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Alumni and Friends of the School of International Arbitration Conference: "The Procedure of International Arbitration: How Effective are the Tools?"

22 April 2015

Time: 8:30am - 7:00pm
Venue: Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, 3 More London Riverside, London, SE1 2AQ

AFSIA is the worldwide network for Alumni and Friends of the School of International Arbitration of Queen Mary University of London.

Since its foundation, more than 2,000 students from over 80 countries all over the world have graduated from the School of International Arbitration (SIA) and many others have been closely involved with its activities in different capacities. The AFSIA was founded in June 2008 with the objective to bring all of these people together, to allow them to keep in touch with each other and the SIA, and to thus create an invaluable network of people involved in the field of arbitration at every level and in every part of the world.

Following the School of International Arbitration 30th Anniversary Conference: 'The Evolution and Future of International Arbitration: The Next 30 Years', AFSIA will organise a full-day Alumni Conference in London on 22 April 2015. The theme of this alumni conference will be "The Procedure of International Arbitration: How Effective are the Tools?"

Programme

Download the Programme [PDF 98KB]

8.30 am: Registration

9:30 am: Welcome

  • Maarten Draye, Senior Associate, Hanotiau & van den Berg (Brussels), President of the AFSIA Steering Committee
  • Sherina Petit, Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright (London)
  • Professor Loukas Mistelis, Director of the School of International Arbitration, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London

9.45 am: Current and Preferred Practices in the Arbitral Process vs. New Initiatives to Increase Efficiency and Reduce Costs

11.00 am: Coffee break

11.30 am: Debate on Current Issues of Procedure in International Arbitration (Tylney Hall Style Debate)

1.00 pm: Lunch

  • Past, Present and Future of Research at the School of International Arbitration
    Professor Stavros Brekoulakis
    , School of International Arbitration, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London

2.30 pm: Influences of Local Habits in International Arbitration – What Works and What Doesn’t? (Panel Session)

4.00 pm: Tea break

4.30 pm: "This House Believes that Document Production in Arbitration is the Greatest Invention Since the Arbitration Clause" (Oxford Style Debate)

5.45 pm: Final Conclusions

  • Professor Julian DM Lew QC, Head of the School of International Arbitration, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London; 20 Essex St (London)

6.00 pm: Drinks reception

CPD Accreditation

The programme is accredited for 6 CPD Points with the Bar Standards Board (BSB) and Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).

How to Book

Please book your seat through the QMUL Alumni Portal (also available for non-Alumni).

Fees

  • Friends (standard registration) - £75
  • Alumni - £50

Contact

For more information, please email afsia@afsia.org.

This conference is generously sponsored by Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

 


Photography, video and audio recording

Please note that CCLS events may be photographed or video and audio recorded. These materials will be used for internal and external promotional purposes only by Queen Mary University of London. If you object to appearing in the photographs, please let our photographer know on the day. Alternatively you can email the CCLS Events Team on ccls-events@qmul.ac.uk in advance of the event that you are attending.

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