The 3rd Annual GAR Live London will be held on Thursday, 24 May 2018. Leading figures in international arbitration will be coming together to discuss current topics in the following interactive sessions:

• Session 1: Are arbitrators suffering from due process paranoia?
• Session 2: The GAR Live symposium
• Session 3: How to write an arbitral award
• Session 4: The GAR Live Inquisition - Is there a use for legal experts in international arbitration?

We are happy to announce our Head of Chambers Mr Gavin Denton will be moderating the discussion in Session 1 where they will examine the topic of due process paranoia.

For more information on the event, please visit here.

This annual flagship conference jointly organised by the UNCITRAL Regional Centre for Asia and the Pacific and Thailand Arbitration Centre is designed to attract legal practitioners, judges, in-house counsel, policymakers, academics and business persons for a comprehensive discussion on promoting the use of arbitration and other forms of alternative dispute resolution.

The Conference in May focuses on new opportunities that result from legal convergence in alternative dispute resolution, and considers how legal unification and harmonisation are essential in promoting the use of ADR and the enforcement of awards and agreements. The Conference will have a focus on the Greater Mekong Subregion which lends itself to fostering internal trade and linkages outward to the wider economic initiatives of the Belt and Road and development of Thailand's Eastern Economic Corridor.

We are proud to announce our Mr Robert Pé will be speaking in Session 1 "Convergence of arbitral regimes: leveraging opportunities from a harmonised legal framework for arbitration" on 17 May 2018.

The conference will be held from 17 to 18 May 2018. Details on the event can be found here.

A two-day symposium following the long established LCIA tradition of open forum discussion, based on topics in the field of international commercial arbitration and ADR, submitted by delegates in advance of the event.

The event is scheduled to be held from 11 to 13 May 2018. 

We are happy to announce our Ms Juliet Blanch will be co-chairing the first session on 12 May 2018 on "Arbitrators: Appointments, Disclosure and Challenges".

For more information, please visit here.

The 8th Annual GAR Live London will be held on Thursday, 10 May 2018. Leading figures in international arbitration will be coming together to discuss current topics in the following interactive sessions:

• Session 1: London's IA future - does it depend on being a financial centre?
• Session 2: The GAR Live Question Time
• Session 3: Practical steps if you suspect corruption or fraud during a case
• Session 4: The GAR Live Inquisition - Is international arbitration at home in Big Law?

We are happy to announce our Ms Juliet Blanch will be joining the panel in Session 2: The GAR Live Question Time, where she will discuss questions submitted by the audience and moderator, including career progression and mentoring in a post-Weinstein world.

For more information on the event, please visit here.

Who’s Who Legal and Global Arbitration Review are joining forces to launch the inaugural Who’s Who Legal Future Leaders: Arbitration Conference. Leading figures in international arbitration will be coming together to provide their insight for key issues in international arbitration, in the signature interactive style from GAR Lives. The event will consist of three main sessions: 

• Session 1: A fireside chat with two leading arbitrators
• Session 2: What are the top future trends in international arbitration?
• Session 3: The debate

We are happy to announce our Ms Juliet Blanch will be one of the two keynote speakers in Session 1.

For more information on the event, please visit here.

We are proud to announce our member, Mr. Patrick M. Norton, has published a new article in the University of Pennsylvania Asian Law Review named "China's Belt and Road Initiative: Challenges for Arbitration in Asia".

Abstract:

The focus of international arbitration has begun to shift to Asia in the wake of that continent’s increasingly prominent role in cross-border trade and investment. China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (“BRI”)2 promises to exacerbate this trend. The BRI will require a broad range of complex, inter-related commercial transactions with significant political and economic ramifications. These transactions can be expected to generate both commercial and investor-state disputes, principally in Asia, and many of these disputes will be submitted to arbitration. This article considers the significant challenges that these developments will present for international arbitration.

You can access a copy of the article here.