Conference on Current Developments in Private International Law from a French Perspective
On 18 November 2024, the French Cour de Cassation will hold a one-day conference on the latest developpements in private international law. The objective is to present recent case law in various areas of PIL and to consider the future prospects for this field.
One of the great interest of this scientific event is that it brings together the main judicial practitionners from the French Supreme Court on PIL as well as leading lawyers and academics in the field.
The conference will begin with opening remarks by Christophe Soulard (premier Président de la Cour de cassation), followed by a presentation from Carole Champalaune (Présidente de la première chambre civile).
The first part of the conference, chaired by François Molinié (President de la Société de Législation comparée), is devoted to an overview of recent case law. It will be divided into three panels discussions covering the following topics: Conflict of laws in contractual and delictual matters moderated by Etienne Pataut (University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne); Conflict of laws, including jurisdictions concerning personal status and family law moderated by Rebecca Legendre (University of Paris-Nanterre); Jurisdiction and exequatur moderated by Jérôme Ortscheidt (avocat au Conseil d’Etat et à la Cour de cassation)
The list of speakers includes Odette-Luce Bouvier (conseillère à la chambre sociale de la Cour de cassation), Hélène Guillou (conseillère à la chambre commerciale de la Cour de cassation), Hugues Fulchiron (conseiller en service extraordinaire à la 1ère chambre civile de la Cour de cassation), Anne Beauvois (conseillère à la 1re chambre civile de la Cour de cassation), Agnès Daniel (conseillère référendaire à la 1re chambre civile de la Cour de cassation), Anne Caron-Déglise (avocate générale à la 1re chambre civile de la Cour de cassation), Sabine Corneloup (conseillère en service extraordinaire à la 1ère chambre civile de la Cour de cassation), Agnès Martinel (présidente de la deuxième chambre civile de la Cour de cassation), Renaud Salomon (avocat général à la 1re chambre civile de la Cour de cassation).
The second part of the conference chaired by Jean-Pierre Remery (President du Comité français de DIP), will deal with future prospects in PIL and includes two panels discussions coreving the followings topics: PIL and privileges moderated by Dominique Guihal (doyenne à la 1re chambre civile de la Cour de cassation, section 3); The role of the judge moderated by Horatia Muir Watt (Sciences-Po).
The list of speakers includes François Ancel (conseiller à la 1re chambre civile de la Cour de cassation), Renaud Salomon (avocat général à la 1ère chambre civile de la Cour de cassation), Louis d’Avout (University of Paris-Panthéon-Assas), Alice Meier-Bourdeau (avocat au Conseil d’Etat et à la Cour de cassation), François Melin (président de chambre, cour d’appel de Reims).
The conference will conclude with closing remarks by Jean-Yves Carlier (Emeritus Professor, Catholic University of Louvain-la-Neuve & avocat au barreau de Bruxelles).
The conference will be held in French. The full programme is available here.
Registration is necessary for on site (here) or online attendance (here).