BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20210517T183000 RDATE:20380119T111407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:Asia/Singapore +08 END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20380119T111407 TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:Asia/Singapore +08 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:6cb5a9bc3512531b9bcf2f79d1e8bf07 CATEGORIES:Webinar CREATED:20220414T164037 SUMMARY:WEBINAR: Conflict of Laws in International Arbitration (18 May 2022, 6.30pm – 8.15pm(GMT +8)) LOCATION:Zoom Webinar DESCRIPTION::About this WebinarArbitral Tribunals are expected to arrive at principled decisions on questions of substance and procedure, based on the application of relevant legal principles. In order to do so, they are often confronted with the need to first identify the applicable law. This can create confli cts of law issues which are particularly challenging in where there are cro ss-border elements of the sort routinely encountered in International Arbit ration, particularly in the absence of an express choice of law by the part ies. Please join our distinguished panel who will share their knowledge and practical experience on the subject of Conflicts of Law in International A rbitration.\nWebinar Programme:Webinar participants will be able to watch a nd listen to (via computer audio or telephone line) the video presentation and Q&A discussion on their screens, receive a PDF copy of the presenta tion slides, as well as participate in the Q&A discussion by sending in their questions to the moderator via text using the built-in Q&A funct ion.\n6.30 – 6.45pmOpening Remarks by ModeratorMr. Dinesh Dhillon – Partner , Allen & Gledhill LLP; Immediate Past President, Singapore Institute o f Arbitrators6.45– 8.00pmConflict of Laws in International ArbitrationDr. K abir Duggal – Attorney, Arnold & Porter, New York Prof. Janet Walker, C M – Chartered Arbitrator, Atkins Chambers Mr. Alvin Yap – Associate, Squire Patton Boggs Singapore LLP8.00 – 8.15pmPanel Discussion and Q&A Sessio n Moderated by Webinar Moderator\nAbout the Speaker(s)\nDr. Kabir Duggal's core areas of focus are international investment and commercial arbitration , and public international law matters, serving both as Arbitrator and Coun sel. He is also a Lecturer-in-Law at Columbia Law School and an adjunct Pro fessor at Fordham Law School. \n He is a Consultant for the United Nations Office of the High Representative for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) on the creation of a novel Investment Support Program. Dr. Duggal works closely w ith the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (C LDP) as an expert and has undertaken capacity-building workshops in Georgia , Kosovo, Bosnia & Herzegovina. \n He has conducted training and capaci ty-building sessions for several Governments including Colombia, Saudi Arab ia, Myanmar, India, Philippines among others on public international law an d dispute resolution matters. He serves on the Federal Republic of Somalia’ s New York Convention Task Force as well as the WTO Negotiating Team (Inter national Board). \nProf. Janet Walker, CM is an independent arbitrator wit h chambers in London, Toronto and Sydney, and a distinguished research prof essor at Osgoode Hall in Toronto. She has served as sole arbitrator, co-arb itrator and chair in arbitration administered by the ICC, ICDR, DIAC, HKIAC , KCAB, PCA and SIAC. \nJanet chairs the ICC Canada Arbitration Committee a nd is a member of the CIArb Canada Board. She is co-chair of CanArbWeek, an executive editor of the Canadian Journal of Commercial Arbitration and co- author of Commercial Arbitration in Australia under the Model Law. She auth ors Canada’s main text on the conflict of laws, cited in more than 400 judg ments. Janet is a member of the Order of Canada. Mr. Alvin Yap acts as cou nsel in State-to-State disputes before international courts and tribunals a nd regularly advises States and corporations on matters of public internati onal law, particularly on land and maritime boundary issues and upstream oi l and gas matters. He has also served as an arbitrator and tribunal secreta ry in commercial arbitration. He has written and published extensively on m atters of international arbitration and public international law.About the Moderator\n \nMr. Dinesh Dhillon is the Co-Head of the Allen & Gledhill ’s International Arbitration practice. He has acted as lead counsel in inte rnational arbitration for global multinational corporations in the telecomm unications, airline, hotel, commodities, construction, manufacturing and pr ojects industries. He has also represented sovereign states in internationa l arbitration cases. He has represented clients in landmark cases before th e Singapore courts relating to jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals, challeng es to arbitration awards and attempts to resist enforcement of foreign arbi tration awards. Dinesh has represented multinational companies in cases be fore the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC), Singapore High Co urt and Court of Appeal. Dinesh is the Immediate Past President of The Sing apore Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternativ e Dispute Resolution, Board member of the Law Society’s Pro Bono Services O ffice, Treasurer of the Asia Pacific Forum of the International Bar Associa tion and Co-Chair of the Legal & IPR Committee of The American Chamber of Commerce in Singapore (AmCham).\n \n REGISTRATION CLOSING DATE: 13th May 2022FEES\n(includes materials, if any)\nMembershipRegular RateSIArb Me mbersS$ 40.00Members of:Asia Pacific Institute of Experts (APIEx)Regional A rbitral Institute Forum (RAIF)Singapore Chamber of Maritime Arbitration (SC MA) Singapore Corporate Counsel Association (SCCA)Singapore Institute of Ar chitects (SIA)Society of Construction Law Singapore (SCL (S)) S$ 60.00Other sS$ 90.00Supporting Organisations\n \n Continuing Professional Development\ nSILE CPD Points \nPractice Area: Alternate Dispute Resolution \nTraining L evel: General\nPublic CPD Points: 2\n Download Brochure HERE (images/Events /2022/SIArb_Webinar_Conflicts_of_Law_in_International_Arbitration18May2022. pdf). \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Arbitral Tribunals are expected to arrive at principled decisi ons on questions of substance and procedure, based on the application of re levant legal principles. In order to do so, they are often confronted with the need to first identify the applicable law. This can create conflicts of law issues which are particularly challenging in where there are cross-bor der elements of the sort routinely encountered in International Arbitration , particularly in the absence of an express choice of law by the parties. P lease join our distinguished panel who will share their knowledge and pract ical experience on the subject of Conflicts of Law in International Arbitra tion.
