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This conference unites the foremost international construction law practitioners from 24 leading law firms, chambers and expert consultancies, along with a number of senior in-house lawyers and industry experts.
The conference will overview London as a centre of excellence for the resolution of international construction disputes and provide delegates with a series of interesting and topical sessions on aspects of construction law and dispute resolution.
The keynote speech will be provided by Dame Finola O'Farrell DBE QC, Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court, a specialist group of Courts in the United Kingdom.
The event is open to all practitioners with an interest in construction dispute resolution including general counsel/corporate in-house legal departments and educational, professional and not-for-profit organisations within the legal industry.
Please see below for the draft full conference schedule.
Attendance is free but registration is required in order to receive a joining information. The event will be hosted virtually.
Conference schedule
09.30 – 09.40 Introduction to the conference
Professor Renato Nazzini, Kings College, Director of Research and James Pickavance, Partner, Jones Day (Conference chair and Moderator)
09.40 – 10.00 Keynote speech: International construction dispute resolution in London
Dame Finola O'Farrell DBE QC, Judge in Charge of the Technology and Construction Court
10.00 – 10.40 Advanced technologies and the role of the expert
Vivek Kapoor, Barrister, 39 Essex Chambers (chair)
Derek Nelson, Partner, HKA
Ashilee Schreiber, Senior Director, Ankura
10.40 – 11.20 Life after death – contested issues following a termination
Tony Dymond, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton (chair)
James Howells QC, Atkin Chambers
James Bowling, 4 Pump Court Chambers
Tom Hutchinson, Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
11.20 – 11.40 Break
11.40 – 12.20 Can't we just sort this out nicely? Contractual and non-contractual strategies for avoiding or amicably resolving disputes
Adrian Bell, Partner, CMS (chair)
Charles Blamire-Brown, Partner, Pinsent Masons
David Pliener, Hardwicke Chambers
Steve Abraham, Partner, Baker McKenzie
12.20 – 13.00 The increasing role of dispute boards in the international arena
Nicholas Gould, Partner, Fenwick Elliott (chair)
Lindy Patterson QC, 39 Essex Chambers
13.00 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 14.40 New technology = fewer disputes?
Emma Schaafsma, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills (chair)
Julian Bailey, Partner, White & Case
Angus Rankin, Partner, Hogan Lovells
Ewan Maclean, Partner, Blackrock Expert Services
Ben Gough, Senior Engineer, Mott MacDonald
14.40 – 15.20 Ensuring that arbitration meets the needs of each case
Philip Clifford QC, Partner, Latham & Watkins (chair)
Anna Mills, Partner, DLA Piper
Professor Renato Nazzini, Kings College London
Jonathan Hosie, Partner, Mayer Brown
15.20 – 15.40 Break
15.40 – 16.20 Getting the story across: the challenges and different approaches to witnesses and document production
James Clarke, Partner, BCLP (chair)
Krista Lee QC, Keating Chambers
Hamish Lal, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Arjun Agarwal, Senior Legal Counsel, Chevron Corporation
16.20 – 17.00 Client perspectives and experiences on international arbitration arising out of major projects
James Pickavance, Partner, Jones Day (chair)
Karin Griggel, General Counsel, Linde Engineering
Sevag Panossian, Group General Counsel, Consolidated Contractors Company
Tim Williams, Global Head of Disputes, Wärtsilä