This ROAP Americas Mock Hearing took place on 22 March 2023 at 7am YVR / 9am CDMX / 10am NY -WAS / 3pm LONDON and it featured the following: Tribunal and Observer: Elsa Ortega (Partner, Creel, García-Cuellar, Aiza y Enriquez. ROAP faculty), Mallory Silberman (Partner, Arnold & Porter. ROAP faculty), Jimisha Dalal and Rosario Galardi Counsel for Claimant: Timothy Hughes and Marryum Kahloom Counsel for Respondent: Marianna Fleury Trona and Raoul Julien Renard Matter: Lacrosse Footwear, Inc. v. 9055-3827 Québec Inc Find out more about the ROAP Mock Hearings here.
ROAP Americas 2022 Mock Hearing – 16 March
This ROAP Americas Mock Hearing took place on 16 March 2023 at 7am YVR / 9am CDMX / 10am NY -WAS / 3pm LONDON and it featured the following: Tribunal and Observer: Kate Brown de Vejar (Partner, DLA Piper. ROAP faculty), Rachel Kent (Partner, WilmerHale. ROAP faculty), Raoul Julien Renard and Marryum Kahloon Counsel for Claimant: Jimisha Dalal and Sarah Firestone Counsel for Respondent: Gladys Sarah Bagasin Matter: Lacrosse Footwear, Inc. v. 9055-3827 Québec Inc Find out more about the ROAP Mock Hearings here.
ROAP CONSTRUCTION 2022 Mock Hearing – 7 April
This ROAP Construction Mock Hearing took place on 7 April 2023 at 6am London / 7am Paris / 10am Dubai / 2pm Singapore and it featured the following: Tribunal and Observer: Alex BEVAN, Todd WETMORE. Kwesi DADZIE-YORKE and Youssef RIZKANA. Counsel for Claimant: Ahmed SHERIF and Claire ZHANG. Counsel for Respondent:Magdalena HOLICZO and Karan RUKHANA. Matter: Cobra Infraestructuras Hidráulicas, S.A. v. Societa Esecuzione Lavori Idraulici, S.P.A. & Seli Obras Subterráneas, S.A Find out more about the ROAP Mock Hearings here.
ROAP CONSTRUCTION 2022 Mock Hearing – 4 April
This ROAP Construction Mock Hearing took place on 4 April 2023 at 6am London / 7am Paris / 10am Dubai / 2pm Singapore and it featured the following: Tribunal and Observer: Isabelle MICHOU, Thomas WILSON, Shin Yin KIM and Hiba AL ABIAD. Counsel for Claimant: Bilge KAGAN CEVIK and Martyna DARCZUK. Counsel for Respondent: Daria PAVLYUCHOCK. Matter: Cobra Infraestructuras Hidráulicas, S.A. v. Societa Esecuzione Lavori Idraulici, S.P.A. & Seli Obras Subterráneas, S.A Find out more about the ROAP Mock Hearings here.
ROAP CONSTRUCTION 2022 Mock Hearing – 29 March
This ROAP Construction Mock Hearing took place on 29 March 2023 at 6am London / 7am Paris / 10am Dubai / 2pm Singapore and it featured the following: Tribunal and Observer: Jane DAVID EVANS, Aisha NADAR. Ilenia LOMBARDI and Phuong-Trinh NGUYEN. Counsel for Claimant: Simone SANCANDI. Counsel for Respondent: Jodie REINDORF. Matter: Cobra Infraestructuras Hidráulicas, S.A. v. Societa Esecuzione Lavori Idraulici, S.P.A. & Seli Obras Subterráneas, S.A Find out more about the ROAP Mock Hearings here.
ROAP CONSTRUCTION 2022 Mock Hearing – 21 March
This ROAP Construction Mock Hearing took place on 21 March 2023 at 6am London / 7am Paris / 10am Dubai / 2pm Singapore and it featured the following: Tribunal and Observer: Alex BEVAN, Isabelle MICHOU Magdalena HOLICZKO and Ahmed SHERIF. Counsel for Claimant: Ayush CHADDHA and Kwesi DADZIE-YORKE. Counsel for Respondent: Shi Yin KIM and Hiba AL ABIAD. Matter: Cobra Infraestructuras Hidráulicas, S.A. v. Societa Esecuzione Lavori Idraulici, S.P.A. & Seli Obras Subterráneas, S.A Find out more about the ROAP Mock Hearings here.
ROAP CONSTRUCTION 2022 Mock Hearing – 15 March
This ROAP Construction Mock Hearing took place on 15 March 2023 at 10am London / 11am Paris / 2pm Dubai / 6pm Singapore and it featured the following: Tribunal and Observer: Ronan HANNA, Philip NORMAN, Kwesi DADZIE-YORKE, and Ayush CHADDHA. Counsel for Claimant: Ilenia LOMBARDI and Janine HAESLER. Counsel for Respondent: Anton GARMOZA and Mina MOROVA. Matter: Cobra Infraestructuras Hidráulicas, S.A. v. Societa Esecuzione Lavori Idraulici, S.P.A. & Seli Obras Subterráneas, S.A Find out more about the ROAP Mock Hearings here.
ROAP CONSTRUCTION 2022 Mock Hearing – 13 March
This ROAP Construction Mock Hearing took place on 13 March 2023 at 10am London / 11am Paris / 2pm Dubai / 6pm Singapore and it featured the following: Tribunal and Observer: Nadia DARWAZEH, Carine DUPEYRONT, Mina MOROVA and Anton GARMOZA. Counsel for Claimant: Rishabh RAHEJA and Youssef RIZKANA. Counsel for Respondent: Thembela NDWANDWE and Susksham CHAUHAN. Faculty Tribunal: Nadia DARWAZEH and Carine DUPEYRONT. Matter: Cobra Infraestructuras Hidráulicas, S.A. v. Societa Esecuzione Lavori Idraulici, S.P.A. & Seli Obras Subterráneas, S.A Find out more about the ROAP Mock Hearings here.
GAP HEADNOTE SERIES – China (by Herbert Smith Freehills)
On Thursday 2 March at 3pm HKT (until 3.30pm HKT) took place an interactive discussion of the PRC Supreme Court’s recent guidance on issues relating to determining the validity of arbitration agreements, in our ‘A Case in Time’ headnote series. Helen Tang and Celine Wang of Herbert Smith Freehills, the authors of the GAP chapter on China, summarised the issues relating to determining the validity of arbitration agreements. They shared the key takeaways based on the PRC Supreme Court’s recent effort to provide a uniform approach for courts across the country to follow in dealing with these issues and discuss two guiding cases published by the PRC Supreme Court in December 2022, followed by comments from Isuru Devendra of Latham & Watkins (short bios of … Read More
GAP JOURNAL SERIES – Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings
On Wednesday 3 May at 4pm SGT took place an in-depth 90mn discussion of the Singapore Court of Appeal decision: Anupam Mittal v Westbridge Ventures II Investment Holdings (see here) on laws governing arbitrability and arbitration agreements, in our ‘A Case in Time’ journal series. This judgment was nominated by GAR among the most important arbitration-related decisions rendered in 2022- 2023. The speakers for this episode included Kate Apostolova (Mayer Brown), Steven Lim (39 Essex Chambers), Nicholas Poon (Breakpoint LLC), Niranjan Venkatesan (One Essex Court), with Jonathan Lim (WilmerHale) moderating (short bios of the speakers below). You can find out more about arbitration in Singapore from the GAP chapter authored by Shearman & Sterling. The recording is available here. ABOUT THE GAP AND THE SPEAKERS … Read More