Encuentros de Barcelona - Memorial Jacques Henry 2025 (Working Sessions)

In this conference we will analyse the application of the European Union Directive 2024/1069 of the European Parliament and of the Council, of April 11, 2024. The Directive 2024/1069 responds to the concern of the States of the European Union for the abusive use of litigation as a tool of censorship and for the growing influence of private actors in the violation of fundamental rights, seeking to create a harmonized legal framework that guarantees the protection of free expression and public participation in the European Union.

Taking into consideration the historical and legal context in which this Directive is inserted is essential to understand its scope. The protection of fundamental rights against not only state but also private threats is a growing challenge in modern democracies. The influence of large corporations on public discourse and access to information requires legal tools that enable citizens and organizations to resist attempts at covert censorship.

El 14 de febrero de 2025, la sede del Ilustre Colegio de la Abogacía de Barcelona acogerá los Encuentros de Barcelona - Memorial Jacques Henry, organizados por el Departamento Internacional del ICAB, en colaboración con la FBE (Fédération des Barreaux de Europe) bajo el título "Protecting information, transparency and human rights" y con el siguiente contenido:

• Expert insights on the Anti-SLAPP Directive strengthening transparency and protecting the right to information and Human Rights.
• Leadership in Action: Global Legal Associations advocating for Public interest and Freedom of information.

* LA INSCRIPCIÓN A LES TROBADES INCLUYE: 

• Asistencia a los Encuentros de Barcelona - Memorial Jacques Henry 2025 el viernes 14/02/2024 a partir de las 9:15h (8ª planta ICAB).
• Asistencia en el International Legal Brunch el sábado 15/02/2025 a las 11h (8ª planta ICAB).

INSCRIPCIONES ON-LINE (SOLO ENCUENTROS)

Para más información sobre los Encuentros, podéis contactar con internacional@icab.cat.

PROGRAM

09.00 am REGISTRATION

09.30 am WELCOMING WORDS
Rosa Isabel PEÑA. Council Member of the Barcelona Bar Association Responsible for the international Relations

09.40 am GENERAL INTRODUCTION
Marc LABBE. President of the Fédération des Barreaux d´Europe (FBE)

09.45 am KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Carmen POMBO. Director Fundación Fernando POMBO, Spain

10.00 am 1st WORKING SESSION EXPERTS INSIGHTS ON THE ANTI-SLAPP DIRECTIVE: STRENGTHENING TRANSPARENCY AND PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO INFORMATION AND HUMAN RIGHTS

Moderator:
Juan Pablo CORREA. Member of the International Relations Commission, Barcelona Bar Association

Speakers:
Philippe Vladimir BOSS. Council Member of the Ordre des Avocats Vaudois, Switzerland
Agnieszka CALKA. Member at the Warsaw Bar Association, Poland
Anne-Sophie LEPINARD. President of the Access to Law and Justice Committee, French National Bar Council (CNB) French expert at the CCBE law and Justice Committee, France
Rajko MARIC. 2nd Vice President Fédération des Barreaux d'Europe (FBE), Serbia
Fred SHEPPARD. Member of the Law Society of British Columbia, Canada, practicing law in London, United Kingdom

11.15 am Coffee-break

All the sessions will be conducted in English.