HSF's Paris office will be hosting the LCIA European Users' Council Breakfast Seminar – The Arbitration Act 1996 Review – on Tuesday 14 June 2022 at 8:30am (CEST).

The Law Commission of England and Wales is in the process of conducting a review of the Arbitration Act 1996 to assess what recommendations (if any) should be madeto the UK Government for reform.

This seminar will provide an opportunity to investigate the proposed areas for reform, with panellists addressing the dynamics of a uniqueaspect of the English Arbitration Act in discussion with their fellow panellists and the delegates.

The event will commence with breakfast followed by a welcome from LCIA Director General, Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, leading onto the discussion on the English Arbitration Act 1996: Proposed Updates and their Relevance to the World of International Arbitration with the following panellists:

  • Andrew Cannon, Herbert Smith Freehills, London and Paris, and Officer of the LCIA European Users' Council
  • Emily Fox, Herbert Smith Freehills, Paris, and #YIAG European Regional Representative
  • Carole Malinvaud, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Paris
  • George Spalton QC, 4 New Square Chambers, London, and Officer of the LCIA European Users' Council
  • Professor Dr Nathan Tamblyn, Law Commission of England and Wales, London

To find out more and register for the event, please clickhere.