IBA Annual Conference Sydney 2017
8 Oct - 13 Oct 2017
Room C4.7, Convention Centre, Level 4
Session information
What role has good advocacy in mediations and arbitrations?
Tuesday 10 October (1430 - 1730)
Room C4.7, Convention Centre, Level 4
Committee(s)
Forum for Barristers and Advocates
(Lead)
Arbitration Committee
Litigation Committee
Mediation Committee
Description
What role has good advocacy in mediations and arbitrations? The archetypical advocate appears in court, before a judge, arguing a case and cross-examining witnesses. They are eloquent, engaging and easily able to meet the demands of a dynamic trial process. However, the opportunities for practising in that way are dwindling. The classical trial is now thought to be too long, too expensive and too risky. By contrast, there are increasingly more opportunities for mediation and arbitration. What is the difference? Can the skills of the great trial advocate be used in the mediation room? What are the techniques that must be learned and refined to excel in mediations and arbitrations?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Justice David Barniville | President of the High Court of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Co-Chair, Forum for Barristers and Advocates |
| Paul McGarry SC | The Bar of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland; Co-Vice Chair , Forum for Barristers and Advocates |
| Winnie Tam SC | Des Voeux Chambers, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR; Co-Chair, Forum for Barristers and Advocates |
Speakers
| Frederick Acomb | Miller Canfield Paddock and Stone, Detroit, Michigan, USA; Secretary, Litigation Committee |
| Rajiv Dutta SC | Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of India, new delhi, Delhi, India; Vice Chair, Sports Law Subcommittee |
| Sir Bernard Eder | Essex Court Chambers, London, England |
| Karen Gough | 39 Essex Chambers, London, England |
| Dominique Hogan-Doran SC | Australian Bar, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Co-opted Member, Bar Issues Commission Regulation Committee |
| Professor Douglas Jones AO | Sydney Arbitration Chambers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Aloysius Goh Choong Sien | Singapore International Mediation Centre, Singapore, Singapore |