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Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre

14 November 2024

Dubai Arbitration Week (DAW) attracts an increasing number of professional practitioners from around the world with a wide variety of experience in dispute resolution. DAW offered 150 events on a range of topics and Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) welcomed approximately 1,500 attendees.

Ciarb UAE Branch delivered two panel discussions during the week. This first session featured:

Keynote from Jonathan Wood FCIArb
Moderator: Robert Sliwinski C.Arb FCIArb
Speakers:
Dr. Mohamed Amara
Julian Cohen FCIArb
Tariq Khan
Maria Mazzawi FCIArb
Ema Saeed
Paul Thornton
Closing remarks from Aarta Alkarimi C.Arb FCIArb

Waldorf Astoria Dubai International Financial Centre

14 November 2024

Dubai Arbitration Week (DAW) attracts an increasing number of professional practitioners from around the world with a wide variety of experience in dispute resolution. DAW offered 150 events on a range of topics and Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) welcomed approximately 1,500 attendees.

Ciarb UAE Branch delivered two panel discussions during the week. This second session featured:

Keynote from Stavros Brekoulakis
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Nayla Comair-Obeid C.Arb FCIArb
Speakers:
Andrea Carlevaris
Don Jeon
Noradele Ghubril Radjai
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab C.Arb FCIArb
Closing remarks from Dr. Gordon Blanke MCIArb

Ritz Carlton, Dubai

14 November 2024

Ciarb UAE Branch supported the launch of the Mediation Hub MENA during Dubai Arbitration Week. The Mediation Hub MENA extended their gratitude to Ciarb UAE Branch and The Law for their support, and announced exciting future plans and initiatives.

Speakers:
Ziad Ali - CEO, The Law
Ahmad Alozn – Co-founder, Mediation Hub MENA
Christine Maksoud MCIArb – Founder and Director, Mediation Hub MENA
Abdallah El Shehaby FCIArb – Partner, Jurisera
Robert Sliwinski C.Arb FCIArb – Chair, Ciarb UAE Branch

At Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel in the DIFC, Dubai

2 July 2024

The AGM, which approved the election of members to the Branch Committee for 2024, was attended by 30 members in person with others joining online.

Seminar presented by LexisNexis Legal: 

There was also a seminar presented by Calum Birse from LexisNexis Legal & Professional, on their newly developed Lexis+ AI, which they consider to be the fastest legal generative AI with conversational search, drafting, summarization, document analysis, and misleading results-free linked legal citations.

Al Aidarous, ADGM office in Abu Dhabi
4 July 2024

The presentation included a discussion of the UAE Federal Decree Law No. 40 of 2023, concerning mediation and conciliation in civil and commercial disputes.

Speakers: 
Hashem AlAidarous
Haitham Mokhta
Robert Sliwinski C.Arb FCIArb
Sean Yates FCIArb
Wolf von Kumberg FCIArb

Waldorf Astoria, Dubai International Financial Center

16 November 2022

The Young Members Group UAE Branch Debates saw lively discussions focusing on pressing industry topics.

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Glenn Trueick FCIArb was interviewed about the activities and plans of the Ciarb UAE Branch in 2022.

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Waldorf Astoria, Dubai International Financial Center

15 November 2022

This one-day conference focused on energy disputes, covering topics including boundary disputes, and commercial, pipeline and energy transportation disputes.

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This article followed a successful joint event held by the Ciarb UAE Branch and Ciarb Iberian Chapter. The authors explore changes to ADR institutions and rules in the two jurisdictions, analysing the similarities and differences to identify prevalent trends.

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