Past events
2021 October - Essex Court Chambers
14 October 2021
The Ned, London
TBC
Speakers
TBC
TBC
2020 February - Stephenson Harwood
5 February 2020
London
What you didn’t know about the Arbitration Act 1996.
Speakers
Louis Flannery QCPartnerStephenson Harwood
2020 February - Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
3 February 2020
New York
Challenges practising in today’s arbitration market: what can be done on both sides of the pond?
Speakers
John A.M. JudgeArbitrator39 Essex Chambers
Roman KhodykinPartnerIACD
2019 November - Hogan Lovells
13 November 2019
Moscow
Discussing the “Psychology of influence in oral arbitration hearings”.
Speakers
Natalia GulyaevaPartnerHogan Lovells
Anastasia BekPsychologist
2019 October - Osborne Clarke
30 October 2019
London
The IASC is 5 years old and on 30 October 2019 Osborne Clarke hosted a dinner at their offices in London to mark the occasion. It was a great social occasion attended by many prominent international arbitration practitioners. The formal part of the occasion was a discussion about whether an international arbitration bar is needed. The discussion was led by our invited speaker Neil Andrews, Professor of Civil Justice and Private Law at the University of Cambridge.
Speakers
Adrian LifelyPartnerOsborne Clarke
Neil AndrewsProfessor of Civil Justice and Private LawUniversity of Cambridge
2019 June - Orrick
26 June 2019
London
The questions we all really want to know about getting our case funded, but were afraid to be seen to ask…
Speakers
Ania FarrenManaging DirectorVannin Capital
Mark BeeleyPartnerOrrick
2019 April - Ashurst
10 April 2019
London
A “view from the North” on London as an arbitral centre and an update on recent arbitration developments in Stockholm.
Speakers
Matthew SaundersPartnerAshurst
Johan SidklevPresident of the Swedish Arbitration AssociationPartner, Roschier
March 2019 - Lidings
Tuesday 26 March 2019
Moscow
The topic for discussion is “One team” or “Divide and conquer” – the good, the bad and the ugly of interactions in International Arbitration matters between external lawyers and in-house counsel.
Speakers
Stepan GuzeyPartner
2019 February - CMS
London
Debate on the Prague Rules v IBA Rules
Speakers
Richard BamforthPartner - Head of Arbitration GroupCMS
Artem DoudkoPartnerOsborne Clarke
Malgorzata SurdekManaging Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution - PolandCMS
Dominic Spenser UnderhillPartnerSpenser Underhill Newmark
2018 July –Linklaters
18 July 2018
Linklaters
“The Pledge and why diversity matters to clients”
Speakers
Michelle McPheeBP Legal
2018 April –Vinson & Elkins
18 April 2018
Vinson & Elkins
“Contributions of US and of the UK to Arbitration.”
Speakers
James LoftisChair of International Arbitration practiceVinson & Elkins LLP
Christopher Harris3 Verulam Buildings
2017 October –Norton Rose Fulbright
17 October 2017
Norton Rose Fulbright
“From Judge to Arbitrator: a less formal approach?”
Speakers
Lord Hoffmann(former UK Supreme Court judge)
Sir Bernard Eder (UK Judge)
Justice Gustaf Möller(former Finnish Judge)
Sir Christopher Clarke(UK Judge)
2017 July –K&L Gates
6 July 2017
K&L Gates
“Beyond Brexit – the challenges to London”
Speakers
Michael McIlwrathGlobal Chief Litigation CounselGE Oil & Gas
Charles Falconer QCGibson Dunn (formerly UK Lord Chancellor and Secretary for State of Justice)
2017 May – Hogan Lovells
25 May 2017
Hogan Lovells
“The Innocents Abroad – Jim Cowan reflects on the dynamic of European and US approaches to international Arbitration”
Speakers
James CowanAssociate General Counsel, Global Litigation - InternationalShell
2017 February – Addleshaw Goddard
21 February 2017
Addleshaw Goddard
“Implications of third party funding of International Arbitrations”
Speakers
Leslie PerrinChairman of Association of Litigation Funders of England and Wales and of Calunius Capital LLP
2016 October – Mishcon de Reya
30 October 2016
Mishcon de Reya
“Thorny practical and procedural issues arising out of challenge procedures”
Speakers
Hans HouttePresident of Iran-United States Claims Tribunal
2016 July – Jones Day
6 July 2018
Jones Day
Debate 1: “This house believes that solicitors should conduct advocacy themselves and not appoint barristers”
Debate 2: “This house believes measures should be put in place to address the issue of diversity of international arbitration rather than await natural evolution.”
Speakers
Michael Swainston QCBrick Court Chambers
Louis Flannery QCStephenson Harwood
Khawar Qureshi QCSerle Court Chambers
Sarah VasaniAddleshaw Goddard
2016 March – BLP
9 March 2016
BLP
“Is the International Arbitration community in London complacent about the challenges it faces?”
Speakers
Nicholas Fletcher QC4 New Square
2015 October – Stephenson Harwood
29 October 2015
Stephenson Harwood
Speakers
Louis Flannery QC
2015 January - DLA
15 January 2015
DLA
“Consolidation in Commercial and Investment Treaty Arbitration”
Speakers
Salim MoollanEssex Court Chambers
2014 October –Osborne Clarke
7 October 2014
Osborne Clarke
“Topics concerning the efficiency of International Arbitration”
Speakers
Peter Rees QC39 Essex Street Chambers and former GC of Shell