3rd ICC Kuwait Arbitration Day

05 Oct 2023

Kuwait City English and Arabic
Start: 09:00 - End: 16:00

Objective/Who should attend?

After a three-year hiatus and post-pandemic, join us again in Kuwait for the 3rd ICC Kuwait Arbitration Day. We will hear from arbitration practitioners in the region and beyond on topical issues relating to the Kuwait arbitration landscape. Speakers will also share perspectives on obtaining interim reliefs from the courts in the region, jurisdictional challenges, as well as the ever-interesting discussion on the challenge and enforcement of arbitral awards in Kuwait.

09:00-09:30

Registration and Coffee

09:30-09:35 

Welcome Remarks, 

  • Khushboo Shahdadpuri, Senior Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai

09:35-09:45

Opening Remarks, 

  • Essam Al Tamimi, Chairman, Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai

09:45-09:55

Opening Remarks, 

  • Dr Anas Al Tourah, General Secretary, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Kuwait Commercial Arbitration Centre, Kuwait

09:55-10:15 

Keynote Speech 

  • Mohamed Shelbaya, Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes, Paris

10:15-11:15 

Panel 1: Arbitration Provisions in Kuwait: Present Landscape and Comparative Perspectives from the Region (Arabic Panel)

Speakers: 

  • Dr Aseel Zimmo, Advisor to Chief Justice of Bahrain, Bahrain
  • Dr Anas Al Tourah, General Secretary, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Kuwait Commercial Arbitration Centre, Kuwait
  • Dr Moosa Al Azri, CEO, Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre, Muscat
  • Claudia Fares El Hague, Managing Partner, Al Marri & El Hage Law Office, Doha

Moderated by:

  • Omar Al Qahtani, Partner and Head of Litigation Kuwait, Al Tamimi & Company, Kuwait

11:15-11:30

Coffee Break

11:30-12:30

Panel 2: The Ambit of Arbitral Tribunal’s Jurisdiction Over Interrelated Disputes – When National Courts Take Over: Perspectives from the Region (English Panel)

Speakers:

  • Aysha Mutaywea, Partner, Mena Chambers Bahrain, Bahrain
  • Susie Abdel-Nabi, Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution Group, Middle East, Clyde & Co, Dubai
  • Antonia Birt, Partner, Reed Smith LLP, Dubai
  • Prof Dr Yassin ElShazly, Founding Partner, Al-Feshawy ElShazly & Partners, Vice Dean & Professor, College of Law Ain Shams University, Cairo

Moderated by:

  • Khushboo Shahdadpuri, Senior Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai

12:30-13:30

Networking Lunch

13:30-14:30

Panel 3: Interim/Precautionary Measures: The Nuts and Bolts of Achieving Favourable Outcomes from National Courts in Construction Arbitrations (English Panel)

Speakers:

  • Saad Hegazy, Partner, Resolve International, Doha
  • Fatima Balfaqeeh, Director, SCCA Dubai; Managing Director, RKAH Legal Consultancy, Abu Dhabi
  • Brandon Malone, Arbitrator, Mediator, Adjudicator, Arbitra International
  • Karam Farah, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, ICC MENA, Abu Dhabi

Moderated by:

  • Khushboo Shahdadpuri, Senior Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai

14:30-14:45

Coffee Break

14:45-15:45

Panel 4: Enforcing and Challenging Foreign and Domestic Arbitral Awards in Kuwait: A Closer Look at Recent Decisions (Arabic Panel)

Speakers: 

  • Dr Ahmed Ali Al-Kudair, Faculty member - Private Law Department, Kuwait University, Kuwait
  • Dr Sharaf Alsharaf, Legal Counsel, International Counsel Bureau, Assistant Professor, Kuwait University, Kuwait
  • Dr Yousuf Alsellili, International arbitrator; Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Office, Kuwait International Law School, Kuwait

Moderated by:

  • Omar Al Qahtani, Partner and Head of Litigation Kuwait, Al Tamimi & Company, Kuwait

15:45-16:00

Closing Remarks

  • Omar Al Qahtani, Partner and Head of Litigation Kuwait, Al Tamimi & Company, Kuwait
  • Hend Al Mehairi, Associate, Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai

Susie Abdel-Nabi 

Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution Group, Middle East, Clyde & Co, Dubai

Dr Moosa Al Azri

CEO, Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre, Muscat

Dr Ahmed Al Khudair 

Faculty member - Private Law Department, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Omar Al Qahtani 

Partner and Head of Litigation Kuwait, Al-Tamimi & Company, Kuwait

Dr Sharaf Alsharaf

Legal Counsel, International Counsel Bureau, Assistant Professor, Kuwait University, Kuwait

Essam Al Tamimi 

Chairman, Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai

Dr Anas AlTourah 

General Secretary, Kuwait Chamber of Commerce & Industry - Kuwait Commercial Arbitration Centre, Kuwait

Dr Yousuf Alsellili

International arbitrator; Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs and Head of the Quality Assurance and Accreditation Office, Kuwait International Law School, Kuwait

Hend Al Mehairi

Associate, Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai

Fatima Balfaqeeh 

Director, SCCA Dubai; Managing Director, RKAH Legal Consultancy, Abu Dhabi

Antonia Birt

Partner, Reed Smith LLP, Dubai

Claudia Fares El Hague 

Managing Partner, Al Marri & El Hage Law Office, Doha

Prof Dr Yassin ElShazly 

Founding Partner, Al-Feshawy ElShazly & Partners, Vice Dean & Professor, College of Law Ain Shams University, Cairo

Karam Farah

Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, ICC MENA, Abu Dhabi

Saad Hegazy 

Partner, Resolve International, Doha

Aysha Mutaywea 

Partner, Mena Chambers Bahrain, Bahrain

Brandon Malone

Arbitrator, Mediator, Adjudicator, Arbitra International, London 

Khushboo Shahdadpuri 

Senior Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai

Mohamed Shelbaya

Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes, Paris

Dr Aseel Zimmo 

Advisor to Chief Justice of Bahrain, Bahrain

Venue

Kuwait City, Burj Al Shaya Building Auditorium, 21st Floor, Al Mirqab, Al Sout Street, Kuwait

Working language English and Arabic
Registration Free of charge
Promotional Information The event is free, however, prior registration is required.

For further information, please contact:

Lucy Adams

Events Manager

+97143641120

Lucy.Adams@tamimi.com

Co-Organisers