Corporate Counsel International Arbitration Group (CCIAG)
The Voice of the Users
The First CCIAG/ICC Institute joint conference took place on Monday 21 October 2013. Corporate counsels from all over the world had the opportunity to confront their positions with some of the key actors of the arbitration community. The product of the conference will be further discussed from 6 to 7 April 2014 at the 2014 ICCA Congress in Miami titled “Legitimacy: Myths, Realities, Challenges.”
The program of the First CCIAG/ICC Institute joint conference can found here.
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
October 30th, 2009: Report of the CCIAG Working Group on Discovery.
This study gives a fair overview of the users’ concerns as to how discovery is used in practice and as to how it should be approached by corporate counsels.
To read the report, click here.
We are organizing our first conference jointly with the ICC Institute for World Business Law. It will address the burning topic of the choice of arbitrator and the legitimacy of the arbitrator.
A panel of key figures in the field will be present.
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.
To download the program, click
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 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.
