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Looking ahead to International Disputes Week

29 November 2018
Issue: 7820 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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The inaugural London International Disputes Week will launch in May 2019, helping to boost the UK’s reputation as a global legal hub amid increasing competition from overseas.

The four-day event will bring lawyers, judges, arbitrators and academics from around the world together to discuss the future of dispute resolution. More than 50 law firms, chambers and organisations are involved in organising the event.

Celebrating London’s heritage as a centre for handling disputes, the Week comprises a one-day conference at the National Gallery and 18 sessions on different types of disputes and forms of dispute resolution.

Dame Elizabeth Gloster, former Lady Justice of Appeal, said: ‘I am delighted to support the first ever London International Disputes Week in May 2019.

‘I look forward to discussing with delegates from around the world the challenges and opportunities in dispute resolution and London’s place in our increasingly globalised world. London has long been a respected centre for handling disputes, but this is not a time for complacency.

‘The event will provide our great city with the opportunity to showcase our heritage, whilst looking ahead to the future and how we will adapt, evolve and progress.’

 

Issue: 7820 / Categories: Legal News , Profession
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