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Prof. Mohamed Abdel Wahab discussed “Good Faith and Neighbouring Doctrines: Conceptual Considerations and Practical Applications in International Arbitration” with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. The recording is available here. Prof. Mohamed Abdel Wahab was tagged by Cecilia Azar; he in turn tagged Vladimir Khvalei. This episode was also supported by the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) and the DIFC-LCIA. Prof. Mohamed Abdel Wahab is the Chair of the Private International law Department and Professor of International Arbitration at Cairo University. He is also: Vice President of the ICC International Court of Arbitration; Member of the ICCA Governing Board; Vice- Chair, IBA Arab Regional Forum; Member of the CRCICA Advisory Committee; Member of the Advisory Board, Mauritius International Arbitration Centre (MIAC); Member of … Read More

Prof. Diane Desierto discussed “Invoking Climate Change, Environmental Law and Human Rights Law in International Arbitration: Utopia or Opportunity?” with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. The recording is available here. Prof. Diane Desierto was ‘tagged’ by Dr. Yas Banifatemi; she in turn tagged Prof. Catherine Rogers. This episode was also supported by the Philippine Institute of Arbitrators (PIArb). Prof. Diane Desierto (JSD, Yale) is a tenured Associate Professor of Human Rights Law and Global Affairs at the University of Notre Dame, where she is also a Faculty Fellow in five of the University’s institutes and centers (Kellogg Institute for International Studies, Klau Center for Civil and Human Rights, Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, and Pulte Institute … Read More

Cecilia Azar discussed “Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration: Debates and dilemmas surrounding third-party funding and party representation” with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. The recording is available here. Cecilia Azar was tagged by Funke Adekoya SAN; she in turn tagged Prof. Mohamed Abdel Wahab. This episode was also supported by Women Way in Arbitration – Latin America (WWA LatAm). Cecilia Azar is a partner at Galicia Abogados, specializing in arbitration, mediation and legal proceedings relating to arbitration. She has specialized in the energy, infrastructure, construction and family/commercial mediation sectors over the past 10 years. Her clients include national and international companies involved in energy or construction and infrastructure projects. Her recent cases have covered complex legal disputes relating to distribution, technology transfer … Read More

Dr. Yas Banifatemi discussed “Arbitration as a means of improving human rights protections at sea” with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. The recording is available here and Yas Banifatemi’s presentation is available here. She was tagged by Meg Kinnear; she in turn tagged Prof. Diane Desierto. For a write-up of this episode, see Bruno Acevedo, “TagTime with Dr. Yas Banifatemi – Arbitration as a means of improving human rights protections at sea“ (The American Review of International Arbitration, 11 March 2021). Dr. Yas Banifatemi is a partner and Co-Head of the International Arbitration practice at Shearman & Sterling. She also leads the firm’s Public International Law practice, and co-heads the firm’s Energy practice. She is widely recognized as one of the most prominent international arbitration and public … Read More

Funke Adekoya SAN discussed “Damages and Costs: Can Fair Compensation Be Too Much?” with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee, reviewed the manner in which damages were pleaded and addressed in certain particularly large awards, and the practice of allocation of costs, both in commercial and investment arbitration. The recording is available here. Funke Adekoya SAN was tagged by Gourab Banerji SA; she in turn tagged Cecilia Azar. This episode was also supported by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) – Nigeria Branch, CRID-LawNet, the Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre (LACIAC) and the Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA). Funke Adekoya SAN is a founding Partner at Nigerian law firm ǼLEX, one of the largest full service commercial law firms in Nigeria where she … Read More

Gourab Banerji SA discussed “Recent Developments in the Enforcement of New York Convention Awards in India” with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee, and retraced the history of enforcement of New York Convention awards in India before turning to the recent Indian Supreme Court judgments in Vijay Karia & Ors. v. Prysmian Cavi E Sistemi S.r.I. (2020) and National Agricultural Co-operative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. (NAFED) v. Alimenta S.A. (2020). The recording is available here. For a write-up of this webinar, see Sahil Tagotra & Ishita Mishra, “Recent Developments in the Enforcement of New York Convention Awards in India” (Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 6 July 2020). Gourab Banerji was tagged by Sir Bernard Eder; he in turn tagged Funke Adekoya SAN. This episode was also supported by Young … Read More

Meg Kinnear discussed “Tracking the Evolution of the ICSID Rules” with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. The recording is available here. Meg Kinnear tagged Dr Yas Banifatemi. This episode was also supported by the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Meg Kinnear is a Vice President of the World Bank Group and the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). Ms. Kinnear was formerly the Senior General Counsel and Director General of the Trade Law Bureau of Canada. In November 2002, Ms. Kinnear was also named Chair of the Negotiating Group on Dispute Settlement for the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement. From October 1996 to April 1999, Ms. Kinnear was Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Justice … Read More

Sir Bernard Eder discussed “Issue Estoppel under the New York Convention”, with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. The recording is available here. He was tagged by Professors Doug Jones AO and Janet Walker; he in turn tagged Gourab Banerji SA. Sir Bernard Eder is an international arbitrator/mediator based at 24 Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London. He previously practised as a barrister at Essex Court Chambers for almost 35 years – between 1976 and 2010 – specialising in commercial litigation and international arbitration. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1991. During his practice at the English Bar, he acted as Counsel in over 100 reported cases (including in the Commercial Court, the Court of Appeal, the House of Lords and the Privy Council) and over 200 … Read More

Prof. Doug Jones AO and Prof. Janet Walker discussed what comes after Procedural Order No. 1, i.e. “PO1 – The beginning or the end?”, with Dr Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee. The recording is available here. They were tagged by Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS; they in turn tagged Sir Bernard Eder. Prof. Doug Jones AO is a leading independent international commercial and investor-state arbitrator with over 40 years’ prior experience as an international transactional and disputes project lawyer. Doug is a door tenant at Atkin Chambers London, an arbitrator member at Arbitration Place in Toronto, and has an office in Sydney. Doug is also an International Judge of the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC). He has been involved in over 120 arbitrations spanning … Read More

Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS discussed his approach to Procedural Order No. 1, with Amanda Lee and Hafez Virjee. The recording is available here. He tagged Professors Doug Jones AO and Janet Walker. Neil Kaplan CBE QC SBS is a member of the Delos Board of Advisors. He has been a full-time practising arbitrator since 1995.  He has been involved in several hundred arbitrations as arbitrator.  Called to the Bar of England in 1965, Mr. Kaplan has practiced as a barrister, Principal Crown Counsel at the Hong Kong Attorney General’s Chambers, and served as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong in charge of the Arbitration List. He was Chair of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) for 13 years and President of the Chartered … Read More