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Thursday 22 February (0901 - 1400)

Thursday 22 February (1600 - 1800)

Thursday 22 February (1830 - 2030)

Arbitration Committee (Lead)

Friday 23 February (0745 - 0845)

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Friday 23 February (0900 - 0915)

Friday 23 February (0910 - 0925)

Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Friday 23 February (0925 - 0945)

Friday 23 February (0945 - 1100)

Session details

  • New developments on the arbitrability of disputes in Singapore after decision of Singapore Court of Appeal in Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings
  • Shareholder disputes, trust disputes, etc: limits to arbitrability (eg, India)
  • Preliminary objections to challenge the validity of arbitration proceedings; multi-tier clauses (mandatory mediation), etc
  • What will experiential luxury look like in a post pandemic world?
  • The end of intra-EU investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS): what are the consequences for arbitrating investment disputes?

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Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Friday 23 February (1100 - 1130)

Friday 23 February (1130 - 1245)

Session details

  • Commercial arbitration: non-signatories sought to be joined, what limits are there?
  • Sports arbitration: avoiding ‘forced arbitration’ for athletes
  • Can we escape an arbitration agreement (vitiated consent,termination, etc)?
  • Investment arbitration: issues of consent

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Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Friday 23 February (1245 - 1400)

Friday 23 February (1445 - 1600)

Session details

  • How best to select/appoint arbitrators? Use of panels, closed lists, databases
  • Impartiality/independence: duties of arbitrators, standards of disclosure
  • Revised IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest
  • UNCITRAL Code of Conduct for arbitrators in ISDS
  • Specificities of specialised tribunals: sports, commodities, maritime/insurance, etc (also labour, consumers)

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Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Friday 23 February (1600 - 1630)

Friday 23 February (1630 - 1745)

Session details

  • Parties' expectations regarding the award (also for enforcement): form and substance
  • Added-value of arbitration institutions (scrutiny, etc)
  • Costs: arbitrators’ fees ad valorem or time-spent?
  • Admissible parties’ legal costs. In-house counsel costs: in or out?

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Session/Workshop Chair(s)

Friday 23 February (1745 - 1800)

Friday 23 February (1800 - 1900)