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Three international conferences are taking place this year and will examine «The Synergy and Divergence between Civil Law and Common Law in International Arbitration». The first flagship international conference was held in Dubai in March which looked at the Middle Eastern and Asian point of view. The next event in the series is scheduled for Johannesburg in July 2017 which will cover issues relating to the African continent. The European and American angle will be considered in the final and concluding conference to take place in Paris on 7-8 December 2017. This two-day conference will showcase lectures and panel discussions,… Continue reading > CIArb International Arbitration Conference
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> Le Cas pratique de l’ AFA | Training in depth
AFA conducts a new extensive training session which will take place over 2 days, on November 13th and 14th, 2017 at Maison du Barreau in Paris. This formation, around a practical case, will allow participants to discover all essential tools necessary to conduct an international arbitration successfully. More information
> AFA ’s newsletter n°25 | October 2017
To read: Overview of the Anglo-American practices by Maria Beatriz Burghetto, Avocat à la Cour, Florence G’sell, Law Professor. Click here to read this AFA ’s Newsletter n°25
> New Presidency
The Association Française d’Arbitrage (AFA) is pleased to announce that its Board of Directors has just elected Marc Henry as its new Chairman. Marc Henry holds a Doctorate in Law from the University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne and is the author of an award-winning thesis published on the arbitrator’s duty of independence. He is a lawyer in Paris and was admitted to the Bar in 1988. He specializes in business litigation and arbitration, and continues to be involved in research and teaching. His election reflects the generational transition that his predecessor, Mr. Bertrand Moreau, worked on accelerating during his term… Continue reading > New Presidency
> AFA’s Conference – September 20th, 2017
Our annual conference will take place on September 20th, 2017 at Hôtel des Arts et Métiers in Paris. Mr. Emmanuel Gaillard, Laywer, will present «Arbitrators confronted with assertions of corruption». More information and registration here.
> AFA ’s newsletter n°24 – June 2017
To read: the study dedicated to the place of the arbitration by Elie Kleiman, Avocat à la Cour, Yann Dehaudt-Delville, Avocat à la Cour and an Attorney-at-law, and Patrick Baeten, Deputy General Counsel – Disputes at ENGIE SA Click here to read this AFA ’s Newsletter n°24
> AFA ’s newsletter n°23
Click here to read this AFA ’s Newsletter n°23: The Arbitration in Tunisia.
> Paris Arbitration Week
The name chosen by the lead co-organising entity, Paris, the Home of International Arbitration, says it all. Paris has traditionally been and remains one of the preferred seats of international arbitration proceedings by parties, arbitrators and counsels alike. This is also evidenced by the large community of international arbitration practitioners based in Paris. Throughout the week, April 24th – 28th 2017, several events have been organised by different organisers in Paris. Paris, the Home of International Arbitration, the International Chamber of Commerce, in Paris and the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage invite all to join us in attending the first edition… Continue reading > Paris Arbitration Week
> New program at Sciences Po Law School
The LLM in Transnational Arbitration & Dispute Settlement offered by Sciences Po Law School (SPLS) is a one-year, intensive and full-time programme, entirely taught in English. Its aim is to prepare students to act before the extraordinary variety of tribunals and courts that exist worldwide. More information here.
> Vienna Arbitration Days 2017
The Vienna Arbitration Days 2017 will take place from 24 – 25 February 2017 and discuss the topic «Repositioning Arbitration». On their 10th anniversary in 2017 the organizers will again welcome participants from numerous jurisdictions around the globe for two days of discussion on leading topics in international arbitration. Read more.
> After work « cross-examination »
AFA proposes on January 18th, 2017 from 7 pm till 10 pm at the Maison du Barreau à Paris a training on the theme: «Cross-examination of witnesses: When the commow law comes to the civil-law». Marie Danis (August and Debouzy) and Caroline Duclercq (Altana), will lead this training with Pierre Duprey (Linklaters), and Peter Rosher (Pinsent Masons), Solicitor of England and Wales. They will share their experience of cross-examination as counsel and as arbitrator in particular in common law arbitrations. More information here.
> Le Cas pratique de l’A.F.A., training in depth
A.F.A. conducts a new extensive training session which will take place over 2 days, on October 10th and 11 th, 2016 at Maison du Barreau in Paris. This formation, around a practical case, will allow participants to discover all essential tools necessary to conduct an international arbitration successfully. Download registration form.