Session details

20th Annual International Arbitration Day Conference

30 Mar - 31 Mar 2017

Marriott Hotel

Session information

Burden of proof and fact and expert witnesses: are they really helpful?

Friday 31 March (1430 - 1600)

Marriott Hotel

Committee(s)

Arbitration Committee (Lead)
European Regional Forum (Lead)

Description

How much weight should arbitral tribunals give to fact and expert witnesses’ evidence? This session analyses whether or not a party’s burden of proof can be effectively discharged through the use of such witnesses. • Do arbitral tribunals trust witnesses more than State courts? If so, why? • Do arbitral tribunals trust witnesses they have not heard at the hearing? • Can arbitral tribunals decide on the merits without expert reports? • Should we review the form in which witness evidence is presented?

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Michelangelo Cicogna	De Berti Jacchia, Milan, Italy

Speakers

Marco Lorefice	Edison, Milan, Italy
Noiana Marigo	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, New York, New York, USA
Wendy Miles KC	Twenty Essex, London, England; Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee
Professor Christophe Seraglini	Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, France
Alvin Yeo