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Dr. Josep Santacreu, on the occasion of the General Assembly of the Chamber, held on January 31, 2024, formally communicated his decision to take full charge of the functions as Chairman of the Consolat de Mar.

Thus, the president of the Chamber explained before the supreme governing and representative body of the Chamber that his intention is to completely take office as the highest authority of the Consolat, which, as specified, he acquired automatically upon his investiture as president of the Chamber in the course of the Assembly meeting held on October 9, 2023.

Until then, it was Mr. Jordi Domingo Garcia-Milà who had held the position of First Consul of the Council of Twenty of the Consolat, by delegation of the former president of the Chamber. In the aforementioned meeting of the Assembly of January 31st, he was duly thanked for the services rendered.

Consequently, now it is the president of the Chamber who fully exercises the functions of Chairman of the Consolat, him having declined the option of delegating functions in any of the Council of Twenty’s members as a First Consul.

Last but not least, in the aforementioned Assembly of the Chamber, a new appointment of a Consul was decided. It is a person of high reputation as a business woman expert in labour mediation. It is Ms. Emma Gumbert Jordan, one of the 12 Directors of the Chamber Board

The Consolat de Mar mediation and arbitration clauses can be found now at the catalan legal portal -> compendium.cat

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On October 25 to 27, 2023, the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce held the International Congress of Mediation and Arbitration, Barcelona International ADR Week, which featured the participation of top-level speakers, professors from Harvard and California University, keynote speakers from Herbert Smith Freehills and ThreeCrows, representatives of international institutions such as the Milan Chamber of Commerce, the Paris Arbitration Center, and representatives of the Department of Justice of Catalan Government.

The presentations addressed innovative matters such as artificial intelligence in mediation and arbitration processes, health matters and ADR, management of cross-border relations and maritime trade practices. This congress combined lectures and workshops where participants practiced mediation techniques, role-plays and gained knowledge on collaborative law and insurance mediation matters.

The Congress was held on streaming and at the Llotja de Mar premises in Barcelona, with an attendance of more than 130 people from more than 10 different countries and generating 566,408 interactions on social media. The congress had an impact in the local press and was published by the Catalan Government in their regular publications.30

On October 24th 2022, it took place in Tortosa (Tarragona) the opening ceremony for the 3/4 de Mil·lenni – Consolat de Mar Memorial of the 750 years of history of this institution.

This celebration was held at Felip Pedrell Theater and several authorities attended the event, as well as Ms. Meritxell Roigé, mayor of Tortosa; Mr. Jordi Domingo, first consul at Consolat de Mar, and Ms. Mònica Roca, president of the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce.

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