IBA Annual Conference Paris 2023
29 Oct - 3 Nov 2023
Room 241, Level 2
Session information
Dynamics between domestic and international interests in international arbitration
Tuesday 31 October (1115 - 1230)
Room 241, Level 2
Committee(s)
BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee
(Lead)
Bar Issues Commission
Description
The session will discuss the impact of international dispute resolution on the trade in legal services, highlighting the creation and growth in international commercial courts and regional arbitration centres, competing with each other to attract legal services to their region/jurisdiction, the interaction between local lawyers and foreign firms, and the role bars can play. The panel will bring a comparative perspective and draw on the experience of Singapore, Rwanda and India.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Mickael Laurans | The Law Society of England and Wales, London, England; Chair, BIC International Trade in Legal Services Committee |
Speakers
| Thierry Gakuba Ngoga | Legal Line Partners, Kigali, Rwanda |
| Laurence Wong | Singapore International Commercial Court, Singapore, Singapore |
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