Announcements and Updates

Paris Arbitration Week will take place between 9 and 13 April 2018 at a range of venues across the city. The week is packed with a terrific array of events (mostly free of charge) and what Paris does best: cocktail parties, giving participants numerous opportunities to network.

Congratulations and thanks to Brandon Malone (Co-Director – International Centre for Energy Arbitration and Chairman of the Board of the Scottish Arbitration Centre) and LCILP for organising the successful and hugely enjoyable London Centre of International Law Practice third annual conference

On 14 March 2018, FTI Consulting and ArbitralWomen will hold an evening panel discussion on the theme “Male, Female or simply ‘Expert’: What does it take to be an expert?” The discussion will revolve around three questions: What makes a good expert: does gender matter? Why do we see so few female experts? How can we remedy this issue? 

The London Centre of International Law Practice will hold its third annual conference on Energy Arbitration and Dispute Resolution in the Middle East and Africa on 6 and 7 March 2018, hosted at Herbert Smith Freehills and under the direction of Brandon Malone (Co-Director - International Centre for Energy Arbitration).

ArbitralWomen (AW) is an international non-governmental organisation which brings together women practitioners active in all kinds of dispute resolution. I acted as AW’s Newsletter Director from 2014-2016 and am currently privileged to serve as an advisory member of the Board of Directors.

Mediation Awareness Week sees a number of events organised UK-wide to show how mediation can be used to resolve a wide range of conflicts and disputes.