Transnational Arbitration

5th UNCITRAL Latin America – Caribbean (LAC) Days 2024

The Future of Caribbean Arbitration: Modern Laws and Practices, Efficiency, Balancing Confidentiality and Transparency

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Live Online Event - 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM ET

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Two Half Days: 10 am - 1:30 pm (EASTERN)

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Overview

Presented by UNCITRAL, the Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) and The University of the West Indies (UWI), Faculty of Law  (Cave Hill Campus)

Supported by AMCC, Arbitra, Arbitration Place, BVI IAC, CI-MAC, Kluwer and TDM-OGEMID

The event is free of charge, but registration is required.

Conference Co-Chairs

Chair, ITA Academic Council, Dr. Crina Baltag
Stockholm University
Stockholm, Sweden

Caribbean Task Force Co-Chair, Calvin A. Hamilton
Arbitra International
London, UK

Caribbean Task Force Co-Chair, Hon. Barry Leon
Arbitration Place/ 33 Bedford Row Chambers
London, UK

Schedule and Speakers

DAY 1: Tuesday 12 November

10:00 am – 10:45 am (Eastern) – Welcome and Introduction to 5th UNCITRAL LAC Days 2024, ITA – UWI Caribbean Programme

UNCITRAL, Institute for Transnational Arbitration (ITA) and ITA Caribbean Task Force, and UWI, Faculty of Law (Cave Hill Campus)


10:45 am – Noon (Eastern) - Session 1

UNCITRAL Model Law and the Caribbean

Key features of the UNCITRAL Model Law and the "IMPACT Justice Model Bill, 2022". Recent enactments in Trinidad & Tobago and Guyana.

Moderator: Miles Weekes, Independent Sole Practitioner, St. Philip, Barbados

Speakers:

  • Professor David S. Berry, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill, Barbados
  • Charles ‘Chip’ Brower, Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
  • Akima Paul Lambert, Hogan Lovells, London, UK

12:15 am – 1:30 pm (Eastern) - Session 2

Efficient International Arbitration Processes and Practices

Conducting Caribbean arbitrations in line with international standards and practices, including the UNCITRAL Rules and UNCITRAL Notes.

Moderator: Dr. Crina Baltag, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

Speakers:

  • Shan Greer, BVI International Arbitration Centre, Road Town, Tortola, British Virgin Islands
  • Andrew de Lotbinière McDougall KC, White & Case LLP, Paris, France
  • Shaparak Saleh, Three Crowns LLP, Paris, France

DAY 2: Wednesday 13 November

10:00 am – 11:15 pm (Eastern) - Session 3 

Transparency in International Arbitration: Can Confidentiality and Transparency Co-Exist?

Arbitration with States and State entities, public policy, public interest in commercial as well as investment treaty arbitrations, and court involvement in arbitration.

Moderator: Calvin A. Hamilton, Arbitra International, London, UK

Speakers:

  • Eric Franco, Legal Delta, Lima, Peru
  • Professor Catherine Rogers, Università Bocconi, Milan, Italy
  • Yoachen Gong, UNCITRAL Secretariat, Vienna, Austria

11:30 am – 1:15 pm (Eastern) - Session 4

The Great Caribbean Debate – “Confidentiality vs. Transparency in Arbitration”

“This house believes that confidentiality more than transparency promotes international arbitration in the Caribbean.”

Moderator: Hon. Barry Leon, Arbitration Place/ 33 Bedford Row Chambers, London, UK

Debaters:

  • Conway Blake, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, London, UK
  • Mélida Hodgson, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, New York, New York
  • Cesar Pereira, Justen, Pereira, Oliveira & Talamini, Curitiba , Brazil
  • Khawar Qureshi KC, McNair International, London, UK

1:15 pm – 1:30 pm (Eastern) – Wrap Up and Closing Remarks

Summary of the past two days’ discussions and looking to the future of arbitration in the Caribbean.

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