Facing the future of international arbitration

• Episode 4: Emergency Arbitration
• Episode 3: ICC Report on Witness Evidence
• Episode 2: LCIA Arbitration Rules 2020
• Episode 1: ICC Rules of International Arbitration

Emergency Arbitration in the world of disputes resolution procedures is a relatively new creation. In this episode, Guy Pendell will be joined by arbitration lawyers from across CMS who are sharing their experience and views on emergency arbitration, with different legal perspectives.

Speakers:

• Guy Pendell (Partner, CMS UK),
• Mariel Dimsey (Partner, CMS Hong Kong),
• Rita Gouveia (Partner, CMS Portugal).

Human memory is malleable. How, therefore, does a tribunal ensure the witness evidence it receives is the best evidence available in the circumstances? How then, can the diligent practitioner manage the process of the collection and presentation of witness evidence without running into problems of memory? Following the ICC Commission’s report on this issue, in this episode our experts are discussing a specific area of practice: witness statements.

Speakers:

• Guy Pendell (Partner, CMS UK), 
• Niklaus Zaugg (Partner, CMS Switzerland),
• Jeremie Witt (Partner, CMS UK).

The focus of our discussion is the update to the LCIA Rules that came into effect from 1 October 2020.  The updates to the LCIA Rules extend from provisions relating to commencement of the arbitration, emergency arbitrator, tribunal’s powers, interim measures to electronic communications and virtual hearings.   

Speakers: 

• Guy Pendell (Partner, CMS UK), 
• Dr Torsten Lörcher (Partner, CMS Germany), 
• Kushal Gandhi (CMS UK).

In the first episode we are looking into the changes to the ICC rules focusing on efficiency, flexibility and transparency.

Speakers:

• Guy Pendell  (Partner, CMS UK),
• Bart-Adriaan de Ruijter (Partner, CMS Netherlands),
• Jessica Foley (Senior Associate, CMS UK).