Short Course: Cross-border Dispute Resolution

Date: 16th May 2016 - 17th May 2016
Time: TBC
Location: British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP

Course Lead: Dr Eva Lein, Herbert Smith Freehills Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law, BIICL

This two-day programme is focused on current developments and strategies in cross-border dispute resolution.

Cross-border dispute resolution is a part of the practice of almost every commercial lawyer and knowledge in this area is essential. Led by BIICL researchers, academics and practitioners, the course is designed to give a concise introduction to key issues across a broad range of areas of dispute resolution.

Topics include: Managing risks in international litigation; cross-border tort claims; disputes concerning transactions in the banking and finance sector; cross-border competition law claims; cross-border asset freezing; tactical considerations as to the enforcement foreign judgments; arbitration in the energy sector; and recent developments in collective litigation.

Speakers include:

• Adam Johnson, Herbert Smith Freehills
• Marie Louise Kinsler, 2 Temple Gardens
• Professor Matthias Lehmann, University of Bonn
• Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, BIICL
• Dr Maxi Scherer, Queen Mary University of London and WilmerHale
• Alex Layton, 20 Essex Street
• Hayk Kupelyants, University of Cambridge
• Dr Eva Lein, BIICL.

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