UIA 15th Winter Seminar: Recent Legal Developments and Soft Law

Download the seminar programme and the registration form

SEMINAR VENUE

ARLBERG WELLCOM
Hannes-Schneider-Weg 11 | 6580 St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
T +43 (5) 446 40 00 / Website: https://www.arlberg-wellcom.at/en/

This seminar, organised by the UIA, is open to all lawyers, whether or not they are members of the UIA. Accompanying persons, children and friends are most welcome to join as well.

LANGUAGE

The working language will be English.

CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION

Every participant attending the seminar 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.

REGISTRATION FEES

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* The VAT (20%) can be applied to the amount stated 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 attach proof of age to the registration form to benefit from the young lawyer fee.
*** Accompanying persons take advantage of reduced hotel rates. Breakfast from Monday through Friday is included in the fee but not in the hotel rate. Children under 18 are free of charge.

Registration fees include:
the participation to the seminar, online access to the seminar presentations available on the Seminar Website, breakfast in the morning and refreshments in the evening during seminar sessions, as well as an opening reception on March 1 (full course and Monday to Wednesday registrations only) and the Closing Dinner on March 6 (full course and Wednesday to Friday registrations only).

HOTEL RESERVATION

A limited number of rooms has been pre-booked at a preferential rate in several hotels as shown below. Reservations should be made directly through the hotels. Please book the hotel room as early as you can. Credit card details must be given in order to secure your reservation.

HOTEL SCHWARZER ADLER (4*)
At 400 meters from the Seminar Venue (Arlberg WellCom) – Hotel of the Seminar
Dorfstraße 35,
6580 St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
T +43 5446 22440
Email: hotel@schwarzeradler.com
Website: https://www.schwarzeradler.com/

Conditions: The pre-reserved room block expires on February 9, 2020. After that date please inquire directly with the hotel. For stays of 4 day or less, there is a short stay surcharge of 10%. 

Single Room "Deluxe":    EUR 229 per pers.

Double Room "Patteriol"    EUR 250 per pers.
Double Room "Patteriol" Single Occupancy  EUR 402 per pers.
in alpine style with a living area and balcony

Double Room "Valluga"     EUR 245 per pers.
Double Room "Valluga" Single Occupancy  EUR 392 per pers.
with sitting area and balcony

Double Room "Scheibler"     EUR 240 per pers.
Double Room "Scheibler" Single Occupancy  EUR 384 per pers.
in alpine style and sitting area

Double Room "Kapall"     EUR 235 per pers.
Double Room "Kapall" Single Occupancy  EUR 376 per pers.
with sitting area

Double Room "Galzig"     EUR 205 per pers.
Double Room "Galzig" Single Occupancy  EUR 328 per pers.
with sitting area

VAT included.
NOT included: city tax € 3 per pers. per night (16 years and older), breakfast at €10 per person per day.

Reservations should be made with the booking code "UIA seminar 2020" by phone, email or using the request form on their website

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SKIHOTEL GALZIG (4*)
At 400 meters from the Seminar Venue (Arlberg WellCom)
Hannes-Schneider-Weg 5,
6580 St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
T +43 5446 42770
Email: info@skihotelgalzig.at
Website: https://www.skihotelgalzig.at/

Conditions: The pre-reserved room block expires on December 15, 2019. After that date please inquire directly with the hotel. Minimum stay of 7 nights.

Double room “economy” for SINGLE use:    EUR 229 per pers.
Double room “economy”:    EUR 244 per pers.

Double room “comfort” for SINGLE use:    EUR 239 per pers.
Double room “comfort”:     EUR 254 per pers.

VAT included, free underground parking, Sauna Area, breakfast.
NOT included: city tax € 3 per pers. per night (16 years and older). No meals included.

Reservations should be made online by clicking on the following link: https://www.skihotelgalzig.at/en/booking.html
Please enter the promotion code “UIA” to receive the special rate as mentioned above!

If you wish to have breakfast please add it to your booking. Breakfast is at €10 per person per day.

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ANTHONY'S LIFE & STYLE (4*)
At 250 meters from the Seminar Venue (Arlberg WellCom)
Dorfstraße 3,
6580 St. Anton am Arlberg, Austria
T +43 5446 42600
Email: hotel@anthonys.at
Website: https://www.anthonys.at/

Conditions: The pre-reserved room block expires on December 15, 2019. After that date please inquire directly with the hotel. Minimum stay of 4 nights. A 50% deposit is required to confirm the booking.

Available only from March 22
Double room for SINGLE use:     EUR 350 per pers.
Double Room Standard:    EUR 210 per pers.

Breakfast and VAT included
NOT included: city tax € 3 per pers. per night (14 years and older)

Reservations should be made with the booking code "UIA Winter Seminar" by email: hotel@anthonys.at

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Each participant should make his/her own arrangements for hotel accommodation. The website www.booking.com might be helpful to find a hotel at walking distance from Arlberg WellCom. A few additional hotel suggestions nearby are:

• Bergschlössl (4*) http://www.booking.com/share-qt2qtg
• M3hotel (4*) http://www.booking.com/share-lqz6vw
• Hotel Montana (4*) http://www.booking.com/share-ncdjg0
• Hotel Garni Mössmer (4*) http://www.booking.com/share-wp6czp
• Hotel Grieshof (4*) http://www.booking.com/share-jvakd2
• Hotel Kristall (3*) http://www.booking.com/share-aukbxj
• Landhaus Albert Murr (2*) http://www.booking.com/share-cnpecd

CANCELLATION CONDITIONS OF THE UIA

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 February 21, 2020. No refund will be made for cancellations received after this date.

VISAS: Anyone who requires a visa invitation letter in order to attend the seminar should register and pay their registration fees no later than February 21, 2020 to ensure there is enough time to obtain a visa.
All cancellations will be refunded in full, minus €50 + VAT to cover administrative costs, provided that the UIA has received the registration documents and total registration fees no later than February 21, 2020.
If you register after this date, only 50% of the amount paid minus €50 + VAT 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 seminar. Cancellations must be accompanied by a proof of visa refusal.  If your visa is issued after the seminar date or if you do not have proof of visa refusal, you will not be entitled to a refund.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

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 seminar to a later date, change the seminar venue and/or programme, make any corrections or modifications in the information published in the seminar programme and cancel any invitation to participate in the seminar, 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 cancellation 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 seminar 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 seminar 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

PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION

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 congress 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).

The UIA had obtained the following accreditations :

• 24 hours of legal training

• 15th Winter Seminar, Preliminary Programme

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• 15th Winter Seminar, Registration Form

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