Brick Court Chambers Annual Commercial Conference 2022

13/10/22

The Arbitration Act 1996: no kind of fault or flaw?: three problems on jurisdiction and the applicable law of the arbitration
with the participation of the Law Commission of England and Wales

The recordings of all the conference sessions are here

Thursday 13 October 2022, 12pm to 5pm followed by drinks
Royal Society of Arts, 8 John Adam Street, London WC2N 6EZ

On 30 November 2021 the Law Commission of England and Wales announced a review of the Arbitration Act 1996. Its consultation paper is expected in September 2022. The premise of the reform exercise is that the legislation is generally sound, and that any changes made will for the limited purpose of bringing it in line with present practice. While this does appear to be a good starting point, there exist deeper issues relating to jurisdiction and applicable law, which call for reform if London is to maintain its place as a preeminent seat for international arbitration. This conference will explore these issues from an English and comparative law perspective.

Speakers:

• Hilary Heilbron KC
• Vernon Flynn KC
• Salim Moollan KC
• Lord Phillips
• Lord Hoffmann
• Sir Christopher Clarke
• Sir Richard Aikens

• Sir Nicholas Green
• Professor Sarah Green
• Mrs Justice Judith Prakash
• Professor George Berman
• Anne-Véronique Schlaepfer
• Professor Pierre Mayer
• Professor Christophe Seraglini
• Dr Michele Potestà

Rapporteurs:

• Kyle Lawson
• Zahra Al-Rikabi
• Emilie Gonin
• Ali Al-Karim
• Jessie Ingle
• Andris Rudzitis

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