Integration and International Dispute Resolution in Small States

19 & 20 May 2016
Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP
49 Park Lane, London, W1K 1PS United Kingdom

Programme

The aim of this 11⁄2 day conference is to bring together representatives of Small States, as well as lawyers litigating in or for Small States (defined as those states with a population of 1.5m or less) and academics, to discuss the particular issues these jurisdictions face in regard to international dispute resolution and regional integration.

Small States are a micro-cosmos and allow the study of some legal phenomena more easily. On the other hand, Small States face specific issues due to their demographical, geographical size, and the size of their economies. Of particular interest are the commercial relations between large economies and Small States, the role of Small States as financial centres as well as B2B and State to State dispute resolution involving Small States.

DAY 1, 19 May 2016: SETTING THE SCENE

12.30–13.00: Registration

13.00–14.45: Integration in Small States

Opening Petra Butler [video]

Keynote Panel:

Commentators:

Chair: Steven Finizio, partner Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London [video]

14.45–16.30: Commercial Relations with Small States

Panel questions and answers [video]

16.30–17.00: Coffee break

17.00–18.15: Small States as Financial Centres

Chair: Dr Eva Lein, Herbert Smith Senior Research Fellow in Private International Law, BIICL [video]

Questions and Answers conclusion day 1 [video]

18.15: Concluding Speech Professor Robert G Volterra, University College London, partner Volterra Fietta [video]

from 19.00: Reception

DAY 2, 20 May 2016: DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND SMALL STATES

09.30–11.30: Dispute Resolution involving States

Chair: N Jansen Calamita, Director, Investment Treaty Forum, BIICL

Panel [video]

11.30–12.30: Key Note Speech by Gary Born, partner Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, London
International Commercial Arbitration: Law for Small States? [video]

12.30: Lunch break

13.30–17.00: International B2B Dispute Resolution

1) International Litigation

2) International Arbitration

3) International Mediation

Chair: Tony Willis, Brick Court Chambers, London

Commentators:

Final discussion panel [video]