The conference will offer a line-up of top-class speakers, topical discussions and relevant news, but also an excellent opportunity to network.

Who should attend?

• Practising lawyers
• Corporate counsel
• Arbitrators
• Mediators
• Business professionals and academics coming from or doing business in the MENA region

The ICC Institute advanced level training on “Assessment of damages by arbitrators” will take place on 6 May 2018.

Topics to Discuss:

The 20-20 Debate: arbitrator and counsel ethics
What effect do published rules (IBA, ) have on the topic ? Do they influence the way the problems at stake are dealt with ? Should arbitral institutions play a policing role in this respect ?

Hercules’ Pillars: navigating past the civil and common law divide
This interactive panel will identify a number of recurring procedural and substantive issues and then challenge the proposition that their handling in international arbitration depends on the cultural background of counsel and decision-makers. The panel shall propose a case scenario and discuss the possible approaches to solving it by analysing the issues below:
-contract interpretation and good faith
-contract termination
-claims and damages (global claims, liquidated damages)
-burden of proof and standard of proof
-iura novit arbiter and reasoning
-document production
-cross-examination
-expert evidence (partly appointed vs/tribunal appointed)

Joint Ventures: opening Pandora’s box (or keeping it closed)
Arbitration with joint venture parties raises new and complex substantive and procedural issues. The panel will explore, and discuss substantive issues with the audience, such as legal capacity and standing to sue; applicable law; procedural multiparty arbitration issues such as joinder, jurisdiction and constitution of