ACICA Webinars

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Doing Evidence in Arbitration Better — Presenting the ACICA 2023 Evidence in International Arbitration Report - 13 October 2023

Moderator: Brenda Horrigan | Executive Director, ACICA & International Arbitrator

Speakers: Victor Ageev | FTI Consulting;  Martin Cairns | Sapere Forensic; Minoshi De Silva | King & Wood Mallesons; Kanaga Dharmananda SC | Quayside Chambers; Georgia Quick | President, ACICA & Ashurst

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AAW Wellbeing Program: Speaking of Balance — Wellbeing in International Arbitration - 10 October 2023

Moderator: Deborah Tomkinson | Secretary-General, ACICA

Speakers: Amanda Lee | International Arbitrator, Consultant at Costigan King and Founder of ARBalance; Desi Vlahos | Commissioner on the IBA Professional Wellbeing Commission & Senior Lecturer at the Australian College of Applied Professions; Professor Samuel Harvey | Executive Director and Chief Scientist, Black Dog Institute

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“I was the Judge” — Unconscious Bias and the Effects of Assumptions in Arbitration

Moderator: Georgia Quick | President, ACICA

Speakers: Lucy Greenwood | Arbitrator, Greenwood Arbitration; Anne Secomb | Arbitrator, Secomb Arbitration; Guillermo Garcia-Perrote | Executive Counsel, Herbert Smith Freehills; Professor Blake McKimmie | Professor and Associate Dean, University of Queensland.

Commencing an Arbitration in the South Pacific — How South Pacific Parties Start to Arbitrate

Moderator: Dr Matthew Secomb | White & Case, Singapore

Speakers: Derek Wood | Ashurst, Port Moresby; Dr Anna Kirk | Bankside Chambers, Auckland; Jennifer Younan | Shearman & Sterling, Paris; Erika Williams | ACICA, Brisbane

Conducting Arbitration in the Pacific — Session 1: The State of Play in the South Pacific — When Should Pacific Parties Arbitrate?

Chair: Jo Delaney | HFW

Speakers: Sam Luttrell | Clifford Chance, Kelly McIntyre | Hemmant’s List, Daniel Meltz | 12 Wentworth Selborne, Caroline Swartz-Zern | ACICA

Arbitrator Appointments: A Practical Discussion on Tips and Tricks — 2 June 2022

Chair: Julia Dreosti | Clifford Chance
Speakers: Jeremy Chenoweth | Ashurst, Benjamin Hughes | Independent Arbitrator,  Karina Travaglione | Allen & Overy

Litigation and Arbitration: A Step by Step Comparison — 25 November 2021

Chair: Bill Smith | Ashurst
Speakers: Mark Mangan | Dechert LLP, Nuala Simpson | 7 Wentworth Chambers, Bradley Jones | Wentworth Chambers, Nicole Gardner | Ashurst

Is it admissible? A cyber expert’s view — 10 November 2021

Introductory remarks: Deborah Tomkinson | ACICA
Speaker: Brendan Read| KordaMentha

What’s the bottom line? Management of Costs in International Arbitration - 22 October 2021

Chair: Deborah Tomkinson | Secretary General, ACICA
Speakers: Jo Delaney | Partner, HFW, Cameron Hassall | Partner, Clifford Chance, Jonathon Redwood SC | Barrister, Banco Chambers, Matt Lee | Principal, Burford Capital

ACICA Rules 2021 Roadshow (Sydney) - 21 October 2021

Host: Edwina Kwan | King & Wood Mallesons

Moderator:  Gitanjali Bajaj | DLA Piper

Speakers: The Hon. Kevin Lindgren AM QC | Independent Arbitrator, Mark Dempsey SC | 7 Wentworth Selbourne Chambers, Damian Sturzaker | Marque Lawyers, Tom McDonald | Vannin Capital, Erika Williams | ACICA

AMTAC Seminar: Avoiding Obstacles on the Pathway to Enforcement - 19 October 2021

Chair: Gregory Nell SC | AMTAC Chair, New Chambers
Speakers: Geoff Farnsworth | Holding Redlich,  Hazel Brasington | Ashurst, Michael Weatherley | Ashurst, Samuel Walpole | Barrister

 Insolvency & Arbitration19 October 2021

Speakers: Bronwyn Lincoln| Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Monique Carroll | Cite Legal, Jonathon McTigue| Clayton Utz
Panellists: Professor the Honourable Clyde Croft AM SCMonash University, Raini Zambelli | List A Barristers, Francisco Malaga| Linklaters, Swee Im Tan| 39 Essex Chambers, Bishwajit Dubey| Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas

