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The Honourable Society of the Inner Temple,
Crown Office Row,
London EC4Y 7HL,
UK
17th April 2024
9:30am - 12:30pm
Cost: Free
CPD: 3 hours
The 2TG Commercial Litigation Group is delighted to invite you to a seminar on Private International Law in Commercial Litigation on Wednesday April 17th, 2024. The morning of talks will cover a range of topical issues in International Commercial claims and will be held in person at the Honourable Society of the Inner Temple. The event is open to commercial practitioners.
We are particularly delighted that Professor Richard Fentiman is able to join us. Richard is a door tenant at 2TG and is internationally acknowledged as a leading expert on the law and practice of transnational disputes.
Registration and breakfast are from 9:00am with the talks beginning at 9:30am. The seminar programme will be followed by a lunch reception at 12:30pm. We hope our attendees will enjoy this opportunity to meet, mingle and network with fellow professionals. To book your free place, please contact Deborah Francis at events@2tg.co.uk.
09.00 – Registration. Breakfast.
09.30 – Lucy Wyles KC – Introductory remarks
09.35 – Marie Louise Kinsler KC – Foreign law in international litigation
10.00 – Timothy Killen – It’s all a matter of perspective: interpreting competing jurisdiction and arbitration clauses and using the right legal lens
10.25 – William Clerk – A “serious issue” with the (new) information gateway 25?
10.50 – Break
11.10 – Charles Dougherty KC – Forum conveniens in multi-party claims
11.35 – Alistair Mackenzie – Where’s the Money? Economic Losses, Jurisdiction and Applicable Law
12.00 – Professor Richard Fentiman KC (Hon) – Enforcing Foreign Arbitration Agreements: the RusChem Trilogy
12.30 – Marie Louise Kinsler KC – Concluding remarks
12.35 – Buffet lunch