7th ICC India Arbitration Day | 16 November 2024
The 7th ICC India Arbitration Day is taking place on 16 November 2024 (Saturday) at Hyatt Regency, New Delhi from 10:00 am to 07:00 pm (IST).
The much-awaited annual Conference will feature exciting panels on emerging issues in arbitration including the much-anticipated mock ICC Court Session on the challenge of arbitrators that you can observe to familiarise yourself with the behind-the-scene work of the ICC Court! The Conference brings together more than 200 arbitration experts, practitioners, in-house counsel, and speakers from India and abroad, and will include the following sessions:
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Arbitrating beyond borders – Cross jurisdictional perspectives on effective advocacy and settlement
Abraham Vergis, Senior Counsel (Managing Director, Providence Law Asia) | Andrew Cannon (Global Co-Head International Arbitration Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills) | Prakash Pillai (Partner, Clyde & Co Clasis) | Shruti Sabbarwal (Partner, Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas) | Sara K Aranjo (Partner, Morgan Lewis & Bockius)
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Common Threads, Unique Perspective: arbitration with States and State-owned entities (SOEs)
Andrew Battison (Partner, Linklaters) | Maninder Acharya, Senior Advocate (Former Additional Solicitor General of India) | Madhur Baya (Founder and Principal, LexArbitri) | Sheila Ahuja (Partner, A&O Shearman) | S.B. Mathur (Chief General Manager (Law), SAIL)
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The ICC Court in action: A behind-the-scenes look at the Challenge of Arbitrators
Claudia Salomon (President, ICC International Court of Arbitration) | Sanjeev Kapoor (Partner, Khaitan & Co) | Amar Gupta (Partner, JSA Advocates & Solicitors) | Kabir Singh (Partner, Clifford Chance) | Payel Chatterjee (Partner, Trilegal) | Yvonne Mak (Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration)
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Oxford Style Debate – This House believes that the Office Memorandum dated 03.06.2024 issued by the Ministry of Finance does not disrupt India’s aspirations to become an arbitration hub
Abhinav Bhushan (Director (Foreign Law), Drew & Napier) | Devathas Satianathan (Partner, Rajah & Tann) | Manini Brar (Founder, Arbridge Chambers) | Rajeshekar Rao, Senior Advocate (High Court of Delhi) | Swee Yen Koh, Senior Counsel (Head of the International Arbitration Practice, WongPartnership)
The 7th ICC India Arbitration Day will close with an exciting debate on the impact of the Office Memorandum issued by the Ministry of Finance in June 2024 on India’s aspirations to become a global arbitration hub, followed by a networking cocktail reception.
Last few seats remain, and registration is open. Registration fees of INR 2500 are applicable per person. The Conference is not open to students. The complete programme and speakers for the 7th ICC India Arbitration Day are available online.
The Institute of World Business Law Advanced Training on ‘Drafting Enforceable Awards’ (“ICC IWBL Training”) is making its way to India on 15 November 2024 (Friday) at the Hyatt Regency, New Delhi. The one-day advanced training with specially curated case scenarios will cover fundamental aspects of drafting enforceable arbitral awards including:
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Drafting an arbitral award: which drafting style?
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Drafting an arbitral award: spotlight on specific issues including (i) Jurisdiction and applicable law, (ii) Damages, and (iii) Auxiliary remedies: interest and costs
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Introduction to scrutiny of the award by the ICC International Court of Arbitration
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Working groups: draft award review before scrutiny by the ICC Court
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Mock Court session: scrutiny of the award by the ICC Court and debate
The complete programme and speakers for ICC IWBL Training are available online. Registration fees of INR 5000 are applicable per person. Please note that this is an advanced level training and seats are limited to only forty (40) participants. Participants are required to possess a minimum of five (5) years PQE in arbitration.
