Forum organised by the UIA with the support of the Malaga Bar Association (Ilustre Colegio de Abogados de Málaga)
The UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres was created in 2001. It brings together the best commercial mediation practitioners and ADR centres from around the world, together with managers, academics, teachers, trainers, young practitioners, and all those interested in learning more about mediation.
The Forum takes place every 9 months in different countries around the world. It fosters the exchange of views on the development of ADR; enhances knowledge and best practices; gives new ideas; and ensures the best understanding of ADR and learning from other cultures.
The worldwide health crisis caused by COVID-19 has driven us all to an unprecedented scenario and has led to no other alternative than to adapt ourselves to this situation. The 2 previous editions of the Forum took place virtually and it is a great pleasure to have the opportunity to meet again physically, in Malaga.
This 30th Forum promises to again be very exceptional because it will be the opportunity to gather experiences, ideas, observations about development of mediation and make comparison to enhance our knowledge and our practice. Do not miss this opportunity to meet with your colleagues, other professions connected to mediation practices, and other cultures.
Malaga is a city to discover, a mediation discovery, a place to have a great Forum.
The various sessions of the Forum will again be stimulating and attractive, bringing together managers interested in the understanding and development of mediation for their companies, experienced and younger mediators, lawyers, academics, judges and students who are our future decision makers.
Do not miss this opportunity to learn and enhance your knowledge and practice about mediation.
The 30th Forum will be an unforgettable international event. Practitioners from all around the world have already confirmed their participation.
Mark your diaries now, save the date and make sure to register!
We are looking forward to welcoming you to Malaga!
American Arbitration Association/International Centre For Dispute Resolution – Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry – ADR Center – Aequitas – ADR – ADRg UK – Association des Médiateurs Indépendants d’Ile de France (AMIDIF) – Asociación Mexicana de Mediación y Arbitraje Comercial – Beijing Arbitration Commission – BIMACC - bMediation – Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR) – Centre Professionnel de Médiation – Milan Chamber of Arbitration – Chambre Suisse de Médiation Commerciale – Chambre vaudoise du commerce et de l’industrie – Cour Européenne d’Arbitrage – InterMediation – International Chamber of Commerce – Centre de Médiation et d’Arbitrage de Paris – Centre de Résolution des Conflits – Concilia – Conciliation Centre of CCPIT/CCOIC – Consolat de Mar de Barcelona – CPR: The International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution – Court of International Commercial Arbitration of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Romania – Croatian Bar Association – Euroarbitrage – European Center for Dispute Resolution (ECDR) – Greek Mediation Institute – Hellenic Mediation and Arbitration Centre – InMediazione ADR – International Mediation Institute (IMI) – Institut d’Expertise, d’Arbitrage et de Médiation (IEAM) – LAMAC - Lebanese Association for Mediation And Conciliation – London Court of International Arbitration – Malaysian Mediation Centre – Mediators’ Training Institute of Thessaloniki – Mediatorsfederatie Nederland (MfN) – Organismo di Conciliazione di Firenze (OCF) – Rakmo Institute – Resolutia Gestione delle Controversie – Slovenian Association of Mediators – Societa Italiana per la Risoluzione Alternativa delle Controversie – The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – The Law Society of New SouthWales – WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Fabienne VAN DER VLEUGEL | Co-President of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, VDV Avocats, Serris, France |
Ross W. STODDARD, III | Co-President of the UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, Attorney-Mediator, Dallas, TX, USA |
Urquiola DE PALACIO DEL VALLE DE LERSUNDI | UIA President Elect, Palacio & Asociados, Madrid, Spain |
Carlos FATAS MOSQUERA | President of the UIA Spanish National Committee, Deputy Director General - UIA-IROL, Vice President of the UIA Human Rights Commission, Alion Abogados SLP, Barcelona, Spain |
* The VAT (21%) can be applied to the amount here above according to the European Directive 2006/112/CE of November 28, 2006. If you provide an EU VAT ID number, the VAT will not be charged. For more information, please contact the UIA.
Please note that the number of places at the forum is limited. The organisers reserve the right to refuse registrations in the event of excess applications.
In order for your name to appear in the list of participants, which will be distributed during the Forum, your registration form must be received by September 6 at the latest. An updated electronic list will be sent by email to all the participants after the Forum.
Fees include:
The dinners on Friday, September 16 and Saturday, September 17 are optional and at additional charge.
Every participant attending the forum will receive a “Certificate of Participation” at the end of the event that may be used for obtaining “Credits” for “Continuing Legal Education” - “Continuing Professional Development” purposes, depending on national rules. For more information, please contact the UIA.
The working language will be English.
A limited number of rooms have been pre-booked at a preferential rate. Reservations should be made directly through the hotel. Credit card details must be given in order to secure your reservation. Please note that the number of rooms is limited. We recommend that you proceed with your reservations as soon as possible.
HOTEL ROOM MATE VALERIA (4*)
At 1,2km from the Forum venue (15 min. by walk)
Plaza del Poeta Alfonso Canales nº 5
29001 Málaga, Spain
T +34 952 060 401 / Booking: +34 912 179 287
Email: valeria@room-matehotels.com
www.room-matehotels.com/en/valeria/
Book online and indicate the reference ICAMALAGATURNO to get a 10% discount on the lowest rates available at the time of your reservation:
www.room-matehotels.com/en/valeria/
HOTEL MS MAESTRANZA (4*)
At 450 meters from the Forum venue (6 min. by walk)
Avda. Cánovas del Castillo, 1
29016 Málaga, Spain
T +34 952 21 36 10
Email: maestranza@mshoteles.com
www.mshoteles.com
• Single room : EUR 150
• Double room : EUR 162
Breakfast and taxes included.
