Arbitration for in-house counsel
Organised by IBC, joint sponsored by Herbert Smith
Date: Wednesday 2 July and Thursday 3 July 2008
Venue: Crowne Plaza St.James, London
Two separately bookable days reveal why more and more multinationals are using arbitration to resolve their disputes: day one covers international arbitration between commercial parties and the special focus day on day two examines treaty arbitration with host governments to protect corporate investments.
For more information, and to register please visit www.ibclegal.com/inhousearbitration
Accreditation: SRA and Bar Council: 11 CPD Points
DAY ONE: PACKED PROGRAMME ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION INCLUDING:
- arbitration agreements drafting tips
- whether the LCIA, ICC & UNCITRAL ad hoc rules deliver for users
- which applicable laws achieve specific outcomes
- what you need to look for when appointing your abitrator
- how to challenge arbitrators, conflicts and grounds for their removal
- when litigation is better than arbitration
- defending enforcement and strategic stays and the New York Convention
- how to respond to anti-suit injunctions and parallel proceedings
- formal requirements - the in-writing requirement and electronic communication
DAY TWO: SPECIAL FOCUS DAY - COVERING TREATY ARBITRATION
Find out about:
- how bilateral investment treaties use the ICSID framework
- substantive protections that investors receive in most treaties
- how investments can be framed and protected by the ICSID framework
- strategies to deal with states in obtaining evidence
- time limits and the procedural pitfalls
SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Day One: International Arbitration
- Chairman - Bernard Hanotiau, Vice-President, London; Court of International Arbitration, Belgium
- Eric Schwartz, Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law, France
- Michael Moser, Chair, Hong Kong, International Arbitration Centre, Hong Kong
- Hilary Heilbron Queen's Counsel, Brick Court Chambers, UK
- Mark Baker, Chair, International Advisory Committee of the American Arbitration Association, US
- Audley Sheppard, Co-Chair, International Bar Association, Arbitration Committee, UK
Day Two: Treaty Arbitration
- Chairman - Nassib G Ziadé, Deputy Secretary General, International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, US (TBC)
- Doak Bishop, Vice Chair, Institute of Transnational Arbitration, US
- Norah Gallagher, Director, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Investment Treaty Forum, UK
- Carolyn Lamm, Co Chair, Dispute Resolution Interest, Group American Society of International Law, US