The European Chamber is delighted to invite you to attend a breakfast seminar covering the field of Chinese Legal Courts. This event will provide in-depth and practical advice on the Chinese court system, relevant for all companies operating in Mainland China.
We are very honoured that the China EU School of Law in Beijing is willing to come to Shanghai and show us the working of the Chinese Court system.
The presentation will include:
√ Introductory remarks explaining Courts’ jurisdictions in China
√ Commentaries on Courts’ daily life at different levels
√ Professional practices by Courts at different levels
√ Perspectives on future changes
√ Cross-references to China’s legal system
Speakers
Prof. Dr. Ninon Colneric, Co-Dean of the China-EU School of Law will introduce the Law School and the opportunities for us to cooperate with them.
Prof. Dr. Stéphanie Balme, professor at the China-EU School of Law will present the Chinese Court’s system.
Biographies
Prof. Dr. Ninon Colneric
Former Judge at the European Court of Justice from 15 July 2000 to 6 October 2006;
Studied in Tübingen, Munich and Geneva; following a period of academic research in London, she was awarded a doctorate in law by the university of Munich; Judge at the Arbeitsgericht (Labour Court) Oldenburg; authorised, by the University of Bremen, to teach labour law, sociology of law and social law; Professor ad interim at the faculty of law of the universities of Frankfurt and Bremen; President of the Landesarbeitsgericht (Labour Appeal Court) Schleswig-Holstein (1989-2000); Honorary Professor at the University of Bremen in labour law, specifically in European labour law.
Prof. Dr. Stéphanie Balme
French National, Stéphanie Balme has worked in Hong Kong and in mainland China since 2003. Senior Research Fellow at Sciences Po Paris, she is visiting Professor at the Tsinghua University School of Law in Beijing and also teacher and researcher at the China-EU School of Law. Stéphanie is Civil Law Initiative’s China Delegate. She has co-edited or written 6 books and more than 40 articles in different languages. Her main area of expertise covers China’s law, its judiciary and society.
Agenda
8:00 - 8:30am Registration and Breakfast
8:30 - 8:35am Introduction from EUCCC
8:30 - 9:30am Presentations
9:30 - 10:00am Q&A
Event Terms & Conditions
Please note that, though all are welcome to attend our events, we strongly recommend that you register online with us in advance so that we can keep you updated on any changes in the event schedule. From time to time, due to unforeseen circumstances we need to change the time or venue of an advertised event. So please do let us know by registering online if you plan to attend an event so that we can keep you informed.
To register for this event please register online by 18:00 Wednesday 3rd March. Please note that we will send you a registration confirmation. We require 24 hours notice for cancellations, no-shows who fail to cancel before this time will be invoiced for the event. Registrations done after the deadline will be accepted only if space permits and are charged an additional 50 RMB walk-in fee. For any further enquiries or registration, please contact us at sgoodfellow@euccc.com.cn.
Please note that registration starts at 8:00am and the seminar starts at 8:30am. Fees will be collected in cash at the entrance.
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