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#Uniting for Global Challenge and Opportunity’- #London International Disputes Week, 2024 Kicks Off This year’s LIDW has attracted over 7,000 registrations for events during the week, with 100 different jurisdictions represented, double the number recorded the previous year. #London, 4th June 2024 — #The main conference of London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 2024 kicked off today with a remarkable turnout, featuring over 7,000 registrations from nearly 100 jurisdictions. #This year’s theme is “Uniting for Global Challenge and Opportunity,” displaying London’s pivotal role in international dispute resolution and its commitment to diversity, inclusion, and the rule of law....

#Thoughtleaders4Disputes #EUcollectiveredress On June 25th 2023 the European Representative Action Directive had to be implemented by the Member States. Only a third had done that timely and a few weeks ago still 50% had to pass legislation. The below conference focusses entirely on the latest EU developments. Speaking from experience: the best way to kreep a finger on the pulse about what is going on elsewhere is by interacting with others/experts.

Historic AFSA-SADC Alliance Signing Transforms Arbitration https://arbitration.co.za/ “The signing of the AFSA-SADC Secretariat Alliance will transform arbitration practice in the 16 member states of SADC and will have a huge effect on the way all practice arbitration taking our rightful place in the world of arbitration - it is one of the biggest arbitration initiatives in the international field of arbitration when taking into account that the population of SADC is larger than the population of the USA.” 👉 TDM cfp Volume 3 #AfCFTA https://lnkd.in/dyT_Kqe

Higher Regional Court of Cologne recognises and declares enforceable Swiss arbitral award based on arbitration agreement concluded under apparent authority By decision of 2 February 2024 (19 Sch 21/23), the Higher Regional Court of Cologne recognised and declared enforceable a Swiss arbitral award based on an arbitration agreement concluded under apparent authority, rejecting a number of objections raised by the respondent. The decision confirms the German courts' willingness to conduct efficient recognition and enforcement proceedings and defer to party agreements to arbitrate. A summary of this decision, prepared by Justin Friedrich Krahé (SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz), is available at: https://lnkd.in/e8th2bbp. German Arbitration Digest (GAD) by the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS) German Arbitration Institute and DIS40

#ICCNY: Register before Friday 19 July to enjoy the Early Bird discount 🤑 There are only a couple of days left to benefit from the Early Bird rate for the 19th ICC New York Conference on International Arbitration, taking place on 25-26 September 2024. This year’s edition offers the following panels: 💼 Navigating the Global Business Landscape: Perspectives for North America from the ICC-Jus Connect-McCann Report on Cross-Cultural Business  🧬 Arbitration & ADR: the Best Medicine for Life Sciences Disputes?  🛠️ Time to Retool: Unleashing the Potential of Under-Utilized ADR Tools and Techniques  🌐 Contracting and Arbitrating with States and State-owned Entities: Emerging Trends, Challenges and Best Practices  🏛️ Mock Session of the ICC International Court of Arbitration: Spotlight on Multi-Party & Multi-Contract Issues and Consolidation Register now 👉 https://lnkd.in/eWFzJC_T #ICCCourt #ICCArbitration

Kicking off the second day of London International Disputes Week (LIDW) 🎬 Luke Tucker Harrison, co-chair of LIDW, is opening the main conference with the theme “Uniting for Global Challenge and Opportunity.” 🌍✨ Looking forward to insightful discussions and networking with industry leaders as we tackle the pressing issues and opportunities facing the global legal community💼🤝 #LIDW #LegalInnovation #GlobalChallenges #Opportunities #Networking #LegalCommunity

For all those returning to the office after the summer holidays, you may have missed the 2024 European Class Action Report from CMS UK. It is a fascinating read and provides a comprehensive overview of the class action landscape in the UK and other jurisdictions. ➡One of the most striking findings in this year's report is that UK class actions now involve over 500 million people - equating to a staggering 8 class actions per person. The full report can be found here: https://lnkd.in/ez5R3aqd #classaction #litigationfunding

Paris Arbitration Week | Clément Fouchard presented at the CMAP - Médiation et Arbitrage panel discussion: "Role and mission of the administrative body of an arbitral institution: a fair balance between control and freedom of proceedings" Institutional arbitration involves relationships between arbitrators and the Arbitration Centre throughout arbitration proceedings. Should this relationship give the arbitrators' freedom of action? Should the institution have some control over the arbitrators' work? 📍 More information: https://lnkd.in/eCWVxDGX #ReedSmithIA #internationalarbitration #arbitrajeinternational #PAW #PAW2024

It is a pleasure to announce that I will be participating in the KL Webinar - Access to Justice and Professional Responsibility: Global Perspectives on Third-Party Funding. I will moderate the first session: Third-Party Funding: Liberalisation of the Maintenance and Champerty Doctrine and the Challenges Ahead, in which we will be joined by the following excellent speakers: Professor Victoria Sahani, Ms Kim Rooney and Dato’ Nitin Nadkarni.   Many thanks to Asian International Arbitration Centre for organising this webinar.   More information and registration here: https://lnkd.in/dsUby8mU   #arbitration #internationalArbitration

On March 6-8, John Buckley and Youlin Yuan will speak at the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution ("CPR Institute") Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. John will be on a panel entitled “The Freedom of Neutrals and Parties to Innovate the ADR Process.” He will discuss how arbitrators and parties can leverage the flexibility of arbitral procedure to make arbitration hearings more efficient, facilitate settlement, and promote better reasoned awards. Youlin will be on a panel entitled “Freedom or Folly: Is Illegally Obtained Evidence Admissible in an Arbitration Proceeding?.” He will discuss the divergent approaches international arbitral tribunals take in exercising their discretion to admit illegally obtained evidence, and the common themes, doctrines, and factors underlying different approaches.