International Arbitration for Oceania - 14 September 2021

Host: Hemmant’s List

Speakers: Deborah Tomkinson FCIArb, Secretary-General, ACICA | Erika Williams FCIArb, Independent Arbitration Practitioner | Kelly McIntyre MCIArb, Barrister and NMAS Mediator | Alexandra McVay, Investment manager, Omni Bridgeway

ACICA Rules 2021 Roadshow (Melbourne) — 2 September 2021

Host: Chad Catterwell | Herbert Smith Freehills
Moderator: Leah Ratcliffe | Jones Day

Speakers: The Honourable Clyde Croft AM SC, List A Barristers | Bronwyn Lincoln, Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Monique Carroll, Cite Legal | Siba Diqer, LCM Finance | Erika Williams, ACICA

Mind the Gap: Fact Finding, Tactics and Adverse Inferences in International Arbitration — 20 April 2021

Moderator: Elizabeth Macknay | Herbert Smith Freehills
Speakers: Kanaga Dharmananda SC, Quayside Chambers | Sam Luttrell, Clifford Chance

From Madrid to Islamabad — Recent enforcement of ICSID awards in Australia20 April 2021

Moderator: Daisy Mallett | King & Wood Mallesons
Speakers: Andrew Battisson, Norton Rose Fulbright | Professor Chester Brown, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers | Justin Hogan-Doran SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers | Tamlyn Mills, Norton Rose Fulbright

 

International Arbitration in the South Pacific — 17 February 2021

Chair: Deborah Tomkinson | ACICA
Speakers: The Honourable Deputy Chief Justice Ambeng Kandakasi CBE ( Papua New Guinea) | Brenda Horrigan, ACICA President & Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills | Daniel Meltz, 12 Wentworth Selborne Chambers | Jo Delaney, Partner, Baker McKenzie

 

Impact of COVID-19 on Quantum: Insights from Around the World — 19 November 2020

Moderator: John-Henry Eversgerd | FTI Forensic & Litigation Consulting
Speakers: Dawna Wright (Melbourne) | Stephen Rae (Perth) | Alexander Davie (London) | Steve Harris (Dubai) | James Nicholson (Singapore)

AMTAC Annual Address: Charting the unknown — how COVID-19 has impacted international shipping- 18 November 2020

Speaker: Mr Rod Nairn | Chief Executive Officer, Shipping Australia
Chair: Gregory Nell SC | New Chambers

AMTAC Webinar: The Show Goes On.…. Recent Developments in Arbitration Despite COVID-19 — 13 October 2020

Chair: Gregory Nell SC | New Chambers
Speakers: Jesse Kennedy | New Chambers, Geoff Farnsworth | Holding Redlich and Chris Sacre | HWL Ebsworth

 

ACICA Webinar: Written Submissions in International Arbitration — Memorials or Pleadings? - 19 August 2020

Chair: Jeremy Chenoweth | Ashurst
Speakers: Sam Luttrell | Clifford Chance, Jo Delaney | Baker McKenzie and Caroline Swartz-Zern | ACICA Counsel

ACICA Webinar: Launch of the ACICA Rules Revision Consultation - 5 August 2020

Moderator: Caroline Swartz-Zern | ACICA Counsel
Speakers: James Morrison | Peter & Kim and Malcolm Holmes QC | Eleven Wentworth Chambers

Interim Measures during COVID-19 — 24 June 2020

Chair: Wayne Martin AC QC, Francis Burt Chambers
Speakers: Bronwyn Lincoln, Corrs Chambers Westgarth | Leah Ratcliff, Jones Day | Edwina Kwan, King & Wood Mallesons

Arbitration of Force Majeure, Frustration of Contracts and MAEs in M&A and Loan Agreements — 10 June 2020

Chair: Jeremy Quan-Sing, Allens
Speakers: Jonathon Redwood SC, Banco Chambers/List A Barristers | Beverley Newbold, Minter Ellison | Andrew Battisson, NortonRose Fulbright

International Best Practice on Virtual Hearings in Arbitration: Tips for Arbitrators and Counsel — 27 May 2020

Chair: Judith Levine, Independent Arbitrator
Speakers: Justin Gleeson SC, Banco Chambers | Gitanjali Bajaj, DLA Piper | Danielle Forrester, Banco Chamber

Arbitrability in the times of COVID-19 — 13 May 2020

Chair: Brenda Horrigan, Herbert Smith Freehills & ACICA President
Speakers: Julia Dreosti, Lipman Karas Justin Hogan-Doran SC, 7 Wentworth Selborne Chambers | Joshua Paffey, Corrs Chambers Westgarth