The Global Justice Network (GJN), a group of international lawyers, of which Maître Kokkinos is an active member, meets this summer in Athens at a major conference to discuss current international legal issues.
This "network" was initiated in 2007 by the firm Lieff Cabrazer Heimann and Bernstein, LLP (LCHB) and gathers together lawyers from around the world with the aim of sharing values and ideas on cross-border legal questions.
This meeting begins with a moment of sharing on Thursday, May 24th, 2018 at a cocktail party at the cafe Benaki Museum in Athens. The Friday morning is devoted to a series of interventions on recent and varied topics such as:
1. Environmental litigation and more particularly "disputes over climate change", discussion moderated by Mr. Vicki Maniati and Melissa J. Simms;
2. Aerotoxis syndrome related to exposure to toxic fumes in airplanes, presented by Bert Luyten (Antwerp, Belgium) & BCV Lex (Bordeaux, France);
3. The opioid crisis and the resulting litigation, by Nigel Taylor and Vicki Maniatis.
After lunch will be discussed other topics and more particularly the various disputes across Europe, animated by Melissa Ferrari. Panel members are Tom Goodhead (England & Wales), David (Czech Republic), Antoinette Chin (Netherlands), Carlos VILLA.
After, a "Round table discussion" is planned to discuss the ongoing legal actions of the GJN (migrant workers and human rights, "Norman Atlantic", Pharmaceutical, litigation financier, vaccines, Victims of terrorism attacks...) The main speakers are Marco Bona and Constantin Kokkinos.
At the end of the day, Stefano Bertone and Melissa Ferraris will talk about the "Truck Cartel Follow-on" and the damage related to it, as well as the involvement of the GJN in this case.
The documentary "Pakistan Factory Fire" will be presented by Forensic Architecture, followed by discussion and possible opportunities for project financing.
The productive day will conclude with a cocktail and dinner at the Acropolis Museum Restaurant.
The members of the GNJ Executive Committee will regroup for a final meeting on Saturday morning. This final exchange will make it possible to establish the assessment of the various progress already made and the next steps to be taken.
Although the collaboration between the various lawyers is daily and ongoing, this conference is an additional way for them to meet and discuss the pending and forthcoming litigations.
For more information: http://globaljusticenetwork.com/