7th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration

31-02 May/Jun 2023

Lagos English and French CLE/MCLE/CPD/CNB credits & hours available

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The 7^th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration is taking place in Lagos on 1-2 June 2023!

ICC’s annual Africa conference is the key forum for understanding international commercial arbitration in Africa. A prime networking opportunity, this conference provides an indispensable update on developments in the region and is fast becoming the most important gathering for the African arbitration community.

An ICC Institute Advanced Level Training on Catch Me If (And While) You Can: How To Navigate Interim Measures in International Arbitration will take place on 31 May 2023.

Who should attend?

Practicing lawyers
Arbitrators, mediators
Corporate counsel
Academic
Professionals interested in and/or involved in international arbitration in Africa

31 May: ICC Institute Training on Catch Me If (And While) You Can: How To Navigate Interim Measures in International Arbitration

1 & 2 June: Conference

30 May: YAAF

08.30 - 09.00	Registration and welcome coffee
09.00 – 09.10	Welcoming address, introduction and presentation of the ICC Institute of World Business Law
09.10 – 10.10	Strategic considerations and procedures: When, how and to whom to request interim measures? Concept: must be temporary Powers of the ICC arbitral tribunals Role of the lex arbitri When can/should request for interim measures be made? To whom can/should interim measures be requested: emergency arbitrator, arbitral tribunal, national courts (concurrent jurisdiction) ICC procedure and statistics: Art. 28 ICC Rules Specific measures: security for costs, escrow accounts, stop payment orders relating to first demand bank guarantees, and counter-guarantees
10.10 – 10.40	Mock Case
10.40 – 10.55	Coffee Break
10.55 – 11.40	Practical considerations: The counsel’s perspective Burden of proof Types of measures that can be requested: a very broad range, but with limitations Ex-parte requests Discovery requests before national courts in aid of international arbitration (e.g., 28 USC 1782 requests) Most common defenses against requests for interim measures
11.40 – 12.45	Mock Case
12.45 – 13.45	Lunch
13.45 – 14.15	Practical considerations: The arbitrator’s perspective Information with the parties (especially at the outset of the case) Urgency and due process (can an arbitrator award ex parte measures?) Risks: prejudgment, awarding or denying measures may have a permanent effect (e.g., where one of the parties risks liquidation, where assets may disappear, etc.) Can/should arbitrators Asymmetric take a more active role (e.g., escrow accounts managed by tribunals; order counter-security)
14.15 – 15.10	Case scenarios and Q&A
15.10 – 15.25	Coffee Break
15.25 – 15.55	Compliance, enforcement and other issues arising after interim measures are ordered/awarded “Order” v. “Award” of interim measures Enforcement considerations: what can the parties do? What can arbitrators do faced with a party’s refusal to comply with interim measures? Relevance of civil v. common law jurisdictions
15.55 – 16.50	Case scenarios and Q&A
16.50 – 17.00	Concluding remarks

The programme will be available shortly

More information will be available shortly

Speakers to be announced soon.

Venue and dates

Date of the training: 31 May 2023

Date of the conference: 1-2 June 2023

Venue: TBC

Registration fees

To be announced soon

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ICC AFRICA 2023: 7th ICC Africa Conference
An opportunity for every marketing goal.

ICC offers your company many ways to sponsor this conference. Tailor-made packages are available to suit your firm's needs. For more information contact sponsorship@iccwbo.org.

SPONSOR BENEFITS	PLATINUM €20,000 HT	DIAMOND €15,000 HT	GOLD €10,000 HT	SILVER €7,000 HT	BRONZE €4,000 HT	BRANDING €3,000 HT
Exclusive evening reception Sponsor OR exclusive event App Sponsor (as available)	x	.	.	.	.	.
Opportunity to host a social event**	x	.	.	.	.	.
Invitation to participate as guest contributor on the ICC blog on a topic related to the event*	x	.	.	.	.	.
Strategic logo placement in banners & collaterals	x	.	.	.	.	.
Private meeting room reserved for 1 hour	x	.	.	.	.	.
Pop up notification on ICC DRS App	x	x	.	.	.	.
.Testimonial quote on the event page*	x	x	.	.	.	.
Sponsor a lunch (as available)	x	x	.	.	.	.
Participants list available in priority	x	x	.	.	.	.
Company video to be played during session breaks (including subtitles)*	1min	30sec	30sec	.	.	.
Opportunity to provide Lanyards OR Notebooks & Pens OR Water Bottles OR Delegate Bags OR Mobile Charging Stations (as available)**	x	x	x	.	.	.
Sponsor a coffee break (as available)	x	x	x	.	.	.
Exhibition space + exhibitor pass (Table maybe shared depending on availability)	x	x	x	.	.	.
Profile included on the ICC DRS app	x	x	x	.	.	.
Include a branded item in the participant bags**	x	x	x	x	.	.
Pre-event introduction to participants	x	x	x	x	.	.
30% discount on ICC e-publications	x	x	x	x	.	.
Use of the official event Sponsor logo	x	x	x	x	x	.
Logo on all digital promotional materials	x	x	x	x	x	.
Special reduced registrations (20% reduction)	10	6	4	2	1 (25%)	.
Complimentary registration	10	6	4	2	1	1
Sponsor recognition on ICC arbitration social media channels	x	x	x	x	x	x
Signage at venue (banners, backdrop…) and logo on onsite promotional materials	x	x	x	x	x	x

*All content to be approved by ICC
** Sponsor to bear all associated costs
Our sponsorship packages do not include speaking opportunities. Please let us know should you wish to submit a speaker candidate.

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