#YoungITATalks Oceania: Strategies for Persuading A Tribunal

Overview

Presented by Young ITA

Co-sponsored by Corrs Chambers Westgarth, Young AMINZ and Chapman Tripp

Join us for an advocacy masterclass delivered by a panel of experienced barristers from Australia and New Zealand. This session, held in collaboration with Young AMINZ will provide practical strategies for effective advocacy in arbitration, covering:

• Written advocacy – structuring persuasive memorials
• Witness statements & expert reports – drafting with impact
• Maintaining credibility – advocacy do’s and don’ts
• Cross-examination – essential techniques for success
• Oral argument – the art of openings and closings

The event will be structured into four parts, covering case theory fundamentals, procedural hearings, written advocacy and evidentiary hearings, followed by a Q&A session with expert practitioners.

This hybrid event will feature networking drinks in Sydney and Wellington, offering an opportunity to connect with peers. In Sydney, drinks will follow the panel discussion, while in Wellington, networking drinks will precede this.

#YoungITATalks is a series of local events presented around the world, featuring talks, workshops or interviews that cover a wide range of subjects relating to arbitration. The #YoungITATalks series is designed for education, conversation and sharing knowledge and experiences among young practitioners.

Thanks to the generosity of our sponsor, this event is tuition-free. Please register in advance to help us have an accurate headcount.

Schedule and Speakers

Australia

5:00-5:30 Registration

5:30-5:40 Introduction to the event and panellists

5:40-6:00 Case theory fundamentals

Speakers: Daniel Kalderimis, Jesse Kennedy, Katie Sutton, Boxun Yin

6:00-6:10 Strategies for procedural hearings

Speakers: Daniel Kalderimis, Jesse Kennedy, Katie Sutton, Boxun Yin

6:10-6:30 Strategies for written advocacy

Speakers: Daniel Kalderimis, Jesse Kennedy, Katie Sutton, Boxun Yin

6:30-7:00 Strategies for the evidentiary hearing

Speakers: Daniel Kalderimis, Jesse Kennedy, Katie Sutton, Boxun Yin

7:00-7:15 Q&A

7:15-7:20 Closing

7:20-8:30 Networking drinks

New Zealand

6:00-7:30 Registration and Networking drinks

7:30-7:40 Introduction to the event and panellists

7:40-8:00 Case theory fundamentals

Speakers: Daniel Kalderimis, Jesse Kennedy, Katie Sutton, Boxun Yin

8:00-8:10 Strategies for procedural hearings

Speakers: Daniel Kalderimis, Jesse Kennedy, Katie Sutton, Boxun Yin

8:10-8:30 Strategies for written advocacy

Speakers: Daniel Kalderimis, Jesse Kennedy, Katie Sutton, Boxun Yin

8:30-9:00 Strategies for the evidentiary hearing

Speakers: Daniel Kalderimis, Jesse Kennedy, Katie Sutton, Boxun Yin

9:00-9:15 Q&A

9:15-9:20 Closing

Speakers

Daniel Kalderimis KC
Barrister, Thorndon Chambers, Wellington; Richmond Chambers, Auckland; Twenty Essex, Singapore

Daniel Kalderimis has 25 years’ advocacy experience, at all levels of the New Zealand court system and before international (including investment treaty) tribunals. He is a barrister in New Zealand and England and Wales and a New York attorney (non-practicing), with a broad practice. He has worked at Freshfields in London and been a partner in the dispute resolution team of Chapman Tripp where he led the firm’s international law practice, and is widely published on cross-border legal issues. He has for many years been recognised in Chambers Global, Chambers Asia Pacific and Legal 500. He is a Fellow of the Arbitrators’ and Mediators’ Institute of New Zealand, a member of the New Zealand Rules Committee and an adjunct lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington.

Jesse Kennedy
Barrister, Eleven Wentworth Chambers, Sydney

Jesse has a broad international, commercial and public law practice and has appeared in courts and tribunals throughout Australia, the United States, the Netherlands, England, Singapore and India.

Jesse is ranked in the 2025 editions for Chambers Asia Pacific in both Shipping – The Bar (Band 1) and Dispute Resolution – The Bar (Band 2), Legal 500 (Commercial Disputes) and Doyles' Leading Transport and Arbitration Barristers.

He was previously an Associate at Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom (New York), an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright and an Associate to the Hon Justice W M C Gummow AC of the High Court of Australia.

Katie Sutton
Barrister, Greenway Chambers, Sydney; Maxwell 42 - International Arbitration Chambers Singapore

Katie has a broad commercial practice and has particular expertise in international and domestic commercial arbitration and complex commercial disputes. She has acted in international commercial arbitrations under a range of arbitral rules and in international investment disputes.

Katie is ranked in Doyles as a Leading Arbitration Barrister – Junior Counsel and is recommended in WWL Australia and New Zealand – Arbitration where she is described as “a highly accomplished barrister who is hailed as "an experienced and knowledgeable practitioner in international disputes".

Prior to coming to the NSW Bar, Katie spent over a decade in London acting for clients on large and complex multi-jurisdictional disputes, specialising in domestic and international commercial litigation, arbitration and investor-state dispute resolution. She has experience advising and representing clients in a broad range of sectors, including construction, infrastructure, mining and energy, software and banking and finance.

Boxun Yin
Barrister, Banco Chambers

Boxun has extensive experience in high value ICC, HKIAC, ACICA and ICSID arbitrations. He is available to advise and appear in matters involving on doctrinally complex issues of arbitral law and principle, and on private and public international law having appeared in the two most recent arbitration-related judgments in the High Court of Australia – Tesseract v Pascale [2024] HCA 24 and CBI v Chevron [2024] HCA 28.

He has been listed by Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) as “Recommended” in its 2023, 2024 and 2025 Guides, as a “Future Leader” in its 2024 and 2025 Guides, and by Doyle’s Guide as a “Leading Arbitration Barrister” in 2024. He serves on the Legislative Committee of ACICA, the International Committee of the NSW Bar Association and on the Expert Advisory Committee on Working Group III (ISDS reform) for the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia.

Before coming to the Bar, Boxun was a senior associate in the international dispute resolution group at Debevoise & Plimpton, based in London and Hong Kong.

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