The 36th Joint Symposium of the Queen Mary University of London School of International Arbitration and the ICC Institute of World Business Law is taking place online for the first time in 2021! It will tackle the pertinent topic of variations of hardship and international disputes.
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15:00 – 15:15 |
Welcome address and introductory remarks |
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15:15 – 15:45 |
Hardship situations giving recent rise to international commercial and investment arbitrations -Theoretical framework of the debate -Set out of the typology of recent hardship situations -ICC arbitral case-law on hardship situations |
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15:45 – 16:00 |
Questions & Answers |
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16:00 – 16:15 |
Break |
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16:15 – 17:00 |
News about the legal foundations invoked in international commercial arbitration to remedy hardship situations -News on hardship clauses -News on force majeure clauses -The théorie de l’imprevision -Hardship situations and droit administratif |
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17:00 – 17:30 |
Questions & Answers |
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15:00 – 15:45 |
Hardship situations and investment arbitration -State’s measures as causes of hardship -State of necessity in investment case-law and under international law -Force majeure in investment case-law and under international law -Exercise of police powers in investment case-law and under international law |
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15:45 – 16:15 |
Questions & Answers |
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16:15 – 16:30 |
Break |
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16:30 – 17:00 |
Hardship impact on the management of arbitral proceedings (suspension of arbitrations; extension of time-limits; etc) and solutions |
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17:00 – 17:15 |
Questions & Answers |
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17:15 – 17:30 |
Closing remarks |
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Chiann Bao |
Independent Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers, Hong Kong/United Kingdom; Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Daniel Behn |
Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer), International Dispute Resolution, Queen Mary University of London, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, United Kingdom |
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Klaus Peter Berger |
Independent Arbitrator, Germany; Professor, University of Cologne, Faculty of Law; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
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Stavros Brekoulakis |
Professor, School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London; Associate Member, 3 Verulam Buildings, United Kingdom |
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Nayla Comair-Obeid |
Founding Partner, Obeid Law Firm, Beirut/Paris; Professor of Law; Chartered Arbitrator; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
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Yves Derains |
Founding Partner, Derains & Gharavi, France; Honorary Chair, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Former Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Diego P. Fernández Arroyo |
Independent Arbitrator; Professor of Law, Director, LLM in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Settlement, Sciences Po Law School, France |
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Alexander G. Fessas |
Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Director, ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris |
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Teresa Giovannini |
Senior Counsel, LALIVE, Switzerland; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Julian D.M. Lew QC |
Head of the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law |
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Caline Mouawad |
Partner, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, United States |
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Natalie L. Reid |
Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, United States |
| Caroline Richard | Partner, International Arbitration Group, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, United States |
| Patricia Shaughnessy | Associate Professor, Founder and former Director of ICAL Master Program, Stockholm University, Sweden |
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Audley Sheppard QC |
Partner, Clifford Chance, United Kingdom |
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Eduardo Silva Romero |
Partner, Dechert LLP, France; Chairman, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
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Mohamed Abdel Wahab |
Founding Partner & Head of International Arbitration, Construction and Energy, Zulficar & Partners, Egypt; Chair of Private International Law & Professor of Dispute Resolution, Cairo University; Vice President, ICC International Court of Arbitration |
| Date |
8-9 March 2021 Online |
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Registration fees |
Early bird until 12 February 2021: €75 Price after 12 February 2021: €100
Special discounts:
Group rates: Register 5 persons from the same company and pay for four. In-house Counsel and Government representatives may benefit from a free ticket.
ICC Members: please contact your National Committee to receive the discount code to access the member rate (20% reduction). Please contact ICCGlobalEvents@iccwbo.org for more details. |
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Credits and hours |
This event is eligible for credits/hours/points before the French and New York Bar. Please note that this is subject to validation of ICC Global Events’ applications (or individual application, as necessary) to the afore mentioned Bars. Further, ICC Global Events is a State Bar of California approved MCLE provider. Please contact ICCGlobalEvents@iccwbo.org if you have any questions or would like further information. |
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Cancellation policy |
Any form of cancellation until Monday 1 March will incur a cancellation fee of 2.75% of the registration fee which must be covered by the participant. Cancellations after this date are refundable 50% of the registration fee. |
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Disclaimer |
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