Exploring Africa’s Shifting Arbitration Trends in the Mining Sector, in collaboration with Webber Wentzel, ICC Dispute Resolution Services and Delos

Please join us at Webber Wentzel’s Cape Town offices on Monday, 9 February, at 10h45 am (SAST), for an engaging panel discussion followed by a Q&A session, co-hosted by Eversheds Sutherland and Webber Wentzel, with insights from the Presidents of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and Delos Dispute Resolution.

As we all gather in Cape Town for the upcoming Mining Indaba 2026, conversations will centre on the future of Africa’s mining industry. In recent years, mining disputes across the continent are being reshaped by new contractual disputes, resource nationalism, the interplay of States’ national policies with international law, and the shift from traditional expropriation claims to performance-based licence issues, such as minimum-work obligations. These changes, combined with ESG-driven considerations and geopolitical pressures, are redefining the nature of arbitration in the mining sector and shaping the issues that parties and tribunals are now confronting. Our panel discussion will set out to take a closer look at these trends.

During the discussion, we will hear from a panel of arbitration leaders: Claudia Salomon, President, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Hafez Virjee, President, Delos Dispute Resolution; Kudakwashe Chitanga, Regional Manager: Legal of First Quantum Minerals; Priyesh Daya, Partner, Webber Wentzel (Moderator); Nick Alp, Partner, Webber Wentzel; and Wesley Pydiamah, Partner, Global Co-Head of International Arbitration, Eversheds Sutherland, who will explore these topics in depth and share practical insights, from both practitioner and institutional perspectives.

We hope you can join us for what promises to be a thought-provoking and insightful discussion. Please note that spaces are limited. We encourage you to reserve your place here.