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On Thursday 19 October at 3 pm CEST (until 3.30 pm CEST) took place an interactive discussion of independence and impartiality: Paris-seated arbitrators face ever-evolving challenges. The episode reviewed the evolution of French case law from recent years, in our ‘A Case in Time’ headnote series. Marie Danis and Benjamin Sabbagh Zadeh, of August Debouzy, the authors of the GAP chapter on France, provided a discussion of the case study, followed by comments from Sara Koleilat-Aranjo of Morgan Lewis (short bios of the speakers below) and a Q&A with the participants. Chatham House rules applied. The event chat was open to facilitate networking and interaction. The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) is … Read More

On Thursday 22 February at 3pm CEST (until 3.30pm CEST) we held an interactive discussion of the Austrian Supreme Court: Docket 24.3.2021, 3 Ob 2/21x (see here) in our ‘A Case in Time’ headnote series. Florian Haugeneder and Patrizia Netal of KNOETZL, the authors of the GAP chapter on Austria, provided a discussion of the case study, followed by comments from Anzhela Torosyan, of Archipel (short bios of the speakers below) and a Q&A with the participants. Chatham House rules applied. The event chat was opened to facilitate networking and interaction. The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) is designed to assist in-house counsel, corporate lawyers and arbitration practitioners with efficiently accessing key insights into a … Read More

On Thursday 21 September at 4pm CEST took place an in-depth 90mn discussion of the French Court of Cassation decision in: Dutco (see here and translation here), in our ‘A Case in Time’ journal series. The speakers for this episode included Wesley Chan (Drew & Napier LLC), Gaëlle Filhol (Pinsent Masons), Paul Kleist (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP) and Leyou Tameru (I-Arb Africa) with Laurie Achtouk-Spivak (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP) moderating (short bios of the speakers below). The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) is designed to assist in-house counsel, corporate lawyers and arbitration practitioners with efficiently accessing key insights into a large range of jurisdictions, including for … Read More

On Thursday 21 September at 3 pm CET (until 3.30 pm CET) took place an interactive discussion of the Key Features of the Planned Reform of German Arbitration Law, in our ‘A Case in Time’ headnote series. Dr. Tilman Niedermaier and Marcus Weiler of CMS Hasche Sigle, the authors of the GAP chapter on Germany provided a discussion of the case study, followed by comments from Mark McMahon of STEWARTS (short bios of the speakers below) and a Q&A with the participants. Chatham House rules applied. The event chat was open to facilitate networking and interaction. The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) is designed to assist in-house counsel, corporate lawyers and arbitration practitioners … Read More

On Thursday 6 July at 5:00pm CEST we had an in-depth 90mn discussion of this year´s English High Court decision in Republic of Sierra Leone v. SL Mining Ltd, in our ‘A Case in Time’ journal series. The speakers for this episode were Markus Burgstaller (Hogan Lovells), Marc Jacob (DLA Piper), Elizabeth Oger-Gross (White & Case) and Nania Owusu-Ankomah (Bentsi-Enchill, Letsa & Ankomah), with Tsegaye Laurendeau (Signature Litigation LLP) moderating (short bios of the speakers below). The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) is designed to assist in-house counsel, corporate lawyers and arbitration practitioners with efficiently accessing key insights into a large range of jurisdictions, including for the purposes of … Read More

On Thursday 22 June at 3pm SGT (until 3.30pm SGT) we had an interactive discussion in our ‘A Case in Time’ Headnote series. Olga Boltenko and Xiongchao Chen of Fangda Partners, the authors of the GAP chapter on Hong Kong, considered the issue of the governing law of arbitration agreement in China Railway v CKH, followed by comments from Samantha Tan of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (short bios of the speakers below) and a Q&A with the participants. Chatham House rules applied. The event chat was open to facilitate networking and interaction. You can find out more about Delos’s Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) here, and sign up for GAP news here, and do look up other forthcoming events in our Headnote and Journal Series. … Read More

On Thursday 13 July at 3pm CEST (until 3.30pm CEST) there was an interactive discussion on Innovation in Nigerian Arbitration: unveiling the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 in the Context of international best practices in our ‘A Case in Time’ Headnote series. The speakers included Isaiah Bozimo and Daniel Ihueze of Broderick Bozimo & Company, the authors of the GAP chapter on Nigeria, followed by comments from Jakub Kamenicky of Squire Patton Boggs (short bios of the speakers below) and a Q&A with the participants. Chatham House rules applied. The event chat was opened to facilitate networking and interaction. You can find out more about Delos’s Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) here, and sign up for GAP news here; and do look up other forthcoming events in our … Read More

On Thursday 25 May at 3pm ET there was an in-depth 90mn discussion of the ICC award in AES Gener v Mobil (case no. 13385) and its legacy: LNG disputes in Latin America, force majeure, and good faith obligations, in our ‘A Case in Time’ journal series. The speakers for this episode included Karina Goldberg (Ferro Castro), Julio César Rivera (Marval), Rodrigo Zamora (Galicia), with Laura Sinisterra (Debevoise & Plimpton LLP) moderating (short bios of the speakers below). The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) is designed to assist in-house counsel, corporate lawyers and arbitration practitioners with efficiently accessing key insights into a large range of jurisdictions, including for the purposes of negotiating … Read More

On Tuesday 25 April at 3pm CEST there was an in-depth 90mn discussion of the Paris Court of Appeal decision: Dow Chemical (see here) on the extension of the arbitration agreement and its legacy, in our ‘A Case in Time’ journal series. The speakers for this episode included Samantha Nataf (De Gaulle Fleurance), Pedro Martini (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP), Giulio Palermo (Archipel Law Firm), Robert Reyes Landicho (Vinson & Elkins), with Laurie Achtouk-Spivak (Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP) moderating (short bios of the speakers below). You can find out more about arbitration in France from the GAP chapter authored by August Debouzy. The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS The Delos Guide to Arbitration Places (GAP) … Read More