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Irish arbitration events
Practical Law UK Legal Update 6-508-8419 (Approx. 3 pages)
Joe Kelly (Partner) and Siobhán Kirrane (Associate), A&L Goodbody
Over the coming months, Dublin will be holding a number of arbitration conferences, hosted by Arbitration Ireland, the ICDR, TCD and CIArb.
Arbitration Ireland: Making Ireland a Centre for International Arbitration
On 10 October 2011, Arbitration Ireland is hosting a conference, Making Ireland a Centre for International Arbitration, in the Royal Dublin Society, Dublin.
Arbitration Ireland has been established by the Irish Arbitration community, for the purpose of promoting arbitration as a method of dispute resolution at home and abroad and promoting Ireland as a venue for international arbitration.
The conference will cover three sessions on the following:
- Why choose arbitration for international commercial disputes? Current developments in international arbitration.
- The choice of seat: why Ireland is a good venue for international arbitration.
- Arbitrating under the Irish Arbitration Act 2010 – Practical aspects.
Speakers at the event include: Donald Francis Donovan (Debevoise & Plimpton), Pierre-Yves Tschanz (Tavernier Tschanz), and Lucy Reed (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer).
For further details, see the conference brochure, Arbitration Ireland, Making Ireland a Centre for International Arbitration.
ICDR and TCD: Alternatives to Litigation in a Civil Society
On 11 October 2011, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) and Trinity College Dublin School of Law (TCD) are hosting an event, Alternatives to Litigation in a Civil Society, focusing on alternatives to litigation.
The event will cover and include discussion of some of the most pressing issues in current international dispute resolution, notably:
- Are viable arbitration and mediation regimes a critical component of a modern justice system?
- How do states, investors and NGOs bring about a change in the culture of justice?
- What are keys to investor confidence in a state's dispute resolution regime?
- What are the lessons learned from recent justice-building initiatives?
- Who will pay for the rule of law?
The speakers include: William K Slate II (President and CEO of the American Arbitration Association), Patricia O'Brien (Under-Secretary General for Legal Affairs and United Nations Legal Counsel), Jean-Claude Najar (Senior Counsel Europe, GE) and Lada Busevac (Senior Operations Office, Investment Climate Department, World Bank Group).
For further details see the conference brochure, ICDR and TCD, Alternatives to Litigation in a Civil Society.
CIArb: Inaugural Conference of the CIArb Young Members Group
On 11 November 2011, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) will be hosting the Inaugural Conference of the CIArb Young Members Group, in Dublin.
The conference will cover the following key topics:
- International best practice: What can arbitral seats learn from one another?
- Evolving practice under the New York Convention.
- Investment arbitration: Fit for the purpose?
The speakers include: Mark Levy (Allen & Overy), Andrew Lotbinière McDougall (Perley-Robertson, Hill & McDougall LLP), Klaus Reichert (Brick Court Chambers) and Laurence Burger (Winston Strawn LLP).
For further details see the conference brochure, CIArb, Inaugural Conference of the CIArb Young Members Group.