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12 May 2021
Issue: 7932 / Categories: Legal News , Profession , Arbitration , International justice
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CIArb Roebuck Lecture confirmed for June

A senior international judge will deliver this year’s Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Roebuck Lecture as a free-to-attend, virtual event available to all.

The flagship lecture, which takes place every summer, is one of the highlights of the CIArb calendar. The 2021 lecture, confirmed for 5pm on 10 June, will consider ‘The impact of Singapore Mediation Convention, both on mediation and arbitration'. It will be delivered by Lady Justice Joyce Aluoch, a certified international mediator.

Lady Justice Aluoch is a former judge and first vice-president of the International Criminal Court at The Hague, The Netherlands. She was the second female Court of Appeal and High Court judge and magistrate in Kenya, and is an active member of CIArb's Kenya and London branches.

Register for the event at ciarb.org/events/roebuck-lecture-2021.

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