The Union of Advocates organised an International Conference on 8 September 2023
On September 8, 2023, the International Conference of the Union of Advocates of the Republic of Moldova took place with the theme “The role of the lawyer in modern society”, organized in the context of the Lawyer’s Day in the Republic of Moldova, celebrated every year on September 9.
The conference was a successful event that brought together renowned lawyers and legal experts from Europe, thus providing a platform for discussion, exchange of ideas and experience on the most current topics in the field of law at national and international level , such as the risks of the legal profession, the digitization of the legal profession and judicial processes, new forms of organization of the legal profession.
The conference included the opening session, two plenary sessions and a special session.
The event started with the speech of the President of the Union of Lawyers from the Republic of Moldova, Dorin POPESCU. In the opening session of the conference, Veronica MIHAILOV-MORARU, Panagiotis PERAKIS, Lydia IZOVITOVA, Daniel-Cătălin FENECHIU came with a word of appreciation for the importance of the topics to be addressed, but also with congratulatory messages on Lawyer’s Day in the Republic of Moldova and Alexandru POSTICA.
In the first plenary session, moderated by the President of the Union of Lawyers from the Republic of Moldova, Dorin POPESCU, the risks of the lawyer profession were discussed, and special contributions were made by international guests, Anna LAZARCHUK, Fabien ARAKELIAN, Vincent MAUREL, Robert ROȘU and lawyers from Republic of Moldova, Victor MUNTEANU, Alexandru GROSU, Alexandru POSTICA, Denis TERIOȘCHIN and Doina-Ioana STRĂISTEANU.
In the second plenary session, moderated by the Dean of the Chisinau Bar, Alexandru ȚURCAN, the digitization of court processes was discussed, exploring the impact of technology and innovation on the justice system. Florentin ȚUCA, Iurii GRYGORENKO, Aušra RAULIČKYTĖ, Lucia POPESCU, Mr. Sorin POPESCU, Andrei OJOGA, Natalia BALABAN and Vitalie EȘANU intervened with valuable speeches.
The special session had as its topic “New forms of exercising the profession”, to which the university professor, Doctor of Law, Lucian-Bernd SĂULEANU and the ex-dean, advisor of the Hauts-de-Seine Bar Association from France, contributed with valuable presentations in the National Council of French Bars, Vincent MAUREL.
The Union of Lawyers from the Republic of Moldova expresses sincere gratitude to the guests and participants of the conference for their outstanding contribution to its success. We are confident that we hosted a high-quality event and look forward to future opportunities to collaborate and share experiences!
We thank the international guests for their participation and involvement:
Panagiotis PERAKIS, President of the Council of European Bars
Lydia IZOVITOVA, President of the National Union of Bar Associations of Ukraine
Ion DRAGNE, vice president of the National Union of Romanian Bar Associations, dean of the Bucharest Bar Association
Daniel-Cătălin FENECHIU, vice president of the National Union of Romanian Bar Associations
Oleksiy KUHAR, vice president of the National Union of Bar Associations of Ukraine
Liviu-Viorel MIHAI, vice president of the National Union of Romanian Bar Associations, dean of the Suceava Bar Association
Emanuela-Maria ANTONESCU, dean of the Prahova Bar Association
Isabelle CLANET DIT LAMANIT, dean of the Hauts-de-Seine Bar in Paris (West) France
Olena DZHABURIYA, dean of the Odesa Bar Association in Ukraine
Cătălin-Gabriel FILIțAN, dean of the Constanta Bar
Mihai-Dragoș NICU, dean of the DOLJ Bar
Cristian SĂRARU, dean of the Galati Bar
Adrian STANCU, dean of the Bihor Bar
Fabien ARAKELIAN, vice-dean of the Hauts-de-Seine Bar in Paris (West) France
Adam KRÓL, Vice Dean of the Warsaw Bar Association in Poland
Bogdan-Valentin MIHĂLOIU, vice-dean of the DOLJ Bar
Gheorghe VULPOIU, vice dean of the Constanța Bar Association
Daniel GHIȚĂ, member of the DOLJ Bar Council
Olga GOLOVCHENKO, delegate of the Odesa Bar Association in the Council of the National Union of Bar Associations of Ukraine
Iurii GRYGORENKO, representative of relations with the Republic of Moldova from the National Union of Bar Associations of Ukraine
Barbara KALYUZHNA, delegate of the Lviv region in the Council of the National Union of Bar Associations of Ukraine
Anna LAZARCHUK, delegate of the Rivne region in the Council of the National Union of Bar Associations of Ukraine
Vincent MAUREL, ex-dean, advisor of the Hauts-de-Seine Bar in France
Lucian-Bernd SĂULEANU, member of the DOLJ Bar Council
Vadim SEMENOV, the president of the Lawyers Defense Commission of the Odesa Bar Association
Robert ROȘU, lawyer at the Bucharest Bar
Florentin ȚUCA, lawyer at the Bucharest Bar
Nana BAKAYANOVA, secretary of the Disciplinary Commission of the Odesa Bar Association
Veronica MORECUȚ, head of the International Relations service within the National Union of Bar Associations in Romania
We also sincerely thank the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Moldova, in the person of the Minister of Justice, Veronica MIHAILOV-MORARU, for the presence, the valuable perspective brought to the Conference and for the efforts made in promoting a constructive dialogue between the Ministry of Justice and the Union of Lawyers of the Republic of Moldova.
We were glad to have with us the leaders of the liberal professions related to justice:
Lilia CHIRTOACĂ president of the Chamber of Notaries from the Republic of Moldova
Roman TALMACI, president of the National Union of Court Executors,
Lilian DARII, executive director of the National Council of Legal Assistance Guaranteed by the State
Sergiu CHIRUȚA, coordinator of the Chisinau Territorial Office of the National Council for State-Guaranteed Legal Assistance
We were honored with the presence of representatives of the justice sector from the Republic of Moldova:
Alexandru POSTICA, member of the Superior Council of the Magistracy
Sorin POPESCU, president of the Agency for the Administration of Courts
Andrei OJOGA, judge
Aušra RAULIČKYTĖ, leader in the project “Increasing transparency, accountability and access to the judicial system” (ETAAJS), partner of the Union of Lawyers of the Republic of Moldova
Lucia POPESCU, national expert in the project “Increasing transparency, accountability and access to the judicial system” (ETAAJS), partner of the Union of Lawyers from the Republic of Moldova
The Union of Lawyers from the Republic of Moldova was represented by the deans and vice-deans of the bars in the country, Alexandru ȚURCAN, dean of the Chisinau Bar, Diana SANDULEAC, dean of the Balti Bar, Ruslan AHMEDOV, dean of the Comrat Bar, Victor PANTÚÎRU, vice-dean of the Chisinau Bar, Igor CIURU, vice-dean of the Balti Bar and the members of the Bar Union Council, the representatives of the Lawyers Training Center, the members of the Lawyer Licensing Commission, the Ethics and Discipline Commission and the Censors Commission, as well as numerous lawyers and trainee lawyers in the country, interested in the theme of the conference.