1 – Access to Arbitration, Are We Going in the Right Direction?

2 – Alternatives to ICSID

Moderated by Jan Paulsson and Stephen M. Schwebel

Location: Miami

Date: 26 February 2012

See the attached program and registration details  for more information

Date: 8-10 March 2012

Register by 10 February 2012 for the early bird rates

See the ICC Asia-Pacific Brochure 1.26.12 for more information

A formal invitation will be circulated in due course.

In the meantime, we encourage any members wishing to submit questions for discussion at the symposium to e-mail dimity.maybury@nortonrose.com

This event provides a unique opportunity to hear from leading internationally renowned experts on issues including the current work on choice of law by the Hague Conference on Private International Law, party autonomy and the application of mandatory rules by Australian courts.

When: 29 November 2011
Time: 5pm – 5.30pm Registration, 5.30pm – 7pm Presentations and Discussion

Where:  Monash Law Chambers, Level 1, 555 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne 3000

For further details see flyer: Tacking the Legal Challenges in Cross-Border Transactions – Hague Symposium

“Is the Process of Arbitration really Consensual? Balancing Party Autonomy with Tribunal Control”

At this special AIDC session, Hilary Heilbron QC will discuss a number of interesting aspects of arbitration including:
- the expectation of parties from the arbitral process, particularly when coming from different legal systems
- effectively and efficiently steering an arbitration while meeting expectations and joint wishes of the parties
- whether parties can be brought into the process against their will?

When: Wednesday, 30 November 5:00pm for 5.30pm

Where: AIDC, Level 16, 1 Castlereagh Street, Sydney

Cost: $45 (reduced rate for ACICA and CIArb Members $35)

For further details please see Flyer_HH_0.1