About the Event
The conference will be supported by both Romanian and foreign specialists from academic and judicial backgrounds. Representatives from competent authorities will also be invited to the conference. The focal point of the discussions will be distressed businesses and over-indebted consumers, the two protagonists of survival mode living.
The opening speeches will be delivered by the Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Dr. Răzvan Dincă, and the Dean of the Bucharest Bar, Dr. Aurel Ciobanu, alongside Mihai Dărăban, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania.
Registration
Registrations can be made for specific sections or for the entire event.
Event Agenda
The Business Law Conference 2024, spanning over 2 days, will be divided into 4 panels, interspersed with 4 workshops. The topics of the sections and practical workshops will focus on 4 of the most targeted and affected areas by this trend, namely: insolvency, consumer protection, taxation, and obligations generated by online legal life.
Day 1 - Thursday, May 16, 2024
Panel I
Prevention of insolvency and safeguarding distressed businesses
Early warning and alert
Managerial responsibility and shareholders' participation in covering company losses
Judicial panopticon effect. Transparency obligation and debtor's trade secret
Court protection and tax authority privilege in insolvency procedures
Reversible bankruptcy and state aid
Panel II
Consumer protection as a tool for immunizing the business environment against shocks and systemic risks
Contractual rebuttals and manufactured consent
Sanctions for violating consumer protection laws - deterrence and persuasion effect
Collective actions for damages
Liability presumptions and non-liability clauses for defective products
New consumer credit directive
Workshop 1
Restructuring plans: unaffected creditors and restructuring imposed against creditors' negative vote.
Workshop 2
(Extra)judicial instruments for preventing over-indebtedness of natural persons; irresponsible/predatory lending vs. debt discharge with reducing or wiping out debt burdens.
Day 2 - Friday, May 17, 2024
Panel III
Offensive taxation and digitalization as a panacea
Cashless and digital mandatory payments – impact on property and economic freedom
Digitalization of commerce and taxation
Digital currencies, local currencies
Intrusive taxation, fiscal austerity, and presumption of (il)licit acquisition of wealth
How to (be prevented from) enforce the state or the tax authority
Panel IV
Online rights, freedoms, and obligations
Intellectual property rights over online content and "predictive products"
Community values and standards vs. freedom of conscience and trade freedom
Implicit obligations in the online environment. Non-contracts
Personal data protection and the digital payment system
Workshop 3
E-invoice and e-transport.
Workshop 4
"Smart" contracts and contracts in digital/electronic format/with electronic signature; practical issues regarding the enforcement of contracts of this type which are themselves executable.
Event Attendance Options
- Access to Day 1: Panel 1 + 2, Workshops 1 + 2, Coffee break + lunch: 350 Lei
- Access to Day 2: Panel 3 + 4, Workshops 3 + 4, Coffee break + lunch: 350 Lei
- Access to both days: Panel 1 - 4, Workshops 1 - 4, Coffee break + lunch: 450 Lei
Event Schedule
- Day 1 - Thursday, May 16, 2024: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
- Day 2 - Friday, May 17, 2024: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM
Accreditation by INPPA
The event is subject to approval by INPPA and is included in the continuous training program for lawyers. Professional training points will be awarded upon completion of the conference, based on the provisions of the Methodology for recognizing continuous professional training activities, approved by the UNBR Council.
