Virtual event on 24 March 2021 at 6.30: “The Italian Community in London between the two World Wars“ - a talk by Melanie Hughes and Nadia Ostacchi
To join this Zoom event please use the following link and details:
https://kent-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96765549109?pwd=Zk5MMjFVWkxxbWovMGdGNWRTUWJuZz09
Meeting ID: 967 6554 9109
Passcode: 319714
Please note that this is not a BILA event.
At the AGM held on Monday 8 February the following officers were confirmed:
President: Roy Campbell
Honorary Treasurer: Francesca Rossi
Honorary Secretary: Pat Deeley
Andrew Godfrey and Ugo Tanda, who have been long standing members of the Committe, took the decision to stand down. BILA thanks them for their support and contribution to the association.
Nicola Saccardo and Beatrice de Burgh have been coopted to the Committee. BILA welcomes the two new Committee Members.
The Annual General Meeting of BILA for 2020 will take place on Monday, 8 February 2021 at 6.00 pm at the offices of Druces LLP, Solicitors, Salisbury House, London Wall, London EC2M 5SP.
NOW VIA ZOOM – coordinates follow:
https://druces.zoom.us/j/88450977993?pwd=Ni9OeTlpMTQvcWp6Y2NxaE51aTZudz09
Meeting ID: 884 5097 7993
Passcode: 004012
Please advise the Hon. Secretary if you have any comments to make on the below Agenda.
The Annual General Meeting of the Association will have the following Agenda:
1. Approval of Minutes of the last AGM held on 10 February 2020
2. President's Report on last year's activities and planned new activities
3. Hon. Treasurer’s Report and approval of accounts
4. Hon. Secretary’s report on membership
5. Appointment of Officers
President _ Roy Campbell
Hon.Treasurer _ Francesca Rossi
Hon. Secretary _ Pat Deeley
6. Appointment of Committee Members. At present these are:-
Roy Campbell, Francesca Rossi, Pat Deeley, Rocco Franco, Paul Dipré, Fabio Vitiello, Tina Villarosa, Caterina Iodice, Maria Memoli, Ugo Palazzo, Chiara Muston, Emily Di Cesare, Suzanne Todd
6.1 Not seeking re-election to the Committee: Andrew Godfrey, Ugo Tanda
6.2 New Members wishing to be co-opted to the Committee: Beatrice De Burgh
7. Any Other Business.
We are pleased to announce that the winner of the 2020 edition of the BILA Award is Ms Anna Pani of Pisa University.
The panel of judges were impressed by Ms Pani’s ability to cover the subject “A comparison of the concepts of domicile and residence in the UK and Italian systems” so cogently.
Ms Pani’s essay can be downloaded from the BILA Award web page.
Regrettably, because of Covid restrictions, BILA will not be holding its annual dinner in January 2021, which would otherwise have been the occasion when a formal presentation of the Award would have taken place.
Following our webinar on 2 December concerning insolvency law, our speakers have kindly provided their notes and slides. They can be downloaded by BILA members here:
Judge Giacomo Lucente:
Evolution of Italian Insolvency Law (slides)
Evolution of Italian Insolvency Law (notes)
If you have questions for Judge Lucente, please address your queries to: giacomo.lucente@giustizia.it
Lino Di Lorenzo: Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020
Brexit follow-up
Please click here to download a paper on Cross-border Insolvencies: Recognition and Enforcement in EU Member States from 1 January 2021 published by the Government.
On 5 October 2020 BILA hosted a webinar on Settled Status and Brexit, presented by Laura Devine and Francesca Sciberras, of the prestigious immigration boutique law firm Laura Devine Immigration (LDI).
Laura and Francesca have kindly agreed to make their presentation available to our members. Please click on the below links to download their slides and accompanying notes.
It is with great regret that we announce that due to the COVID-19 restrictions our Annual Dinner will not take place in January 2021. We are seeking alternative solutions (including postponement to a date in the summer of 2021), so watch this space!
We are pleased to announce that BILA will host the following virtual events:
A webinar on Brexit and Immigration with Laura Devine and Francesca Sciberras (Monday 5 October 2020 at 6.00pm)
A virtual Dinner Debate with Nazir Afzal OBE (Thursday 15 October 2020 at 6.30pm).
A webinar on crypto currencies with Christopher Lundie, Julia Schtulman and Lauren Rapeport (Tuesday 10 November 2020 at 6.00pm).
A webinar on the changes in insolvency law across Italy and the UK, with Lino di Lorenzo and Judge Giacomo Lucente (Wednesday 2 December 2020 at 6.30pm).
Please register your interest with Pat Deeley at pat.deeley@bila.biz.
You are invited to join a webinar on the subject of “Force Majeure in relation to contacts” by Ben Zelenka Martin, barrister at One Essex Court.
When: at 1.00 pm on Friday 17 July 2020 (UK time)
A link will be circulated before that date so that you can join via Zoom.
Please find here a comprehensive note on the subject matter.
Ben Zelenka Martin practices in both contentious and non-contentious matters. His contentious experience is in complex commercial litigation, particularly shareholder disputes and civil fraud claims. He works as part of counsel teams of various sizes, and has appeared as sole counsel in the High Court and various County Courts.
Please note that One Essex Court intends to record the webinar.
L’Ambasciata d’Italia in collaborazione con il Consolato Generale d'Italia a Londra invita ad un approfondimento sul tema “EU Settlement Scheme e Diritti dei Cittadini UE in UK: future scadenze ed emergenza COVID-19”.
Il webinar si terra’ il 24 giugno 2020 alle ore 11.00 (BST).
Interverrano: l'Ambasciatore d'Italia a Londra - Raffaele Trombetta; il Console Generale d'Italia, Marco Villani; l'Avvocato Manuela Travaglini - Studio Belluzzo International Partners, consulente dell'Ambasciata d'Italia sui diritti dei cittadini UE.
Per partecipare seleziona il seguente link a Webex: https://bit.ly/2ADVR1h
Password: eventobre2020
L'evento si svolgerà in lingua italiana. Il flyer dell’evento e’ scaricabile qui.
L’evento non e’ un evento BILA
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