Integration and International Dispute Resolution in Small States
19 & 20 May 2016: Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
The aim of this 11/2 day conference is to bring together representatives of Small States, as well as lawyers litigating in or for Small States (defined as those states with a population of 1.5m or less) and academics, to discuss the particular issues these jurisdictions face in regard to international dispute resolution and regional integration. Small States are a micro-cosmos and allow the study of some legal phenomena more easily. On the other hand, Small States face specific issues due to their demographical, geographical size, and the size of their economies. Of particular interest are the commercial relations between large economies and Small States, the role of Small States as financial centres as well as B2B and State to State dispute resolution involving Small States.
DAY 2, 20 May 2016: DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND SMALL STATES
Dispute Resolution involving States {09.30–11.30}
Experiences of Small States in State-to-State Dispute Resolution
Stephen Fietta, partner Fietta, London
The Politics of Investment Treaties Involving Small States
Lauge Poulsen, University College London
Cost-Efficiency in State-to-State Dispute Resolution
Brian McGarry, Director, Centre for Diplomacy & International Security, London Centre of International Law Practice
Investor-State Disputes involving Small States
Dominic Roughton, partner Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, London
Questions and Answers :
Panel Chair: N Jansen Calamita, Director, Investment Treaty Forum, BIICL
Keynote Speech {11.30–12.30}
International Commercial Arbitration: Law for Small States?
Gary Born, partner Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London
International B2B Dispute Resolution {13.30–17.00}
International Litigation
Justice Winston Anderson, Caribbean Court of Justice, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Barbara Dohmann QC, Blackstone Chambers, London
Alex Layton QC, 20 Essex Street, London
Intellectual Property Consequences - A View from the Pacific
International Commercial Arbitration in Pacific Island States
Desley Horton, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London
International Commercial Arbitration involving Small States
Conway Blake, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London
The Bilateral Arbitration Treaty Regime
Jack Graves, Touro College of Law, Central Islip, New York
International Mediation
Commercial Mediation in the Asia Pacific
Geoff Sharp, Clifton Chambers, Wellington
Mediation in the Channel Islands
Michel Kallipetis QC, Independent Mediators Limited and Quadrant Chambers, London
Chair: Tony Willis, Brick Court Chambers, London
Final Discussion Panel
