The International Arbitration and Enforcement Forum 2024

Networking & Registration
9:00am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9:15am

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 

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

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 

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 

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 

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

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 

Chairperson's Closing Remarks
5:25pm