Thursday, 17 – Friday, 18 November 2016 Academy of European Law (ERA) – Trier, Germany Metzer Allee 4, 54295 Trier

EJTN CIVIL LAW PROJECT

JUDICIAL TRAINING SERVICE OF DOCUMENTS & TAKING OF EVIDENCE ABROAD

[CI/2016/06]

With financial support from the Justice Programme of the European Union

This 1,5 day long seminar will raise awareness to the European dimension in the field of civil procedure; provide training on the EU Regulations including the relevant case law on cross-border taking of evidence and service of documents; promote contacts between national judges from different Member States.

The seminar is designed to be practiceoriented and focused on peer and expert training. Participating judges will deal with concrete situations and be faced with real questions by means of case studies and workshops in which active participation is encouraged.

PROGRAMME THURSDAY, 17 NOVEMBER 2016 Moderator: Angelika FUCHS, Head of Section European Private Law, Academy of European Law (ERA) 8.30 – 8.45 8.45-9.00

Arrival and Registration of Participants Opening of the seminar, Welcome Words & Presentation of the European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) I.

Taking of evidence

9.00-9.45

The EU Regulation on the taking of evidence abroad Forms and requirements Direct taking of evidence by the requesting / by the requested court CJEU case law

09.45-10.00

Q&A – Discussion

10.00-10-30

Role of the judge Common law vs civil law traditions Pre-trial stage Trial: adversarial and inquisitorial principle

Angelika FUCHS, Head of Section European Private Law, Academy of European Law (ERA) Sara SIPOS, Project Manager, European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) Stefan HUBER, Professor at the Leibniz University of Hannover Ales GALIC, Professor at the University of Ljubljana

Christian HERRERA, Partner, Herrera Advocats, Barcelona / Madrid, Lecturer of International Litigation

10.30-10.45

Q&A – Discussion

10.45-11.15

Coffee break

11.15-11.30

Turning Technologies Assessment

Sara SIPOS, Project Manager, European Judicial Training Network (EJTN)

II.

Ales GALIC, Professor at the University of Ljubljana

11.30-12.00

Witness / Documents

Witnesses in other Member States -

Forms of witness (oral / in writing) Summons and examination of witness Video recording, videoconference and “Skype”

Stefan HUBER, Professor at the Leibniz University of Hannover

12.00-12.15 12.15-12.45

Q&A – Discussion Expert witness -

Decision to appoint an expert Court-appointed or private expert? Expert opinion and its assessment

12.45-13.00

Q&A – Discussion

13.00-14.00

Lunch Break (training venue)

14.00-14.30

Electronic documents -

Electronic discovery Electronic signature / keys Evaluation of evidence

14.30-14.45

Q&A – Discussion

14.45

Introduction to the workshop and division into groups

14.50-15.30

Group work on case study no 1

15.30-15.45

Coffee Break Group work on case study no 2

15.45-16.30

17.30

Plenary session: discussion / solution of case studies no 1 & 2 End of Day 1

19.30

Dinner Downtown Trier

16.30-17.30

Christian HERRERA, Partner, Herrera Advocats, Barcelona / Madrid, Lecturer of International Litigation

Stefan HUBER, Professor at the Leibniz University of Hannover

Workshop moderator & rapporteur Stefan HUBER, Professor at the Leibniz University of Hannover

Workshop moderator & rapporteur Stefan HUBER, Professor at the Leibniz University of Hannover

FRIDAY, 18 November 2016 Moderator: Angelika FUCHS, Head of Section European Private Law, Academy of European Law (ERA) 08.45-9.00

Arrival and Registration of Participants III. Service of documents

09.00-09.30

The EU regulation on the service of documents: main features - Scope of application - Transmission and service of documents - Costs

9.30-9.45

Q&A – Discussion

Cristina G. BEILFUSS, Head of External and Institutional Relations at the Spanish Judicial School (CGPJ), Professor at the University of Barcelona Bartosz SUJECKI, Advocaat & Bavelaar & Bavelaar, Amsterdam

Rechtsanwalt,

09.45-10.30

Recent CJEU case law on the EU Service Regulation CJEU case law on “civil and commercial matters” in the context of the Service Regulation Different means of transmission and service of documents Refusal to accept a document: a language problem

10.30-10.45

Q&A – Discussion

10.45-11.15

Coffee Break

11.15-11.30

Turning Technologies Assessment 11.30-12.30

Group work on case study no 3

12.30-13.15

Plenary session: discussion / solution of case studies no 3

13.15

Closing remarks & end of conference

SPEAKERS Stefan HUBER Professor at the Leibniz University of Hannover Ales GALIC Professor at the University of Ljubljana Christian HERRERA Partner, Herrera Advocats, Barcelona / Madrid, Lecturer of International litigation Cristina G. BEILFUSS Head of External and Institutional Relations at the Spanish Judicial School (CGPJ) Professor at the University of Barcelona Bartosz SUJECKI Advocaat & Rechtsanwalt, Bavelaar & Bavelaar, Amsterdam Angelika FUCHS Head of Section European Private Law, Academy of European Law (ERA)

Bartosz SUJECKI, Advocaat & Bavelaar & Bavelaar, Amsterdam

Rechtsanwalt,

Sara SIPOS, Project Manager, European Judicial Training Network (EJTN) Workshop moderator & rapporteur Cristina G. BEILFUSS, Head of External and Institutional Relations at the Spanish Judicial School (CGPJ), Professor at the University of Barcelona Cristina G. BEILFUSS, Head of External and Institutional Relations at the Spanish Judicial School (CGPJ), Professor at the University of Barcelona

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