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FIND OUT MORETwo events were held in Signature’s Paris office, as well as in an online format.
On 28 March 2023, Partners Flore Poloni, Tsegaye Laurendeau and Neil Newing, from Signature’s Paris and London offices, hosted a panel discussion entitled “Arbitration today, arbitration tomorrow: A look at the proposed, desired and necessary changes in UK legislation with cross-Channel perspectives”.
Aiming to look at the differences and similarities in the approaches adopted in the primary arbitration legislation in France and in England and Wales, the session focused on the proposed changes in the upcoming UK arbitration law reform.
The panellists highlighted welcome changes, such as the introduction of express powers for summary dismissal or the codification of arbitrators’ duty to disclose, controversial proposals such as the removal of the right to a re-hearing for a Section 67 jurisdiction challenge, and potential missed opportunities such as the absence of a clear position on confidentiality or third-party funding.
Flore, Tsegaye and Neil pointed out and discussed the differences in approach from one side of the Channel to the other and opened a debate on how better to reflect best practices in legislation.
On 29 March, a roundtable debate entitled “Legislating for international arbitration in the Caribbean: the journey so far and the road ahead” was hosted by Partner Flore Poloni and moderated by Kimberley Bazelais of the Signature Paris Office.
The discussion featured guest speakers Bernhard Maier, Counsel at the Signature London Office, Shan Greer, CEO of the BVI International Arbitration Centre, Andrés Villegas, Partner at Sygna Partners and former Senior Counsel to the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Marie-Camille Pitton, Secretary-General of the OHADAC Regional Arbitration Centre and Theominique Nottage, Arbitration Consultant for the Government of The Bahamas.
The panelists gave their perspective and shared their practical experience with the various Caribbean arbitration frameworks, and discussed the challenges and opportunities of past and prospective legislative reforms. Other topics addressed included avenues to explore and prioritise in terms of capacity-building in the region, whether the arbitration market could already be too crowded, and how realistically to make space for ESG considerations.
