Coming events

On 29 May 2012, starting at 17.30 CET, the SAA will arrange its Annual General Meeting and a seminar on “Emergency Arbitration – a valuable addition to the tool box or just another marketing trick?”

Numerous arbitration institutes have added Emergency Arbitration rules to their toolkit over the last decade. The rules look good on paper – but how do they work in practice? What opportunities and challenges are parties, emergency arbitrators and institutions faced with when applying the rules? Do the rules give applicants real tactical advantages over the respondent? Do the rules provide appropriate safeguards for the defendant? And how do you as an emergency arbitrator go about your task?  The seminar will address these questions and take a critical look at the practical application of the emergency arbitration rules of the SCC, ICDR and ICC.

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THE CHALLENGE OF TAKING EVIDENCE IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION 

The taking of evidence is at the heart of essentially every international arbitration. Yet it remains a challenge for both arbitrators and counsel, having to deal with the diversity of legal cultures, the lack of universally accepted principles, the ever increasing technological possibilities and, in each case, the adverse interests of the parties.

This year, the Swedish Arbitration Days will bring together some of the most renowned arbitration practitioners from around the world to debate the many issues arising out of the taking of evidence in international arbitration.

Programme and speakers

Fee: Early bird rate of SEK 6000 (approximately € 700) for registrations made before 30 June 2012. Ordinary rate thereafter of SEK 7000 (approximately € 800). The registration fee includes attendance at the conference at the Grand Hôtel, documentation, refreshments during breaks, lunch on the first day of the conference, and the reception and dinner on the first day of the conference.

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