Hosts
- Michael Swangard, Partner, Clyde & Co
- Brian Perrott, Partner, HFW
- Mathew Rea, Partner, BCLP
- Jonathan Waters, General Counsel, GAFTA
- Edward Album, London Metal Exchange (LME)
- Simon Rainey QC, Quadrant Chambers
- Anna Owen-Davies, Global Head of Trade Arbitration and Dispute Resolution, Louis Dreyfus
What this session will cover
The changing landscape of commodities disputes’ will combine presentations, panel discussions and a Q&A session on topical issues in the resolution of commodities disputes.
The session will cover pertinent topics including:
- Commonalities and current themes in global commodities disputes
- Synthetic bills and synthetic trading and how this is manifesting
- Agency issues in commodities arbitration: from service of process to enforcement
- Force majeure in commodities disputes
- Special challenges in commodities arbitrations
- Are you an Amber Gambler? Avoiding the pitfalls of being appointed as an arbitrator and how challenges for arbitral impartiality can be avoided