Saturday, February 19 & Sunday, February 20, 2011 INDIA

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1 Union Internationale des Avocats International Association of Lawyers Unión Internacional de Abogados Kochi Saturday, February 19 & Sunday, February 20, 2011 INDIA Cyberspace Usages - Challenges and Dispute Resolution Joint Seminar organised by the UIA, UIA Chapter and the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)

2 Introduction Cyberspace has become a necessary part of everyone s daily life. The growing importance and significance of the Internet have not only resulted in radical changes to the social context and behaviour in the last decade, but have also brought along numerous challenges to legal thoughts, approaches and systems. All of them were inexperienced before. The related issues are and were the origin for a broad variety of thoughts and initiatives. The seminar s goal is to highlight, present and assess some of the pertinent current legal approaches towards the cyberspace and its challenges. A particular emphasis will be on ways to cope with the unpredictabilities and particular legal risks of cyberspace. Aspects of contract law, criminal law and approaches for dispute resolution will be addressed with a national, regional and international point of view. Friday, February 18 17:00 19:00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS 19:00 WELCOME DINNER

3 Saturday, February 19 08:30 09:00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS 09:00 10:00 Opening of the Seminar & Welcome Address M. Veerappa MOILY, Hon ble Union Minister of Law & Justice, New Delhi, Hon ble Judges of Supreme Court of Hon ble Chief Justice of Kerala High Court, Kochi, Pascal MAURER, UIA President, Keppeler & Associés, Geneva, Switzerland Lee SUET-FERN, IPBA President, Singapore, Singapore K.K. VENUGOPAL, UIA President of Honour, Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of, New Delhi, Hon ble Justice N. Santhosh HEGDE, Past President UIA Chapter, formerly Judge of Supreme Court of, Karnataka Lokayukta, Government of Karnataka Address and Concluding Remarks Amal Kumar GANGULI, UIA Chapter President, Senior Advocate, New Delhi, CYBERSPACE USAGES & PROTECTION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS 10:00 10:30 Promoting Data Protection Standards through Contracts Kamlesh BAJAJ, CEO Data Security Council of, NASSCOM, New Delhi, 10:30 11:00 COFFEE BREAK 11:00 11:30 Online Contract Formation and Regulation A Review and Assessment of Successful and of Unnecessary Legislative Initiatives in Europe Mark REUTTER, Walder Wyss & Partners Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland 11:30-12:00 E-contract Formation Nicole VAN CROMBRUGGHE, LVP Law, Brussels, Belgium 12:00 12:30 E-Contracts and Problems on the Internet Ajay KUMAR, Secretary, Information Technology, State of Kerala, 12:30-14:00 LUNCH 14:00-14:30 Internet Service Provider Liability for Breach of Intellectual Property Rights Enrica SENINI, Studio Legale Senini, Brescia, Italy 14:30 15:00 n Copyright Law and the Internet N.S. GOPALAKRISHNAN, Director-Inter University Centre for IPR Studies, Cochin University of Science & Technology, 15:00-15:30 Intellectual Property Protection and Domain Names in Salman WARIS, FoxMandal Little, New Delhi, 15:30 16:00 COFFEE BREAK 16:00 16:30 Challenges in Combating Cyber Crimes Karnika SETH, Seth & Associates, New Delhi, 16:30-17:00 Confidentiality and Non-Compete Employment Issues in Information Technology Lalit BHASIN, Bhasin & Co., New Delhi, 17:00 17:30 Phishing, Morphing and Bet-Online: Experiences Made in Europe and in Italy - Report from a Practitioner in Criminal Law Alessia SORGATO, Studio Legale Sorgato, Milan, Italy 17:30-18:00 E-Banking and the Protection of Personal Data Daniele DE BENEDETTI, Benessia Maccagno, Turin, Italy 18:00 18:30 Cyber Forensics Loknath BEHRA, IPS, Head National Investigation Agency, Ministry of Home Affairs, New Delhi, 20:00 OPTIONAL DINNER