Book by email at maestranza@mshoteles.com and indicate the reference UIA Forum
All cancellations will be subject to a 50% deduction and will have to be sent in writing, to be received by the Union Internationale des Avocats no later than August 15, 2022. No refund will be made for cancellations received after this date.
VISAS
Anyone who requires a visa invitation letter in order to attend the forum should register and pay their registration fees no later than August 15, 2022 to ensure there is enough time to obtain a visa.
All cancellations will be refunded in full, minus €50 to cover administrative costs, provided that the UIA has received the registration documents and total registration fees no later than August 15, 2022.
If you register after this date, only 50% of the amount paid minus €50 to cover administrative costs will be refunded for cancellations due to visa refusals.
All cancellations due to a visa refusal must be sent in writing and reach the UIA before the forum. Cancellations must be accompanied by a proof of visa refusal.
If your visa is issued after the forum date or if you do not have proof of visa refusal, you will not be entitled to a refund.
COVID-19
For any cancellation of onsite participation after August 15, 2022, a credit voucher or a full refund of the registration fees* will be offered in the following cases:
• if you test positive for Covid-19 less than 14 days before the Forum (a medical certificate or a proof of positive test result will be required);
• border shutdown by Spanish government or by your country’s government;
• if country where you live is under lockdown.
For any other reason, the standard cancellation policy will apply.
(*) If you wish, part of the amount paid for the seminar can be carried forward to another UIA event or refunded.
Should the onsite seminar be cancelled due to Covid-19 concerns, participants will be able to request a credit voucher or a full refund of their registration fees.
If a virtual alternative is offered, part of the amount paid for the onsite seminar can be used for the virtual seminar. The remaining amount can be carried forward to another UIA event or refunded.
All registrations received by the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA) along with the full payment of fees corresponding to the events selected will be confirmed in writing.
The UIA reserves the right to cancel or postpone the forum to a later date, change the forum venue and/or programme, make any corrections or modifications in the information published in the forum programme and cancel any invitation to participate in the forum, at any time and at their entire discretion, without having to provide any reasons for the same.
Neither the UIA, nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a delegate, accompanying person or a third party following any cancellations, changes, postponements or modifications.
The UIA strongly advises participants to subscribe to modifiable and/or refundable services, as well as to take out a cancelation insurance.
Neither the UIA, nor any of its managers, employees, agents, members or representatives shall be held responsible for any loss or damage, of any nature whatever, suffered (directly or indirectly) by a delegate or accompanying person, except in case of death or personal injury due to gross negligence by the UIA.
The contractual relations between the UIA and each participant (delegate or accompanying person) in relation to the forum are subject to French law and jurisdiction, to the exclusion of any other law. Paris is the city of jurisdiction.
FORMALITIES
It is the responsibility of participants to ensure compliance with police, customs and health formalities for their journey. Participants unable to take part in the forum because of their inability to take a flight or any other means of transportation due to being unable to provide the documents required (passport, visa, vaccination certificate, etc.) cannot claim any reimbursement.
FORCE MAJEURE
“Force majeure” means any events external to the parties, of both an unforeseeable and insurmountable nature that prevents either the client or the participants, or the agency or service providers involved in organising the forum, from executing all or part of the obligations provided for in the present agreement. By express agreement, such will be the case in the event of a strike affecting the means of transport, hotel staff, air traffic controllers, an insurrection, a riot or any prohibition whatever decreed by Governmental or public authorities.
It is expressly agreed that for the parties, a case of force majeure would suspend the execution of their reciprocal obligations. At the same time, each of the parties shall bear the burden of all the expenses incumbent upon them, resulting from the case of force majeure.
HEALTH
The organisers decline any responsibility in case of any health problems existing prior to the forum that may lead to complications or be aggravated during the entire period of the stay: pregnancy, cardio-vascular problems, any allergies, special diets, any disorders under treatment and not yet consolidated on the day the forum starts, psychic or mental or depressive illness, etc. (Non exhaustive list).
The personal data that you communicate to us shall be processed by the International Association of Lawyers (UIA – Union Internationale des Avocats), with its registered office at 20 rue Drouot, 75009 Paris (Tel: +33 1 44 88 55 66 - Fax: +33 1 44 88 55 77 - privacy@uianet.org), in accordance with Act No. 78-17 of January 6, 1978 relating to data, files and freedoms and Regulation No. 2016/679 on data protection, as of its entry into force on May 25, 2018. Your data will be managed by UIA's General Services, Events and Accounts Section:
• For the purpose of administering your registration for the event and your on-site access to the event;
• In order to pay for the selected services - your bank details will be deleted after receipt of your payment;
• In order to communicate information messages from UIA.
To the extent necessary for the execution of their respective tasks, our subcontractors in charge of our forum organisation, our IT infrastructure, our management, the production and maintenance of our website and extranet, are likely to gain access to your data from time to time. Their servers are located in the European Union.
Data relating to your participation in the event shall be stored for a period of 10 years. We are obliged to archive billing data until the end of the period required for our tax and accounting obligations, i.e. for 7 full tax years. We shall store your contact information to keep you informed until you ask us to stop. You have the right to access your data and have it corrected if necessary.
You may object to any processing of your data undertaken by us for the purposes of our legitimate interests. If you wish for more information, or to lodge a complaint, please contact CNIL (French Data Protection Authority).
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12 hours of legal training