About the event

Join us at King’s College London for a timely discussion on the English and French approaches to international arbitration. Over the last years, English and French courts have adopted often different views in relevant arbitration matters. This conference will discuss how their approaches differ when dealing with corruption in arbitration and antisuit injunctions, particularly in light of the recent UK Supreme Court decision in UniCredit v RusChemAlliance.

Programme:

• 16:40-17:00 Registration
• 17:00-17:05 Welcoming remarks
• 17:05-18:20 Panel One: Dealing with Corruption and Fraud in Arbitration
• 18:25-19:40 Panel Two: Anti-suit Injunctions for Foreign Seated Arbitration
• 19:40-19:45 Closing Remarks
• 19:45-21:00 Networking Reception

Panellists:

• Reef Alfahad, PhD Candidate, King’s College London (Organiser and Moderator)
• Marie Berard, Partner, Clifford Chance (Moderator)
• Jason Fry KC, Global Head of the International Arbitration Group, Clifford Chance, Visiting Fellow, King’s College London
• Alexander Gunning KC, Barrister, One Essex Court
• Professor Jonathan Harris KC, Barrister, Serle Court, Professor, Kings College London.
• Raphaël Kaminsky, Partner, Teynier Pic
• Prof. Dr. Jan Kleinheisterkamp, Arbitrator & Mediator, JK ADR, Visiting Professor in Practice, London School of Economics
• Karolina Latasz, Senior Associate, Squire Patton Boggs
• Dr Manuel Penades, Reader, King’s College London, Independent Arbitrator
• Prof. Dr. Maxi Scherer, Professor, Queen Mary, Arbitrator, ArbBoutique