4 Sunday, February 20 08:30 09:00 REGISTRATION OF PARTICIPANTS,, DISPUTE RESOLUTION & ARBITRATION 09:00 09:25 Jurisdictional Issues on Cyberspace Usage Ciccu MUKHOPADHYA, Partner, Amarchand Mangaldas, New Delhi, 09:25 10:15 Mediation Vakul SHARMA, Advocate, Supreme Court of, New Delhi, Susannah L. MAAS, Maas Avocats, Geneva, Switzerland 10:15 10:40 Online Dispute Resolution with Special Emphasis on Mediation Mohammed MUSHTAQ, Advocate, M.K. Associates, Kochi, 10:40-11:10 COFFEE BREAK 11:10 11:35 Diversity in Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Mark REUTTER, Walder Wyss & Partners Ltd, Zurich, Switzerland 11:35 12:00 Issues Arising from the Use of New Technologies in Arbitration Laurence KIFFER, Teynier, Pic & Associés, Paris, France 12:00 12:25 Current Challenges in Arbitration Peter TURNER, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Paris, France 12:25 12:50 Cyberspace Usages Challenges and Dispute Resolution Vipul MAHESHWARI, Maheshwari & Co., New Delhi, 12:50 13:15 Arbitration in Domain Name Disputes Vizzy GEORGE, Advocate, Marks & Rights, Kochi, 13:15-13:45 Valedictory Session Key Note Speaker Hon ble Judges of Supreme Court of, New Delhi, Hon ble Judges of the Hon ble High Court of Kerala, Addressed by Amal Kumar GANGULI, UIA Chapter President, Senior Advocate, New Delhi, M. K. DAMODARAN, Senior Advocate, Kerala High Court, Kochi, Vote of Thanks and Concluding Remarks Praveen AGARWAL, Agarwal Jetley & Associates, New Delhi,

5 Organising Committee Mark REUTTER Walder Wyss & Partners Ltd Zurich, Switzerland T F E mreutter@wwp.ch Peter TURNER Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP Paris, France T F E peter.turner@freshfields.com Mamta TIWARI Secretary General UIA Chapter Fox Mandal Little Solicitors & Advocates New Delhi, T F E mamta.tiwari@foxmandallittle.com Amal Kumar GANGULI UIA Chapter President Supreme Court Of New Delhi, T F E akg@ganguli.org General Information Praveen AGARWAL IPBA Regional Representative Agarwal Jetley & Associates New Delhi, T F E praveenagarwal@agarwaljetley.com VENUE OF THE SEMINAR M. K. DAMODARAN Chairman Host Committee Senior Advocate, Kerala High Court Kochi, T F E advmkd@yahoo.com REGISTRATION FEES UIA/IPBA Member Non Member > > Standard Registrations Young Lawyers (<35)* SAARC member country lawyers n lawyers** * Please attach proof of age to the registration form to benefit from young lawyers fee. **n lawyers should register at KW Conferences; details see registration form. Service tax included in the fee. These fees cover participation in the seminar, coffee breaks, lunch on Saturday, February 19, 2011, as well as the documentation of the seminar. The dinner on Saturday night, February 19, is optional and at additional charge. Please note that the number of places at the seminar is limited. The organisers reserve the right to refuse registrations in the event of excess applications. VISAS Please bear in mind that international participants will have to apply for a visa to enter. There are no visas issued on arrival, so you will have to apply for a visa at an embassy or consulate in your home country. Any person who would like to receive a visa invitation letter to attend the seminar should register and pay their registration fees during the early bird rate to ensure there is enough time to obtain a visa. Only then it will be possible to benefit from a reimbursement if the visa is refused.* - ** Should we only receive your registration after the early bird deadline, only 50% of the registration fees will be reimbursed. Should your visa be issued after the seminar date, you will not be reimbursed. * 100% refund of the amount paid minus 50 (administrative costs). ** We need to receive proof of refusal before we proceed with the reimbursement. CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION Every participant attending the seminar will receive a Certificate of Participation at the end of the event, that may be used for obtaining Credits for Continuing Legal Education - Continuing Professional Development purposes, depending on national rules. For more information, please contact the UIA Paris office.

6 LANGUAGES The working language will be English. HOTEL ROOM RESERVATION A limited number of rooms have been pre-booked at a preferential rate. Reservations should be made directly through the hotel. Credit card details must be given in order to secure your reservation. Please note that room numbers are limited, we recommend that you proceed with your reservations as soon as possible. Hotels Rates Hotel Le Méridien, Kochi Deluxe / Tower rooms Single 7875 INR Deluxe / Tower rooms Double 9000 INR Kochi, Kerala, For your hotel reservation, Please contact GO INDIA: T F E ranjanc@goindia.co.in Breakfast and taxes included Please download the hotel reservation form from our website: Hotel Dream Cochin Deluxe rooms Single 4410 INR Kadavanthara Deluxe rooms Double 4680 INR Kochi, Kerala, Club rooms Single 6000 INR For your hotel reservation, Please contact GO INDIA: T F E ranjanc@goindia.co.in Club rooms Double Breakfast and taxes included Please download the hotel reservation form from our website: INR NOTE The organisers may at any time, with or without giving notice, in their absolute discretion and without giving any reason, cancel or postpone the seminar, change its venue or any other published details. UIA T F uiacentre@uianet.org