Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group (CCIAG)
The Voice of the Users
The CCIAG has been invited to speak at the 2014 ICCA Congress on the topic of Arbitral Legitimacy. The 2014 ICCA Congress titled “Legitimacy: Myths, Realites, Challenges” will take place in Miami, FL on 6-9 April 2014.
The CCIAG has been invited to speak at the 2014 ICCA Congress on the topic of Arbitral Legitimacy. The 2014 ICCA Congress titled “Legitimacy: Myths, Realites, Challenges” will take place in Miami, FL on 6-9 April 2014.
For more information on the ICCA Congress please we click here.
The CCIAG has been invited to speak at the GAR Live event held in Paris on 15 November 2013. A panel of corporate counsels chaired by Peter Rees, QC (legal director at Royal Dutch Shell and member of the CCIAG) discussed the topic: “How do companies decide on the place of arbitration?“.
The panel composed of eminent CCIAG members, Isabelle Hautot (CCIAG Chair and General Counsel at Orange), Christine Guerrier (VP Disputes and Litigation at Thalès) and Jean-André Diaz (Special Counsel at Total), talked from experience about the key factors to take into account when choosing the place of arbitration, the role of external counsels in the process and the difficulties that may occur.
You may access the full program here
During the CCIAG General Assembly of 22 October 2013, David H. Burt, Corporate Counsel at Dupont and Dr. Angela Koelbl, Head of Corporate Litigation Energy at Siemens A.G have been elected by the general membership to join the Steering Committee of the CCIAG. We welcome them into the Steering Committee!
Following the CCIAG General Assembly held on 22 October 2013, Véronique Chapuis-Thuault and Volker Mahnken have stepped down from the Steering Committee. We thank them for all the time and energy that they have put into the CCIAG!
29-30 August 2013, Stockholm – “Mastering the Challenges in International Arbitration” :
Jean-Claude Najar (Founder of the CCIAG) and Pierre-Jérôme Abric (Treasurer of the CCIAG) have been invited to speak at the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce for a one and a half day conference (29-30th August 2013) about “Mastering the Challenges in International Arbitration”. This conference is organized by the Master program in International Commercial Arbitration Law (Stockholm University) which will be celebrating its first decade of existence.
Divided in three sessions with a hands-on approach, the Conference will focus on how practitioners can master issues of public interests in private disputes; how to master conflicts between party autonomy, arbitrators and institutes; and finally, how to master disputes against state parties. Arbitrability, mandatory laws versus party autonomy, corruption in arbitration, challenges to arbitrators and sovereign immunity are some of the topics that the panels will discuss at the Conference.
The CCIAG encourages corporate counsels to attend the conference!
Access the preliminary program
For more information you may visit the website of the SCC Institute by clicking here.
Questions on the conference and on sponsorship opportunities can be sent to ICAL@juridicum.su.se
The CCIAG has refurbished its website. Our new website offers useful information about the CCIAG and its activities, and, for its members, a forum for discussion and experience sharing. This website is smartphone friendly.
The CCIAG has refurbished its website. Our new website offers useful information about the CCIAG and its activities, and, for its members, a forum for discussion and experience sharing. Designed by Nemea Creation , this website is smartphone friendly.
Date: 21 October 2013
Venue: Centre de Conférence de Paris Trocadéro
112 avenue Kléber, 75016 Paris
The CCIAG is organizing the First CCIAG conference jointly with the ICC Institute for World Business Law. This conference will address the burning topic of the choice of arbitrator. A highly selective panel of speakers will address the concerns of corporate counsels as to the legitimacy of arbitrators in the paradoxical context of a globalized arbitration market devoid of transparent and straightforward access to the necessary data to make that crucial choice.
Please note that the Conference is on invitation only.
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Registration 1 pm – 1.30 pm
Conference 1.30 pm – 6.30 pm
INTRODUCTION
1ST ROUND TABLE
Trust, legitimacy & source of authority: cross considerations on
principles and practice
Moderator:
Jean-André Diaz , Special Counsel, TOTAL; Former Chair, CCIAG
Discussion
2ND ROUND TABLE
The arbitrator selection to-day: how does the “system” work ?
What is wrong with it ?
Moderator :
Wolf Von Kumberg, Assistant General Counsel and European
Legal Director, NORTHROP-GRUMMAN; Member, CCIAG and IMI
1. Who is really in charge of the selection?
2. The need for information and transparency
Discussion
3RD ROUND TABLE
The number of arbitrators & the challenges of efficiency and legitimacy
Moderator:
Jean-Claude Najar, Curtis, Mallet-Prévost, Colt & Mosle LLP; Founder, CCIAG
1. Is the sole arbitrator the way to go?
2. Is the delegation of powers to the institutions the way to go ?
Discussion
CONCLUDING REMARKS & CLOSING ADDRESS
Yves Derains & Isabelle Hautot
6.30 pm Cocktail Reception
The CCIAG and the IMI to collaborate.
On March 13th, the IMI and the CCIAG have decided to collaborate in their future projects. Having agreed that both organizations share a common concern for the users of dispute resolution services transcending the fields (or the markets) of mediation or arbitration, the CCIAG and the IMI have undertaken to act jointly, with their respective specialization for the benefit of the users.
The International Mediation Institute (IMI) is a charitable foundation established in The Hague which aims at certifying mediators and promoting mediation worldwide. It is the only organization in the world to transcend local jurisdictions to develop global, professional standards for experienced mediators, advocates and others involved in collaborative dispute resolution and negotiation processes
Ms Hautot commented on the collaboration between the two organizations as follows:
“Both CCIAG and IMI are non-provider, corporate-led organizations in the global dispute resolution space and their missions are complementary. As companies increasingly move to multi-tiered dispute resolution clauses and press courts and arbitration tribunals for more effective dispute resolution processes, so mediation becomes increasingly important to litigation and arbitration. The collaboration announced today is an important step that will help both organizations achieve their respective goals. That is particularly true for the CCIAG which advocates and works toward a better understanding of the users’ actual needs, and focuses on efficient conflict management and resolution as its main objectives. I look forward to serving on the IMI Board and to a most productive relationship.”
Ute Joas Quinn, of Hess Corporation and Chair of IMI added:
“The Board of IMI has long admired the efforts of CCIAG and warmly welcomes this alliance and Isabelle Hautot’s appointment to the Board. This will significantly strengthen and accelerate the expression of User needs and expectations, as well as User influence, in the development of mediation and other forms of non-litigious conflict management and dispute resolution worldwide.”
On March 5th 2013, a Steering Committee was held confirming Isabelle Hautot as the new chair of the CCIAG. She will be succeeding to Jean-André Diaz who chaired the group during the year 2011-2012. Isabelle’s appointment was announced first on November 15th, 2012 for the CCIAG’s annual meeting and was commented on December 10th, 2012 by the Global Arbitration Review.