Webinar participants will be able to watch and listen to (via compu ter audio or telephone line) the video presentation and Q&A discussion on their screens, receive a PDF copy of the presentation slides, as well as participate in the Q&A discussion by sending in their questions to the moderator via text using the built-in Q&A function.
6 .30 – 6.45pm |
Opening Remarks by Moderator Mr. Dinesh Dhillon – Partner, Allen & Gledh
ill LLP; Immediate Past President, Singapore Institute of Arbitrators |
6.45&ndash ; 8.00pm | Conflict of Laws in International Arbitration<
div>Dr. Kabir Duggal – Attorney, Arnold &
Porter, New York Prof. Janet
Walker, CM – Chartered Arbitrator, Atkins Chambers
Mr. Alvin Yap – Associate, Squire Patton
Boggs Singapore LLP |
8.00 – 8.15pm | Panel Discussion and Q&A Session Moderated by Webinar Moderat or |
About the Speaker(s)
Dr. Kabir Duggal's core areas of focus are internatio
nal investment and commercial arbitration, and public international law mat
ters, serving both as Arbitrator and Counsel. He is also a Lecturer-in-Law
at Columbia Law School and an adjunct Professor at Fordham Law School. He is a Consultant for the United Nations Office of the High Representat ive for Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Smal l Island Developing States (UN-OHRLLS) on the creation of a novel Investmen t Support Program. Dr. Duggal works closely with the U.S. Department of Com merce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) as an expert and ha s undertaken capacity-building workshops in Georgia, Kosovo, Bosnia & H erzegovina. He has conducted training and capacity-building sessions for several Governments including Colombia, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, India, Philippines among others on public international law and dispute resolution matters. He serves on the Federal Republic of Somalia’s New York Con vention Task Force as well as the WTO Negotiating Team (International Board ). | |
| Prof. Janet Wa
lker, CM is an indep
endent arbitrator with chambers in London, Toronto and Sydney, and a distin
guished research professor at Osgoode Hall in Toronto. She has served as so
le arbitrator, co-arbitrator and chair in arbitration administered by the I
CC, ICDR, DIAC, HKIAC, KCAB, PCA and SIAC. Janet chairs the ICC Canad a Arbitration Committee and is a member of the CIArb Canada Board. She is c o-chair of CanArbWeek, an executive editor of the Canadian Journal of C ommercial Arbitration and co-author of Commercial Arbitration in A ustralia under the Model Law. She authors Canada’s main text on the conflict of laws, cited in more than 400 judgments. Janet is a member o f the Order of Canada. |
About the Moderator
| Mr. Dinesh Dhillon is
the Co-Head of the Allen & Gledhill’s International Arbitration p
ractice. He has acted as lead counsel in international arbitration for glob
al multinational corporations in the telecommunications, airline, hotel, co
mmodities, construction, manufacturing and projects industries. He has also
represented sovereign states in international arbitration cases. He has re
presented clients in landmark cases before the Singapore courts relating to
jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals, challenges to arbitration awards and a
ttempts to resist enforcement of foreign arbitration awards. Dinesh h
as represented multinational companies in cases before the Singapore Intern
ational Commercial Court (SICC), Singapore High Court and Court of Appeal.
Dinesh is the Immediate Past President of The Singapore Institute of Arbitr
ators, Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution, Boa
rd member of the Law Society’s Pro Bono Services Office, Treasurer of
the Asia Pacific Forum of the International Bar Association and Co-Chair o
f the Legal & IPR Committee of The American Chamber of Commerce in Sing
apore (AmCham). |
FEES
(includes mat erials, if any)
Supporting Organisations
SILE CPD Points |
&nb sp;Download Brochure HERE.&n bsp;