Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Summit 2024

Registration
09.30am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
10:00am

Keynote: TBC
10.10am

No (S)pain No Gain: Enforcement and Counter-Enforcement Measures Involving Spain
11:00am

• Steps Within and Outside of the EU
• Spain's Claim to Sovereign Immunity
• Exploring Anti-Enforcement Injunctions

Networking & Refreshment Break
11:50am

Disputes with the Additional Element of Sanctions
12:10pm

• Perspectives from Around the World
• Pursuing the Underlying Litigation or Arbitration
• Enforcement of Awards and Judgements

Around the World: Latest Disputes' Developments From:
1:00pm

• Africa
• LATAM
• Asia
• Middle East

Networking & Lunch Break
1:50pm

The ECT Running Out of Energy
2:50pm

• The Impact of Claims Involving EU States
• Use of Court Systems Instead of Arbitration
• What the Future Holds for the ECT

The Fall Out from the Collapse of Credit Suisse
3.40pm

• Exploring the Different Rights and Remedies Available
• The Pursuit of Different Strategies

Networking & Refreshment Break
4.30pm

Case Study: No (S)pain No Gain (part 2)
4:50pm

• Attempts to Downgrade Spain's Credit Rating
• Attempts to Cause a Sovereign Debt Default
• Other Out of Court Strategies

Chairpersons Closing Remarks
5.40pm

Drinks Reception and End of Day 1
5:50pm

Welcome Refreshments
9:00am

Chairpersons Opening Remarks
9.30am

Keynote Day 2
9:40am

Billion Dollar Whales: Recent Issues in Claims For and Against States
10:30am

• Malaysia: 1MDB and The Sultan of Sulu
• Mozambique: The Tuna Bond Scandal
• Nigeria: The PID Case

Networking & Refreshment Break
11.20am

The Inside Track - Views from Within a State
11.40am

• Bringing Claims to Light and Defending Claims
• Legal, Domestic and International Political Perspectives
• Broader Perspectives Outside of The Legal Lense

Exploring International Claims Tribunals
12:30pm

• Iran-US Claims Tribunal
• Ukraine-Russia: What Does the Future Hold?

Networking & Lunch Break
1:20pm

Developing in Sovereign Immunity: Worldwide Perspectives
2:20pm

• Australia (Eiser v Spain)
• UK: State Hacking, Terrorist Funding and Enforcement Action
• US: Central Bank Immunity

Worldwide Developments in Enforcement
3:10pm

• Asset Discovery
• Use of RICO
• Claims Against State Agents

Networking & Refreshment Break
4:00pm

Sovereign State Horizon Scanning for 2024: Anticipating Future Disputes and Geopolitical Issues
4:20pm

• Forecasting Predictions Based on Geopolitical Trends and Upcoming Government Elections

Chairperson's Closing Remarks
5:10pm

Close of Conference
5:20pm