The Commercial Court is pleased to have been able to arrange a series of virtual seminars linking judges, practitioners and academics on a range of “hot topics” within commercial law. The series comprises: Arbitration and the Courts: A constructive symbiosis: 7 October 2020 State Immunity and Commercial Law: An ever-decreasing sphere?: 17 November 2020 Commercial […]
Join the European Circuit via Zoom for five special sessions taking place over two weeks, dedicated to pivotal issues in European law, with contributions from senior judges and high-profile practitioners. Essex Court’s Hugh Mercer QC, who is a former leader of the European Circuit, will be chairing the session taking place on Thursday 24th September […]
Following the success of the inaugural IBA Asia Pacific Arbitration Conference in Singapore last year, the IBA Arbitration Committee are hosting a second conference virtually across 22 and 24 September 2020. Toby Landau QC will be speaking on “A pandemic arbitration wave? – The rise of investor-state arbitrations in the aftermath of the pandemic”. The […]
This webinar is produced by LSLC in association with Linklaters and 36 Stone and will consist of a round table discussion by leading experts from a range of specialisms: maritime, commercial, and financial. Sir Bernard Eder has agreed to chair and moderate the debate: the subject is one in which Sir Bernard has a special […]
This two-module webinar, hosted by the Singapore Academy of Law, aims to promote the knowledge and practice of civil law in cross-border transactions in Asia. Leading academics and practitioners from France and Singapore will present at the webinar. Similarities and differences between the contract law of the common law and the civil law traditions will […]
Join Mr Kevin Nash (Singapore International Arbitration Centre), Professor Gary Born (WilmerHale), Ms Eva Kalnina (Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler) and Mr Jern-Fei Ng QC (Essex Court Chambers) for this webinar discussing how to win virtual arbitration hearings. The webinar will cover: Cross-examining effectively in a virtual hearing; The art of effective oral advocacy in a virtual hearing; […]
The COVID-19 Insurance Litigation Virtual Summit on July 23-24 will provide you with the knowledge, tactics and network that you need to avoid litigation whenever possible and to succeed in court when litigation is unavoidable. Mark Templeman QC and David Scorey QC will join a host of speakers at this event, covering the following topics: […]
Webinar: Saturday 18th July 2020, 4:00pm (India) You are invited to join a webinar hosted by the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee India (UNCCI) and the National Law School of India University along with the support of the ICCA and PCA delebrates on reforming the Investor-State Dispute Settlement System. Opening remarks: Prof. Sudhir Krishnaswamy, Vice Chancellor NLSIU […]
https://vimeo.com/438909636/7626d9258e In this webinar, Andrew Hochhauser QC and Jane Russell discuss the recent interesting High Court decision of Benyatov v Credit Suisse [2020] EWHC 85 (QB). The judgment contains consideration of: the terms to be implied in an employment contract, including whether there is an implied term that an employer would indemnify an employee against […]
Paris Arbitration Week (PAW) | 6-10 July 2020 For the first time in its history Paris Arbitration Week will be held virtually. On the second day will be a two-part panel series on arbitration reform. Salim Moollan QC will be joined by Jan Paulsson, Nigel Blackaby QC and María Beatriz Burghetto. Arbitration Reform I: Unilateral […]
