CIArb News

UK-China Arbitration Summit in London

03 Jun 2019

CIArb is pleased to promote the first ever UK-China Arbitration Summit which will take place on 10-11 June 2019 in London.

This unique event will bring together leading practitioners from the UK and China to discuss the latest developments in international arbitration in an Anglo-Chinese context. The summit will also promote legal links and business between practitioners from both countries.

The conference is aimed at senior representatives from leading law firms, chambers and arbitral institutions from China and the UK. The conference will be followed by a networking reception.

Confirmed speakers include:

The Right Hon Lord Hodge, Justice of the Supreme Court

Sir Jeremy Cooke, former judge of the Commercial Court, High Court; a SHIAC Panel Arbitrator and a Justice of the DIFC

Ian Gaunt MA (Cantab); FCIArb; DiplCArb , President of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association

Merethe Borge MacLeod , Executive Director of the Great Britain China Centre

Raymond Yongrui Zhu, Senior Partner, Dentons/Dacheng Law Offices, Beijing

Charles Wu, Head of regulatory section of ACLA; Director of Wu and Associates Law Firm

Linda Yang , Global Partner & Executive Chairwoman of Yingke International Board of Directors

Charles Qin, Partner at Llinks Law Offices, Shanghai

Vicky Zhao , Partner at AnJie Law Firm, Beijing

To find out more about the programme, please follow the link:

https://www.barcouncil.org.uk/supporting-the-bar/international/business-development/business-development-visits/uk-china-arbitration-summit/

To book your place, please follow the link:

https://thebarcouncil.sym-online.com/registrationforms/ukchinaarbitrationseminar19/done/

There are also still sponsorship opportunities available. Contact: AMalik@BarCouncil.org.uk

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