Forum presented by the UIA Business Law Forum in partnership with the UIANextGen Committee
16th UIA Annual Business Law Forum
Partnering, Collaborations and Strategic Transactions in the Digital Age in a Globalised World – Recent Legal and Regulatory Developments, Challenges and Trends
Digitalization is permeating a wide range of areas, shaping our everyday lives and creating new opportunities for global networking and collaboration. At the upcoming UIA Business Law Forum to be held in London, we will focus on international business partnerships, collaborations and strategic transactions and how they evolved in the digital age in a globalized world. Our speakers will provide insights into the latest legal and regulatory developments dealing with topics around digitalization, highlight challenges and discuss latest trends.
Speakers and panelists, who are lawyers in private practice or in-house counsel, will shed light on a broad variety of topics from different perspectives, share their experiences and set the ground for interactive discussions and exchange. As usual, speakers will analyze the different legal issues from different legal angles (from corporate matters to labor implications, from tax consequences to litigation aspects) so that the Business Law Forum will allow all the participants to get a broad and full picture of all the legal issues involved in the analyzed topics.
The Business Law Forum will again provide a platform to bring together business lawyers, in-house counsel and interested industry participants, promote professional exchange and establish and maintain contacts.
Legal practitioners from all around the world will share their experiences about digitalization trends in business partnering, collaborations and transactions at the UIA 16th Annual Business Law Forum to be held in London and will discuss best practices in different jurisdictions – an event not to miss!
We look forward to seeing you in London.
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Franz SCHUBIGER | Coordinator of the UIA Annual Business Law Forum, Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland |
Francisco SOLER CABALLERO | Coordinator of the UIA Annual Business Law Forum, President of the UIA Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions commission, J&A GARRIGUES S.L.P, Valencia, Spain |
Isidro NIÑEROLA TORRES | President of the UIA Young Lawyers committee, Dawson Cornwell LLP, London, UK |
Ian DE FREITAS | UIA Director of Commissions, Farrer & Co, London, UK |
Stephen SIDKIN | UIA Director of Membership, Fox Williams LLP, London, UK |
** Please attach proof of age to the registration form to benefit from young lawyers fee
*** Reserved for students under 30 years old. Please send a copy of your student card to benefit from the special rate.
Fees include:
• Attendance at all working sessions
• Forum documentation
• Welcome cocktail on June 5
• Coffee breaks on June 6 & 7
• Lunch on June 6
The dinner on Friday, June 6 is optional and at additional charge.
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 on or before May 26 at the latest. An updated electronic list will be sent by email to all the participants after the Forum.
Every participant attending the Forum will receive a “Certificate of Participation” at the end of the event that may be to obtain “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.
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 May 6, 2025. 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 May 6, 2025 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 May 6, 2025 and the cancellation will have to be sent in writing no later than May 26, 2025.
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.
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.
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, except in case of death or personal injury due to gross negligence by the UIA.
The UIA strongly advises participants to subscribe to modifiable and/or refundable services, as well as to take out a cancellation insurance.
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, “force majeure” includes but is not limited to a strike affecting the means of transport; hotel staff; air traffic controllers; an insurrection; a riot; an epidemic or pandemic; or any prohibition whatsoever 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 “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, including but not limited to: pregnancy, cardio-vascular problems, any allergies, special diets, any disorders under treatment and not yet resolved on the day the Forum starts, psychic or mental or depressive illness, etc. (Non exhaustive list).
Personal data collected is processed by the Union Internationale des Avocats, in its capacity as data controller. The data is used to manage registrations for events organised by the Union Internationale des Avocats.
In accordance with the applicable regulations, you have the right to access, rectify and delete your personal data, as well as the right to data portability. You may also withdraw your consent to the processing of your personal data at any time or request that such processing be restricted.
Finally, you have the right to specify instructions concerning the fate of your data in the event of your demise.
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