC LAW DAYS LUXEMBOURG II (TRIER IX)

EUROPEAN TRAFFIC LAW DAYS LUXEMBOURG II (TRIER IX)

Luxembourg, 15-17 October 2008
European Parliament, Plateau du Kirchberg

List of speakers

Sybille André, International Claims Settlement
AGF (Assurances Générales de France), Paris

Bill Blakemore, Sparks Programme Manager,
London

Prof. Hubert Groutel, University Montesquieu-
Bordeaux IV

Maurizio Hazan, advocate, Milan

Zoltan Kazastay, Deputy Director-General, DG
Energy and Transport, Brussels

Prof. Gerrit Manssen, University of Regensburg

Jean Pechinot, Fédération Française de
Sociétés d'Assurance, Paris

Volker Pribnow, advocate, Baden (CH)

Clemens Reidel, Swiss Re Germany AG, Munich

Willi Rothley, President of the Institute for
European Traffic Law, advocate, Kaiserslautern

Jacques Santer, President of the European
Commission 1995-1999

Kaspar D. Schulte, advocate, Lüdenscheid

Patrick Sorel, President of the International
Association of Automobile Experts FIEA (Belgium)

Prof. Ansgar Staudinger, University of Bielefeld

Contents

The European Traffic Law Days have become established as a forum for professional training and the exchange of experience between traffic law experts. This event will take place for the ninth time. The congress will provide experts in liability and insurance law with an opportunity to obtain a comprehensive overview of current developments in European traffic law which are relevant to daily practice.

The following topics will be addressed at this year's event:
- The domicile of the injured party as a further place of jurisdiction in claims arising from traffic
accidents abroad (ECJ judgment in theOdenbreit case of 13 December 2007)
- Cross-border collection of fines by private companies authorised to do so by the state
- The management of serious personal injuries: Preparation of the working group for "Trier X"
- Compensation for property damage arising fromcross-border accidents: practical problems and challenges for evaluators
- Presentation of French liability law
- The Commission's new initiative on road safety

For further information:
Alicja Baginski
Tel. +49 (0)651 937 37 51
Fax. +49 (0)651 937 37 95
E-mail: abaginski.era.prog4@era.int
Online Registration: www.era.int

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