Introduction to the EU Succession Regulation

The EU Succession Regulation (Regulation no 650/2012) sets out a unitary regime applicable to cross-border succession cases as it deals with the whole estate and does not make a differentiation between types of property: moveable and immovable property. At the same time, the Regulation provides uniform rules regarding jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition, and enforcement, also establishing the European Certificate of Succession.

This course aims to provide an exhaustive analysis of the Succession Regulation in light of the European Court of Justice’s judgments about this instrument. Following the structure of the Succession Regulation, it dedicates one session for each part of this instrument, from its jurisdictional regime to the European Certificate of Succession.

What will you learn:

You will have the opportunity to learn the following:

• the scope of application of the Succession Regulation
• what rules determine the applicable law to a succession
• the recognition and enforcement regime of the Succession Regulation
• the issuance and characters of the European Certificate of Succession
• the most relevant contributions of the European Court of Justice case law to the interpretation of the Succession Regulation

Course methodology/highlights:

The course offers a theoretical analysis of the Succession Regulation, putting a particular focus on the European Court of Justice case law on this instrument. The referred theoretical analysis is complemented by a case study that the participants will solve with the guidance provided by the trainers.
The course follows an interactive approach, giving room for participants to intervene in each session, while trainers will often ask questions to trigger discussions among participants.

This course is designed to provide participants with the necessary knowledge to understand the scope of the Succession Regulation, how it is applied, and the difficulties that one might encounter in practice.

Prior to the course, you will be given access to the course materials on our digital learning platform. Such materials include institutional documents about the Succession Regulation, all the European Court of Justice case law that exists to that date on the instrument as well as relevant scientific articles on the topic. It also includes a short questionnaire, which will help us identify any specific questions you may have so we can consider as many of them as possible during the course.

Preparatory reading and materials will be available on the platform to facilitate joining the course. All course materials will be made available for the participants.

This course might be of particular interest to:

• lawyers and other private legal practitioners who deal with cross-border claims;
• judges and court clerks;
• civil servants in governmental institutions working in the field of cross-border judicial cooperation
• notaries

Course venue
European Centre for Judges and Lawyers – EIPA Luxembourg
8 rue Nicolas Adames
1114 Luxembourg

Programme Organiser
Mr Naoise Crowley
Tel: +352 426 230 306
n.crowley@eipa.eu

Fee
The fee includes documentation, refreshments and a lunch. Accommodation and travel costs are at the expense of the participants or their administration.

Discounts
EIPA member fee

EIPA offers a discount to all civil servants working for one of EIPA’s supporting countries, and civil servants working for an EU institution, body or agency.

Who are the supporting countries?
Civil servants coming from the following EIPA supporting countries are entitled to get the reduced fee: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden.

For all other participants, the regular fee applies.

Early bird discount
The early bird discount is not cumulative with other discounts or promo codes, except for the EIPA member fee.

Meals
Dietary preferences can be indicated on the registration form.

Hotel reservations
EIPA has special price arrangements with a number of hotels. Most rates are including breakfast and tourist tax. Should you wish to make use of this possibility, please book directly via the links below. Payment is to be made directly and personally to the hotel upon checking out.

Kirchberg

• Hotel Melia*****, at the rate of €219, via tel.: +352 27 33 32 06 or via e-mail: melia.luxembourg@melia.com (booking code: 01350007ZKC)
• Hotel Novotel Kirchberg****, at the rate of €190, tel.: +352 429848-1; booking page: accorhotels.com (Company ID: SC000002048 – Access Code: IN281LU654).
• Hotel D’Coque***, via https://www.coque.lu/coque-hotel-superior/online-booking, tel.: +352 43 60 60 222

Luxembourg Centre

• Hotel Français***, at the rate of €150, tel.: +352 47 45 34; e-mail: info@hotelfrancais.lu; https://www.hotelfrancais.lu/ (Reservation code: EIPA).
• Hotel Parc Plaza****, at the rate of €168, (Reservation code: EIPA0118): https://www.goereshotels.com/parc-plaza-en
• Hotel Parc Bellevue***, at the rate of €137, (Reservation code: EIPA0118): https://www.goereshotels.com/belle-vue-en: +352 44 23 23 23 23; e-mail: reservation@goereshotels.com;
• Hotel Domus***, at the rate of between €144 and €156, tel.: +352 46 78 78 1; fax: +352 46 78 79; e-mail: info@domus.lu; https://www.domus.lu/(Reservation code: EIPA) – breakfast not included
• Hotel Simoncini****, at the rate of €180, tel.: +352 22 28 44; e-mail: simhotel@pt.lu or simoncinihotel@pt.lu; https://www.hotelsimoncini.lu/.

Railway Station Area

• Hotel City****, at the rate of €165, tel.: +352 29 11 22; e-mail: mail@cityhotel.lu; cityhotel.lu (Reservation code: EIPA).

Confirmation
Confirmation of registration will be forwarded to participants on receipt of the completed online registration form.

Payment
Prior payment is a condition for participation.

Cancellation policy
For administrative reasons you will be charged €150 for cancellations received within 15 days before the activity begins. There is no charge for qualified substitute participants. EIPA reserves the right to cancel the activity up to 2 weeks before the starting date. In that case, registration fees received will be fully reimbursed. EIPA accepts no responsibility for any costs incurred (travel, accommodation, etc.).

A few days before the start of the course you will receive the log-in details for accessing the course materials. You can log in here.