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The International Arbitration and Enforcement Forum 2024
Covering developing issues in International Arbitration and Enforcement through a
diverse and practical lens.
8th October 2024 | Central London
Agenda
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Networking & Registration
9:00am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9:15am
Tatiana Menshenina, Partner
Withers
Discussing Reform in an Evolving Arbitration Landscape
9:25am
- Interim measures
- LCIA, ICC changes to confidentiality summary disposal and strike out
- Section 67, 44 of Arbitration Act 1996
Alejandro Escobar, Partner, Practice Group Chair - Public International Law
Baker Botts
Trevor Mascarenhas, Partner
PCB Byrne
Jennifer Haywood, Arbitrator
Serle Court
Reviewing Multilateral Treaties and Trade Agreements
10:10am
- Multilateral Investment Treaties and Trade Agreements
- ECT and waning popularity
- Ramifications of NAFTA on international arbitration and enforcement
Stuart Leach, Founder
Stuart Leach Associates
Networking & Refreshment Break
10:55am
Evaluating the Current Diversity Standards in Arbitration
11:15am
- Diversity requirements for arbitrators (gender grounds)
- Age: Shadowing schemes for younger arbitrators to gain experience
- Importance of arbitrators resonating with parties/case backgrounds
Professor Emilia Onyema, Professor of International Commercial Law
SOAS University of London
Assessing the Impact of Brexit on Enforcement and Arbitration
12:00am
- Relevance of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)
- Enforcing foreign judgements in the UK and vice versa
Emiko Singh, Associate
White & Case
Dr. Stuart Dutson, Partner
Simmons & Simmons
Networking & Lunch Break
12:45pm
Exploring the Practical Realities of Buying Out and Enforcing Arbitration Awards
1:45pm
- Practical consideration and aftermath when an award is sold off and broken off
- Due diligence process prior to investment
- Structuring monetization arrangements
Abdul Azeem s/o Abdul Samad, Senior Associate
Dechert
Katrina Limond, Senior Associate
Allen & Overy
Addressing New Opportunities for Funding and Insuring Disputes
2:30pm
- Funding international arbitration and foreign litigation
- Recoverability of funding costs
- Dispute resolution insurance
Networking & Refreshment Break
3:15pm
Utilising Novel Technologies in the Enforcement of Digital and Physical Assets
3:40pm
- Crypto and digital assets
- How technology assist and speed up enforcement process
Noor Kadhim, Founder and Principal
Kadhims
Hinesh Shah, Senior Associate Forensic Accountant
Pinsent Masons
Katia Finkel, Partner
Eversheds Sutherland
Understanding the Implications of Sanctions for Arbitration and Enforcement
4:35pm
- Impact on arbitration process
- Enforcing against sanctioned/high risk entities
- Counter sanctions adopted by Russia
Egishe Dzhazoyan, Partner
King & Spalding
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
5:25pm
9:00am
Networking & Registration
9:15am
9:25am
Discussing Reform in an Evolving Arbitration Landscape
Trevor Mascarenhas - Partner - PCB Byrne
Jennifer Haywood - Arbitrator - Serle Court
- Interim measures
- LCIA, ICC changes to confidentiality summary disposal and strike out
- Section 67, 44 of Arbitration Act 1996
Trevor Mascarenhas - Partner - PCB Byrne
Jennifer Haywood - Arbitrator - Serle Court
10:10am
Reviewing Multilateral Treaties and Trade Agreements
- Multilateral Investment Treaties and Trade Agreements
- ECT and waning popularity
- Ramifications of NAFTA on international arbitration and enforcement
10:55am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:15am
Evaluating the Current Diversity Standards in Arbitration
- Diversity requirements for arbitrators (gender grounds)
- Age: Shadowing schemes for younger arbitrators to gain experience
- Importance of arbitrators resonating with parties/case backgrounds
12:00am
Assessing the Impact of Brexit on Enforcement and Arbitration
Dr. Stuart Dutson - Partner - Simmons & Simmons
- Relevance of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA)
- Enforcing foreign judgements in the UK and vice versa
Dr. Stuart Dutson - Partner - Simmons & Simmons
12:45pm
Networking & Lunch Break
1:45pm
Exploring the Practical Realities of Buying Out and Enforcing Arbitration Awards
Katrina Limond - Senior Associate - Allen & Overy
- Practical consideration and aftermath when an award is sold off and broken off
- Due diligence process prior to investment
- Structuring monetization arrangements
Katrina Limond - Senior Associate - Allen & Overy
2:30pm
Addressing New Opportunities for Funding and Insuring Disputes
- Funding international arbitration and foreign litigation
- Recoverability of funding costs
- Dispute resolution insurance
3:15pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
3:40pm
Utilising Novel Technologies in the Enforcement of Digital and Physical Assets
Hinesh Shah - Senior Associate Forensic Accountant - Pinsent Masons
Katia Finkel - Partner - Eversheds Sutherland
- Crypto and digital assets
- How technology assist and speed up enforcement process
Hinesh Shah - Senior Associate Forensic Accountant - Pinsent Masons
Katia Finkel - Partner - Eversheds Sutherland
4:35pm
Understanding the Implications of Sanctions for Arbitration and Enforcement
- Impact on arbitration process
- Enforcing against sanctioned/high risk entities
- Counter sanctions adopted by Russia
5:25pm
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
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