The Future of Ethics in International Arbitration: The arguments for and against further regulation of arbitration counsel

11 September 2014

Time: 8:30am - 6:15pm
Venue: The Royal College of Surgeons of England, 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PE

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The Inaugural Conference of the Institute for Regulation and Ethics:

The Arguments For and Against Further Regulation of Arbitration Counsel

This conference will consider the need for additional prescriptions of ethical rules and codes of conduct for advocates conducting international arbitration. Scholars and arbitration experts will go beyond the current state of affairs to consider the arguments in the wider context of global regulatory developments.

This conference will be of interest to everyone interested in the legitimacy and success of international arbitration and the impact of ethical regulation.

Professor Stavros Brekoulakis and Professor Catherine Rogers, Co-Directors of Institute for Regulation and Ethics, along with Cyrus Benson spoke to Lexis PSL Arbitration about this event. Read the interview, 'Future of ethics in international arbitration conference - what to expect'.

Programme

• 8.30–9.15 Registration
• 9.15–9.30 Opening speeches
• 9.30–11.00 Session 1: Content and International Application of Ethical Rules
  Moderator:
  Audley Sheppard, Clifford Chance LLP, London
  Speakers:
  David Brynmor Thomas, 39 Essex Street, London
  Marie Stoyanov, Allen & Overy LLP, Paris
  Laurence Shore, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, New York
  Carlos Alberto Carmona, Marques Rosado, Toledo Cesar & Carmona Advogados, São Paulo
• 11.00–11.30 Coffee break
• 11.30–13.00 Session 2: The Emerging Legal Framework of Ethical Rules
  Moderator:
  Professor Stavros Brekoulakis, Co-Director, Institute for Regulation and Ethics, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London
  Speakers:
  Cyrus Benson, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP, London
  James Castello, King & Spalding LLP, Paris
  Elliott Geisinger, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd, Geneva
• 13.00–14.30 Lunch
• 14.30–16.00 Session 3: Do We Need Ethical Rules to Regulate Counsel’s Conduct in International Arbitration?
  Moderator:
  Professor Catherine Rogers, Co-Director, Institute for Regulation and Ethics, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London, Paul and Marjorie Price Faculty Scholar and Professor of Law, Institute for Regulation and Ethics & The Rule of Law, Penn State Law, Pennsylvania
  Speakers:
  Professor David Wilkins, Lester Kissel Professor of Law, Director, Program on the Legal Profession, Vice Dean for Global Initiatives on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School, Cambridge (USA)
  Professor Iain MacNeil, Alexander Stone Chair of Commercial Law, Glasgow University
  Michael Todd QC, Erskine Chambers, London
• 16.00–16.30 Tea break
• 16.30–18.00 Session 4: Critical Evaluation of Ethical Rules in International Arbitration
  Moderator:
  Professor Julian Lew QC, Head of School of International Arbitration, CCLS, Queen Mary University of London, 20 Essex Street
  Speakers:
  Gary Born, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London
  Karyl Nairn QC, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, London
  Isabelle Hautot, ORANGE, Paris
  Andrea Carlevaris, Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration and Director of Dispute Resolution Services of the ICC, Paris
• 18.00–18.15 Closing speeches
• 18.15–19.00 Drinks reception  

CPD Accreditation

The programme is accredited for 6.5 CPD Points with the Bar Standards Board (BSB).

Directions

For directions to the venue, please refer to the map.

Contact

For more information, please contact the CCLS Events Team on ccls-events@qmul.ac.uk.

Sponsored by Clifford Chance and Gibson Dunn 

Media Partners are Transnational Dispute Management, Lexis Nexis, Commercial Dispute Resolution (CDR) and the Global Arbitration Review (GAR)

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