INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Accra, Ghana –20-21 April 2016
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION
Under the auspices of the ICC International Court of Arbitration
Accra, Ghana – 20-21 April 2016 (8.30am – 6pm)
Venue
World Trade Center Accra, Ghana
Highlights
This training provides participants with a first-hand experience and understanding of the ICC Arbitration procedure through practical and interactive sessions. Participants will study the arbitration proceedings through the simulation of a mock case.
Who should attend?
- Legal directors and corporate counsel from companies involved in international commercial arbitration
- Practicing lawyers
-Other legal professionals
Learning outcomes
- Understand the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration and practice of international commercial arbitration
- Identify the issues and the role of the ICC Court Secretariat throughout the arbitral proceedings
- Select and appoint appropriate arbitrators
- Prepare and draft the Request of Arbitration and the Answer to the Request submitted to the Arbitral insmall working groups of roughly 10 participants.
Supported by:
PROGRAMME
DAY 1 – Wednesday 20 April
8:30 – 12:30Morning Session: Why choose arbitration and how?
- Advantages of international arbitration
- Drafting of the arbitration agreement
- Seat of arbitration
- Financial consequences of choosing arbitration
12:30 – 14:00Lunch Break
14:00 – 18:00Afternoon Session
- Choice of arbitration
- Independence of arbitration
- Request for arbitration
- Workshop: Drafting of the request for arbitration
DAY 2 – Thursday 21 April
9:00 – 12:30Morning Session: Proceedings up to the Terms of Reference
- Answer to the request for arbitration and counterclaims objectives to the arbitration tribunal’s jurisdiction
- Objectives to the arbitration tribunal’s jurisdiction
- Constitution of the arbitral tribunal and transmission of the file
- Workshop: Drafting of the answer to the request for arbitration and counterclaims
12:30 – 13:45Lunch Break
13:45 – 17:00Afternoon Session
- Management of the proceedings before the arbitral tribunal
- Drawing up the terms of reference and case management
- Conference:Time limit to render the award
- Costs of arbitration
- Drafting of the award
- Scrutiny of the award
SPEAKERS
Ace Ankomah
Managing Partner, Bentsi-EnchillLetsaAnkomah, City
Nene Amegatcher
Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration, City
Joachim Kuckenburg
Partner, KAB - Kuckenburg,BurethBoineauetAssocies, City
Sami Houerbi
Advocate, Supreme Court of Tunisia;Director for the Mediterranean, Middle East & Africa,
ICC International Court of Arbitration; Partner, Houerbi Law Firm, Dubai/ Tunis
Tunde Ogunseitan
Counsel, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris
LOGISTICS AND REGISTRATION
Venue:
World Trade Centre Accra, Ghana
Working language:
English
How to register:
Please complete and return the registration form indicating method of payment to:
ICC GHANA, Training and Conferences
Email:
Tel:+233302631437/8
Fax: +233302252 168
Website:
Registration will be confirmed upon receipt of the registration form and registration fees. To benefit from early bird rates, please note that ICC GHANA must receive the payment before the deadline.
Registration fee:
Until 30thMarch : “Early bird special” ICC members:GH₵ 1800
non-members:GH₵ 2000
After 30th March:
ICC members: GH₵ 2 000
non-members:GH₵ 2 500
The fee covers all training activities, including documentation, lunches and coffee breaks, subject to last minute changes and modifications by the organisers.
Special Discounts:
ICC Members may benefit from an extra 5% discount. Group rates: Register five persons from the same company and pay for four. Please contact to benefit from this discount.
Travel and accommodation:
Travel and hotel expenses are not included in the registration fees.
Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and hotel reservations. A small quota of rooms has been blocked however at the Tang Palace Hotel at negotiated preferential rates. Reservations must be made before 10th of April 2016 and guaranteed by a credit card. Hotel reservations received after this date will be accepted on a space available basis at prevailing rates. Full details will be sent upon registration.
Cancellation charge:
20% of the contribution to costs will be refunded if notice of cancellation is received in writing before 28March 2016. Cancellations after this date are not refundable. However, registration may be transferred to another person from the same company or organization at no extra charge, provided that notice is sent to prior to the Conference.
Please note that ICC GHANA reserves the right to cancel this event or to make minor alterations to the content and timing of the programme or to the identity of the speakers. In the unlikely event of cancellation, delegates will be offered a full refund. ICC GHANA will not, however, be held responsible for any related expense incurred by the participant.
Partnership opportunities:
This training offers you an unrivalled opportunity to build worldwide partnerships. Partnering will get you visibility with the major decision makers in global business and/or within the international arbitration network. For further information please contact Mr. Emmanuel Doni-Kwame at: .
Visa:
We are able to dispatch visa invitation letters to support your visa application only after receipt of your registration form and full payment of your registration fees.
REGISTRATION FORM
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Until 28th March 2016: “Early bird special” After: 28th March 2016
For ICC members: GH₵ 1 800 For ICC members: GH₵ 2 000
For non-members: GH₵ 1 800 For non-members: GH₵ 2 500
Registration fee:
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