Sovereign & States Disputes and Enforcement Summit 2024

Uniquely bringing the Sovereign Disputes and FIRE communities together

to address the latest in Sovereign and States Disputes and Enforcement.

In-person

6 & 7 February 2024 | The Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, London

View Agenda See All Speakers Book Now

Agenda

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

09.30am
Registration
10:00am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
10.10am
Keynote: TBC
11:00am
No (S)pain No Gain: Enforcement and Counter-Enforcement Measures Involving Spain
  • Steps Within and Outside of the EU
  • Spain's Claim to Sovereign Immunity
  • Exploring Anti-Enforcement Injunctions
11:50am
Networking & Refreshment Break
12:10pm
Disputes with the Additional Element of Sanctions
  • Perspectives from Around the World
  • Pursuing the Underlying Litigation or Arbitration
  • Enforcement of Awards and Judgements
1:00pm
Around the World: Latest Disputes' Developments From:
  • Africa
  • LATAM
  • Asia
  • Middle East
1:50pm
Networking & Lunch Break
2:50pm
The ECT Running Out of Energy
  • The Impact of Claims Involving EU States
  • Use of Court Systems Instead of Arbitration
  • What the Future Holds for the ECT
3.40pm
The Fall Out from the Collapse of Credit Suisse
  • Exploring the Different Rights and Remedies Available
  • The Pursuit of Different Strategies
4.30pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
4:50pm
Case Study: No (S)pain No Gain (part 2)
  • Attempts to Downgrade Spain's Credit Rating
  • Attempts to Cause a Sovereign Debt Default
  • Other Out of Court Strategies
5.40pm
Chairpersons Closing Remarks
5:50pm
Drinks Reception and End of Day 1
9:00am
Welcome Refreshments
9.30am
Chairpersons Opening Remarks
9:40am
Keynote Day 2
10:30am
Billion Dollar Whales: Recent Issues in Claims For and Against States
  • Malaysia: 1MDB and The Sultan of Sulu
  • Mozambique: The Tuna Bond Scandal
  • Nigeria: The PID Case
11.20am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11.40am
The Inside Track - Views from Within a State
  • Bringing Claims to Light and Defending Claims
  • Legal, Domestic and International Political Perspectives
  • Broader Perspectives Outside of The Legal Lense
12:30pm
Exploring International Claims Tribunals
  • Iran-US Claims Tribunal
  • Ukraine-Russia: What Does the Future Hold?
1:20pm
Networking & Lunch Break
2:20pm
Developing in Sovereign Immunity: Worldwide Perspectives
  • Australia (Eiser v Spain)
  • UK: State Hacking, Terrorist Funding and Enforcement Action
  • US: Central Bank Immunity
3:10pm
Worldwide Developments in Enforcement
  • Asset Discovery
  • Use of RICO
  • Claims Against State Agents
4:00pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
4:20pm
Sovereign State Horizon Scanning for 2024: Anticipating Future Disputes and Geopolitical Issues
  • Forecasting Predictions Based on Geopolitical Trends and Upcoming Government Elections
5:10pm
Chairperson's Closing Remarks
5:20pm
Close of Conference

Event Partners

Lead Partner
Knowledge Partner
Drinks Partner
Event Partner

Contact Us

Partnerships

For Partnerships enquiries please contact Chloe on +44 (0) 20 3398 8575 or email chloe.gibbs@thoughtleaders4.com

Speaker Queries

For Speaker Queries enquiries please contact Zainab on +44 (0)20 3580 5808 or email zainab@thoughtleaders4.com