The international arbitration community is to meet for the first ever “Paris Arbitration Week”, to be held 24–28 April. It will include panel discussions, talks and networking events. The three organising committees are: Paris, the Home of International Arbitration; International Chamber of Commerce (ICC); and Comité Français de l’Arbitrage. The ICC will commence the week by hosting the first ICC European Conference on International Arbitration on 24 April, followed by the inaugural PAW Opening Cocktail event hosted by the three organising committees.
09 March 2017
Paris Arbitration Week
MOVERS & SHAKERS
HFW—Nelson Wang
HFW strengthens global insurance practice and Greater China offering with London Partner hire
Burges Salmon—David McEwing
Burges Salmon boosts Energy and Utilities practice with appointment of David McEwing
Browne Jacobson—Alexander Studholme
Browne Jacobson adds international construction arbitration partner in London push
NEWS
A former senior judge has warned peers against scrapping juries for fraud and financial crimes, ahead of the Courts and Tribunals Bill’s second reading in the House of Lords this week
Civil practitioners face changes spanning debt recovery, workplace harassment and possession claims, alongside guidance on insolvency challenges and children proceedings
Finding matrimonial wealth is as challenging as dividing it, as family disputes draw practitioners into asset tracing, offshore structures and insolvency
Agreement between opponents offers no guarantee that a court will approve a retrospective increase to a costs budget
Climate change belongs on every lawyer’s agenda, with risks extending far beyond environmental practice into commercial advice, litigation and access to justice
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