We are pleased to inform you of the upcoming conference (program) on arbitration in large infrastructure projects organized by the ICC International Court of Arbitration and the IBA on August 24th in Panama. This event will be followed by a seminar organized by the IBA on the Guidelines on conflicts of interest. The latter seminar dedicated to conflicts of interests will hopefully emphasize the obligations of arbitral institutions to uphold strictly the values and principles of international arb...

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The National Organization of Collective Law Offices announces the International Congress LAW PRACTICE 2012, which will be held from September 19th to 21st, 2012, at the Havana International Conference Center, Cuba. The event suggests a multifaceted vision of law. Besides, in terms of legal disputes, it will deal with any topic or subject contributing to the professional treatment and management of litigation situations between natural or legal persons, with key emphasis on procedural representat...

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As in previous years, professors J.C. Fernandez Rozas and P.A. Miguel Asensio organise the 6th. International Seminar on International Private Law, to be held in the Graduate Hall School of Law on March 22nd. (the afternoon session will be held in the Auditorium of the College of Notaries of Madrid, Juan de Mena Street, 9) and March 23rd., 2012. The seminar has the support of the College of Notaries of Madrid and the representation in Spain of the European Commission. The coordination of the sem...

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The Forum of Mediation Centres was created in 2001 by the Mediation and Conflict Prevention Commission of the Union Internationale des Avocats. It brings together the most important commercial mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution centres from around the world and offers an occasion to exchange views on the development of ADR and best practices. It is also an occasion for centres to collaborate on specific programmes. The participants will be exploring the all-important topic of training...

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The Union Internationale des Avocats organized its 55th Congress in Miami from October 31 to November 4, attended by 950 lawyers coming from 81 countries. In this context, the Bureaus of the Litigation and Arbitration Commissions of the UIA interested by the OHADAC's initiative to establish a Court of Arbitration for the Caribbean invited us to a forum during a joint session chaired by Peter Turner (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris) and Mark C. Hilgard (Mayer Brown LLP, Frankfurt). Panel 1...

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