Category: Actualités

A.F.A. proposes on June 1st, 2016 from 6 pm till 9 pm at the Maison du Barreau à Paris a training on the theme: «Cross-examination of witnesses: When the commow law comes to the civil-law». Marie Danis (August and Debouzy) and Caroline Duclercq (Altana), will lead this training with Domitille Baizeau (Lalive), and Peter Rosher (Pinsent Masons), Solicitors of England and Wales. They will share their experience of cross-examination as counsel and as arbitrator in particular in common law arbitrations. More information here.

A.F.A. conducts a new extensive training session which will take place over 2 days, on April 14th and 15 th, 2016 at Maison du Barreau in Paris. This formation, around a practical case, will allow participants to discover all essential tools necessary to conduct an international arbitration successfully. Download registration form.

Click here to read this A.F.A.’s newsletter n°18: Arbitration in Portugal and in Brazil

The Association Droit & Commerce will organize its 41st Colloquium on April 8th and 9th, 2016 to Deauville on the theme «The duties of the shareholder», under the scientific direction of Professor Hervé LE NASBASQUE. Download program and registration form.

ArbitralWomen and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) will bring together practitioners and thought leaders, from various legal organisations and arbitration institutes from around the World for the Second International Women’s Conference to held at UNESCO House in Paris on 16th March, 2016. The title of this conference is: «Improving the role of women in dispute resolution: evolution or revolution?». Read More.

Co-organized by the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage (CFA) and the Club Español del Arbitrage (CEA), a study day will take place on February 18th, 2016 to the Cabinet Gide in Paris on the theme ” VIIth French-Spanish day – Converging views on the arbitral award. The workshop will conducted in Spanish and French with simultaneous translation. Download program and registration form.

Click here to read this A.F.A.’s newsletter n°18: Environmental law and arbitration

The next breakfast debate & discussion « Wake up (with) Arbitration! » will take place on 2 February 2016. The topic is «Is the small world of arbitration adapted only for the biggest?», with Annet van HOOFT, Partner and Philippe CHAVASSE, Legal Department Fives.

On Thuesday, January 28th, 2016 in the law firm Gide in Paris, the Comité Français de l’Arbitrage will organize a colloquim on the theme “Cultural assets and works of art and international arbitration”, with the participation of Mr. Guido CARDUCCI, Former Chief of the International Standards Section, UNESCO, Lecturer-Researcher-HDR in at the University of Paris Est, Councel (Rome), Chartered Arbitrator FCIArb, Doctorate in french law (Paris II) and italian law (Rome I).

A.F.A. organizes with the Chambre de Conciliation et d’Arbitrage de Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées a session on in depht formation “To know, master and pratice the arbitration” which will take place over 2 days, on December 9th and 10th, 2015 in Toulouse. Read more.

The next breakfast debate & discussion « Wake up (with) Arbitration! » will take place on 2 December 2015. The topic is « Order / award: speed at the expense of efficiency?”, with Gaëlle Le Quillec and Laurent Jaeger.

A.F.A. organizes with the Regional Chapter of Lawyers in Tunis a session on in depht formation which will take place over 2 days, on November 26th and 27th, 2015 in Tunis. An international practical case will be examined under French law and Tunisian law. Read more.