ICC North African Arbitration and ADR Days - Emerging Arbitration Hubs in North Africa

08:30 – 09:00

Welcome of participants

09:00 – 09:05

Opening Speech

• Diamana Diawara, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

09:05 – 09:15

Welcome address – Introduction to the ICC Institute of World Business Law

• Jacob Grierson, Associate, Anima Dispute Resolution, Paris

09:15 – 09:30

Arbitration in the North African Region

• Tarik Mossadek, Lawyer, Mossadek and Associates, Casablanca

09:30 – 09:50

Understanding and drafting an arbitration agreement

• Fatma Amira Abdallah, Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Arbitration and ADR Lawyer, Tunis

09:55 – 10:15

Disputes resolution by the International Chamber of Commerce

• Diamana Diawara, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

10:15 – 10:30

Q&A

10:30 – 10:50

Coffee break

10:55 – 11:15

Active Case Management Techniques

• Tarik Mossadek, Lawyer, Mossadek and Associates, Casablanca

11:20 – 11:40

Active Management of Arbitration: an ICC perspective

• Eléonore Toupart, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration

11:40 – 12:10

Case scenarios on effective case management techniques and debate

12:15 – 13:45 

Lunch

13:50 – 14:10

Arbitrators’ Authority: Scope and Limits

• Kamal Sefrioui, Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Lawyer, Sefrioui Law Firm, Paris

14:10 – 14:40

Case scenarios on arbitrators’ authority: scope and limits and debate

• Kamal Sefrioui, Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Lawyer, Sefrioui Law Firm, Paris

14:45 – 15:05

Authorizing new additional claims, non-signatories and additional parties

• Raëd Fathallah, Partner, Bredin Prat, Paris

15:05 – 15:35

Case scenarios on Authorizing new additional claims, non-signatories and additional parties

• Raëd Fathallah, Partner, Bredin Prat, Paris

15:40 – 15:55

Coffee break

16:00 – 16:20

Managing the exchange of information

• Raëd Fathallah, Partner, Bredin Prat, Paris

16:20 – 16:50

Case scenarios on managing the exchange of information

16:55 – 17:20

Arbitrator and Expert’s testimony

• Selma Baccari, Director, Expert Services – Arbitration and Litigation, Paris
• Khalid Laccheb, Associate, Lsquare Consulting, Paris

17:20 – 17:30

Closing speech

• Tarik Mossadek, Lawyer, Mossadek and Associates, Casablanca
• Diamana Diawara, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

08:30 - 09:00

Registration and Welcome coffee

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Speech

• Sami Houerbi, ICC International Court of Arbitration Member; Independent Arbitrator Lawyer and Founder, Ifriqya Arbitration Forum, Tunis

09:15 – 10:00

Fireside chat : Economic Overview in the Region

• Karim Hajji, Chair, ICC Morocco

10:00 – 11:10

Session I - Seat of Arbitration and Predictability: Overview of the local case law

One of the major features of the world's major arbitration hubs is the support provided by local jurisdictions for arbitral proceedings. This session will provide an opportunity to review the case law of North African state courts on the validity of arbitration agreements, the enforceability of disputes, the extension of arbitration agreements to non-signatory parties and any other subject relating to the jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals. Our experts will offer an analysis of case law in the region to determine whether it meets the expectations of economic players in terms of legal predictability.

• Moderator: Ghiyta Iraqi, Managing Partner, I&I Law Office, Casablanca
• Aicha Brahma, Lawyer, Brahma Avocats, Casablanca
• Albudery Shariha, Director, Itkan Law Firm, Tripoli
• Ahmed Ouerfelli, Secretary General Ifriqya Arbitration Forum; Independent arbitrator, Lawyer, Ouerfelli Attorneys & Counsel, Tunis

11:15 – 11:35

Coffee Break

11:40 – 12:50

Session II - The place is as good as the arbitrator

In arbitration, whether ad hoc or institutional, the choice of arbitrator is a central act with major consequences for the parties and their proceedings. In addition to the quality and experience of the arbitrator, what is at stake is his or her independence, impartiality and availability. The existence of a large and diversified pool of arbitrators therefore contributes to the formation of a major arbitration centre. In this second session, our experts will examine the role, mission and qualities of the ideal arbitrator. The discussion will also focus on the central role of an institution such as the ICC in the constitution of the arbitral tribunal to ensure the integrity of the proceedings. Finally, the different approaches adopted by North African and foreign jurisdictions to the control of arbitrators will be debated during the session. 

• Moderator: Kamal Sefrioui, ICC International Court of Arbitration Member; Lawyer, Sefrioui Law Firm, Paris
• Eléonore Toupart, Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Catherine Schroeder, Independent Arbitrator, Counsel, Schroeder Arbitration, Paris
• Joachim Kuckenburg, Partner, K+ Law & More, Paris and Berlin
• Raëd Fathallah, Partner, Bredin Prat, Paris

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

14:30 – 15:40

Session III - Encouraging confidence in arbitration and building an arbitration-friendly environment

In addition to the support of the state judge, the existence of a large arbitration place is based on the combination of a number of factors that contribute to creating an environment conducive to arbitration. This final session will aim to enlighten the audience on the importance of peripheral missions to arbitration and amicable dispute resolution methods to strengthen confidence in arbitration and the emergence of large arbitration hubs in the field.

• Moderator: Diamana Diawara, Arbitration and ADR, Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services 
• Jihad Agouram, Founding Partner, AGJAL Law Firm, Casablanca
• Johan Germain-Vu, Director, FTI Consulting, Paris
• Riadh Touiti, Arbitrator, Lawyer, Touiti Cabinet d’Avocats, Tunis
• Mamadou Ismaila Konaté, Arbitrator, Associate, Jurifis Consult Mali, Bamako

15:45 – 15:55

Closing speech 

• Mohamed Ourdeddine, Secretary General, ICC Morocco

16:30 – 16:40

Welcome Address and Introduction to the ICC YAAF

• Amine Khaliss, ICC YAAF representative; Lawyer, Amine Khaliss Transactions & Disputes, Rabat and Paris

16:40 – 17:00

Presentation of the Report “The Truth about Cross-Cultural B2B Relationships”, a pioneering study by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Jus Connect and McCann Truth Central.

• Jean-Rémi de Maistre, CEO, Jus Mundi, Paris
• Diamana Diawara, Director, Arbitration and ADR, Africa, ICC Dispute Resolution Services

17:00 – 17:50

Arbitration under the Pan-African Investment Code - Issues and Perspectives

• Yosr Bouassida, Associate, Freshfields, Paris
• Iliass Segame, Partner, Segame & Maalmi, Casablanca

17:50 – 18:00

Q&A session

18:00 – 19:30

Networking Cocktail