Conference programme

Join us for an onsite visit and discussion at Munich Palace of Justice (Justizpalast München).

Kindly arrive at the main entrance of the Palace of Justice at 14:30. All attendees must pass through security screening before entering the Court. A valid photo ID (such as a passport or driving licence) is required for entry. If you hold a government-issued or law society–issued identification card, please present it at the security check.

Opening keynote address

Ida Mödl, Vice President at Higher Regional Court

Keynote address

Georg Eisenreich, State Minister of Justice, Bavaria

Introduction from the IBA

Martin Reufels, HEUKING; Vice Chair, IBA International Commerce and Distribution Committee

Introduction to Munich Commercial Court

Dr. Gesa Lutz, Presiding Judge, Commercial Court

Panel discussion: Advantages of recourse to state courts vis-à-vis arbitration

Session chair

Felix Muhl, Noerr

Panellists

Sabine Bruckmann, Judge, Higher Regional Court

Jo Feldman, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Kathrin Huber, Judge, Higher Regional Court

Dr Gesa Lutz, Presiding Judge, Higher Regional Court

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Veil, Judge, Higher Regional Court

Prof. Dr. Gregor Vollkommer, Presiding Judge, Higher Regional Court

Maria-Theresia Webert-Girshausen, Judge, Higher Regional Court

Join in a lively exercise of clauses drafting workshop, structured around four different topics, moderated by two facilitators assigned to each table, where participants will be divided. Attendees will be provided with a simple case study and shall be required to jointly draft a contractual clause protecting one party or the other. Such clause shall then be presented to the participating audience which will interact on the presentation.

Topics will include:

• Price escalation clauses: best practices to address tariff risk
• Market disruption and unusual price increases
• Prepare for trade sanctions
• Long term supply contracts

Topics to be discussed:

• Sanctions in the distribution and franchising landscape
• The effect on contracts due to supply-chain disruption arising from the special operations in Iran
• ESG risks and the supply chain
• SMEs in the supply chain