2nd Annual GAR Live Construction Disputes offers a unique opportunity to explore and discuss key themes with top practitioners and arbitrators from around the world. Known for offering a conference with “a little less talk, a little more conversation”, GAR Live events are designed to break the mould of ordinary legal conferences by creating an atmosphere where moderators, speakers and the audience explore key areas of interest, together.
2nd Annual GAR Live Construction Disputes takes place as part of Paris Arbitration Week. To view the details of Paris Arbitration Week and the other events, please visit: www.parisarbitrationweek.com
Following the conference, please join us at the 9th Annual Awards Ceremony for the unveiling of the GAR 30, the annual ranking of the world’s most active arbitration practices, and the presentation of other awards for individuals and firms. Visit event website.
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3 Verulam Buildings
Jane acts as counsel in international arbitrations, dispute boards and litigation; she also accepts appointments as arbitrator, adjudicator and dispute board member. Jane works extensively internationally, and in particular in the Middle East, Africa, the Russian Federation and CIS, Latin America and Asia Pacific focusing on disputes arising in the energy (oil and gas and power), natural resources and infrastructure sectors.
Reed Smith
Peter Rosher is a dual qualified (English Solicitor/French Avocat) lawyer with over 23 years’ of experience in International Arbitration advising clients on contentious issues as well as providing extensive advisory services in relation to "live" major projects.
9.00: Welcome coffee and registration
9.20: Chairs’ opening remarks
Jane Davies Evans, 3 Verulam Buildings
Peter Rosher, Reed Smith
9.30: Keynote address
10.10: Session one: Ask the Arbitrators
A panel of distinguished arbitrators will discuss questions submitted by the audience and the moderators. Questions will focus on how tribunals deal with the challenges involved when sitting as an arbitrator from both a common and civil law perspective, including enquiries into corruption or forgery.
Moderators:
Jane Davies Evans, 3 Verulam Buildings
Peter Rosher, Reed Smith
Panellists:
Christopher Lau, 3 Verulam Buildings
11.10: Coffee break
11.40: Session two: Have lawyers ruined dispute boards? Are dispute board members failed construction arbitrators?
Are dispute boards the answer to all our problems? Despite more than 50 years of the dispute board, construction arbitration is still thriving, with some of the biggest projects in the world ending in arbitration. What makes for a successful dispute board? Are lawyers at fault when the dispute board doesn’t work – or are the board members simply not up to scratch?
Moderator:
Peter Rosher, Reed Smith
Panellists:
François Doré, Bouygues Construction
Thierry Linares, FTI Consulting
Lindy Patterson QC, 39 Essex Chambers
James Perry, PS Consulting
12.40: Session three: The GAR Live Construction debate: construction and investment treaty arbitrations: let’s call the whole thing off…
You say construction, I say supply… In the third panel of the day leading practitioners will take part in a mock hearing, arguing whether involvement in a construction project is an investment or not. Is a dispute board decision, or an arbitration award based on a “construction contract”, an investment?
Moderator:
Jane Davies Evans, 3 Verulam Buildings
Panellists:
Amir Ghaffari, Vinson & Elkins
Emma Kratochvilova, Herbert Smith Freehills
Gillian Carmicheal Lemaire, Pinsent Masons
Lee Rovinescu, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
13.40: Networking lunch
14.40: Session four: Construction and diversity: results of the global survey
By looking at the results of the recent global survey, our panel will discuss diversity in construction arbitration. Speakers will look not only at gender diversity, but also cultural diversity; ensuring that arbitration is a representative field for all involved. This panel seeks to ask whether a lack of cultural diversity is causing countries to pull away from arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism – and what can be done to combat this.
Moderators:
Jane Davies Evans, 3 Verulam Buildings
Peter Rosher, Reed Smith
Panellists:
Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, London Court of Interational Arbitration
Maria Hauser-Morel, ICC International Court of Arbitration
Christopher Seppälä, White & Case
15.40: Chairs’ closing remarks
Peter Rosher, Reed Smith
Jane Davies Evans, 3 Verulam Buildings
15.50: Close of conference
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