- Spaces: 150
- Venue: Edwardian I, Taj St James’ Court
What this session will cover
Arbitral appointments
- Controversies, usefulness, and practical implications on the selection process adopted for appointments whether through databases or Courts or arbitral institutions.
- How to address such controversies / concerns that might arise in the appointment process.
- Factors influencing the arbitral appointment process and what users, institutions and parties expect from arbitral tribunals.
Witness evidence and cross-examination
- The process and art of preparing and presenting expert evidence; the qualities of a good / bad expert report; usefulness of opening presentation.
- Cross examination best practices and war stories from arbitrations –from perspectives of arbitrators, experts and counsel.
- Innovative ideas or hype – joint reports and hot tubbing. How can they be helpful and when are they not?
Looking Ahead – How is the arbitral landscape changing?
- How technology and virtual hearings have changed the game.
- Lessons from various institutional rules and idiosyncrasies of various seats.
- Key best practices to adopt from the point of view of experts to help better digest expert evidence.
Top trends from 2024 – what everyone on the panel sees as prevailing trends – this will be from the point of view of the expert, the arbitrator, the counsel and the user of arbitration.
Speakers
- Nitesh Jain (Opening Remarks) – Trilegal
- Antonia Birt (Speaker) – Reed Smith
- Chris Osborne (Speaker) – Osborne Partners
- David Reed (Speaker) – Arnold & Porter
- Neeti Sachdeva (Speaker) – MCIA
- Niranjan Venkatesan (Speaker) – One Essex Court
- Sherina Petit (Speaker) – Stewarts
- Tine Abraham (Speaker) – Trilegal
- Shalaka Patil (Moderator) – Trilegal