This is an online event hosted jointly by CIArb’s European Branch and the Association Française d’Arbitrage taking place on 6 May 2021. The event takes place at 10.00am CET, please check your local time zone.

Viral threats, ransomware takeovers, stolen data, system shutdowns, cyberattacks against law firms, legal institutions, companies, and states are on the increase, leading to a new era of cybersecurity. This online event will discuss the different challenges, including legal ones, linked to cybersecurity, the currently available remedies as well as future projects looking to guarantee cybersecurity during proceedings.

The webinar will be led by:

• Jalal El Ahdab MCIArb (Jil Ahdab), Partner, Head of the Arbitration department in France and a member of the Dispute Resolution practice in the UAE at Bird & Bird, Chair of the European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and Member of the Board of the French Arbitration Association (AFA)
• Marc Henry, Partner at FTMS Avocats and President of the French Arbitration Association (AFA)

The following topics will be covered:

• What is cybersecurity?
  • Defining and delimitating the field of cybersecurity
  • Tracing the evolution of cybersecurity
• What are the economic, geopolitical and legal issues at stake?
  • Determining the financial and geopolitical issues affecting cybersecurity
  • Establishing the legal issues affecting cybersecurity
• What are the remedies to guarantee cybersecurity, especially during legal proceedings?
  • Discerning the currently existing remedies to contain the risks of cyberattacks
  • Discovering future projects looking to guarantee cybersecurity

Cost(s): Attendance to this event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required.