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International ADR in India and the UK: Law Society led event in Delhi 8 October

Date:
8 October 2012 - 1:00pm - 8 October 2012 - 6:00pm
Location:
Taj Mahal Hotel, Number One Mansingh Road, New Delhi, 110 011, India
Organiser:
Law Society of England and Wales
Event Type:
Seminar/Conference: open
Enquiry Email Address:
Susannah.Cleary@LawSociety.org.uk

The Law Society is hosting a unique afternoon of discussion and debate on international alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in India and the UK at its upcoming event 'Unlocking disputes: Common Challenges, Approaches and Opportunities in International ADR in India and the UK'.

The half-day event in Delhi, on Monday 8 October, will bring together the best of both UK and Indian legal excellence to discuss the common challenges, approaches and opportunities in international ADR in India and the UK. The event will be broken down into two thematic areas and running parallel to a larger business visit to India being led by the Lord Mayor of the City of London, Alderman David Wootton.

Unlocking Disputes: Common challenges, approaches and opportunities in India & the UK

Date: Monday 8th October 2012

Venue: Villa Medici Room, Taj Mahal Hotel, Number One Mansingh Road, New Delhi, 110 011, India

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1:30 - 2:00 Registration & Refreshments

2:00 - 2:15 Opening Remarks & Welcome: Lord Mayor Alderman David Wootton

2:15 - 3:55 Session 1: Trends in International ADR

Chair: Gagan Ranu, Head - India Group, Lewis Silkin

  • Choosing your seat for international arbitration: a comparison of London vs Singapore (Jonathan Choo, Partner & Jeremy Mash, Partner, Olswang)
  • Cheaper, Faster, Simpler: Have the arguments for ADR proven to be correct in the UK? (Sherina Petit, Partner, Norton Rose)
  • ADR in India: Is the honeymoon over? (Ajay Thomas, Registrar, LCIA - New Delhi)
  • Matching disputes to the dispute resolution process (Kabir Singh, Counsel, Clifford Chance)

Open floor Q&A session

3:55 - 4:15 Tea/Coffee Break

4:15 - 6:00 Session 2: Unlocking International ADR - Perspectives from key stakeholders

Chair: Daniel H. Sharma, Partner, Co-Head India Group Continental Europe, DLA Piper

  • The role of mediation in international dispute resolution (Sriram Panchu, Senior Advocate & Mediator; Founder, Indian Centre for Mediation & Dispute Resolution)
  • Key considerations in international arbitration - the GC perspective (Ashok Sharma, General Counsel, MMTC Ltd; President of the Indian Corporate Counsel Association)
  • The Bharat V Kaiser judgement and the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in India (Promod Nair, Partner, J. Sagar Associates)
  • The role of the judiciary in arbitration (AK Ganguly, Senior Advocate; Member Delhi High Court Arbitration Committee)

Open floor Q&A session

7:00 - 9:00 Networking Reception (venue tbc; strictly restricted to those who have registered to attend the seminar)

For more information, please contact Susannah Cleary via email or +44 (0)20 7320 5653.