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DescriptionThis annual conference, now in its fifth edition, brings together leading practitioners in construction law dealing with new and most pressing issues that have emerged over the past 12 months and are likely to be topical going forward, providing an international and practical perspective on arbitration and dispute resolution. Each session will be followed by a Q&A.
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9.00am – Registration, tea & coffee 9.30am – Welcome Conference Chair: Professor Renato Nazzini, Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London Conference Co-Chair: James Pickavance, Visiting Professor at King’s College London 9.40am – The Role of Mediation in International Construction Arbitration Chair: Caroline Pope, Partner at Addleshaw Goddard · Victoria Peckett, Partner at Clyde & Co · David Robertson, Partner at White & Case · Jason Hambury, Partner at Pinsent Masons · Alain Farhad, Farhad Arbitration. 10.30am – ESG Impacts, Contractual Trends and Legal Developments in the Construction Landscape Chair: David Nitek, Partner at Herbert Smith Freehills · Simon Tolson, Senior Partner at Fenwick Elliott · Marion Smith KC, Barrister at 39 Essex Chambers · Matthew Walker, Partner at K&L Gates 11.20am – Coffee break 11.40am – There’s a Claim There Somewhere Chair: Serena Cheng KC, Barrister at Atkin Chambers · Scott Stiegler, Partner at Vinson & Elkins · Crispin Winser KC, Barrister at Crown Office Chambers · Shareena Edmonds, Partner at King & Spalding 12.30pm – How to Present and Defend Disruption Claims Effectively in International Construction Arbitration Chair: Tom Owen KC, Barrister at Keating Chambers · Wendy MacLaughlin, Partner at GBsqd · Erin Miller Rankin, Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer · Julian Bailey, Visiting Professor at King’s College London 1.20pm – Lunch break 2.20pm – Keynote Lecture Professor Renato Nazzini, Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London 2.50pm – Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Construction, Infrastructure, Energy and Mining Sectors Chair: Jeff Sullivan KC, Partner at Debevoise & Plimpton · Michelle Bradfield, Partner at Jones Day · Kamal Shah, Partner at Stephenson Harwood 3.40pm – Coffee break 4.00pm – Cashflow is the Lifeblood of the Construction Industry – and not just in the UK Chair: Mark Grasso, Partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan · Joanne Prior, Managing Director at Kroll · Kwadwo Sarkodie, Partner at Mayer Brown 4.50pm – Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution Annual Debate – Debate Motion: Lawyers Will Save the Planet Chair: Sir Rupert Jackson, 4 New Square Chambers · For the motion: Sean Brannigan KC, 4 Pump Court · Against the motion: Anneliese Day KC, Fountain Court Chambers 5.40pm – Concluding Remarks 5.50pm – Drinks Reception and Networking
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