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REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED
SIAC MUMBAI CONFERENCE 2015
India’s Progressive Approach towards International Arbitration - How Far Have We Come?
PROGRAMME*
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0900-0930
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REGISTRATION
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0930-1000
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INAUGURAL SESSION
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• Welcome Address Ms Lim Seok Hui, CEO, SIAC
• Keynote Address Mr Gary Born, President, SIAC Court of Arbitration
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1000-1020
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Coffee / Tea Break
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1020-1130
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SESSION 1
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TRANSFORMING COMMERCIAL DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN INDIA
This Panel will discuss: (i) the proposed amendments to India’s Arbitration Act; (ii) the proposal to set up commercial courts and its potential impact on court involvement in arbitration; (iii) the Indian Law Commission’s Report on the Indian Arbitration Act; and (iv) the implications of the new Model Text for BITs put out by the Indian Government.
Moderator:
• Mr Mysore Prasanna, Arbitrator, Mediator, Counsel
Panelists:
• Mr Rajendra Barot, Senior Partner, AZB & Partners
• Mr Darius Khambata, Senior Advocate
• Justice (Retd) Mukul Mudgal, Former Chief Justice, Punjab and Haryana High Court
• Mr Srinivasa Raghavan, Partner, IndusLaw
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1130-1200
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Coffee / Tea Break
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1200-1300
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SESSION 2
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DRAFTING ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS: POINTERS AND PITFALLS
This Panel will discuss the basics of drafting effective arbitration agreements; how to avoid common drafting errors; the importance of the law of the arbitration agreement; the implications of recent decisions such as Pricol; the post-BALCO approach of Indian courts to pre-BALCO agreements; and issues relating to whether two Indian parties can arbitrate outside India.
Moderator:
• Mr Cyril Shroff, Managing Partner, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas
Panelists:
• Mr Vyapak Desai, Partner, Nishith Desai Associates
• Mr Shreyas Jayasimha, Advocate, Aarna Law
• Mr Pranav Mago, Head (South Asia), SIAC
• Mr Kabir Singh, Partner, Clifford Chance
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1300-1400
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Lunch
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1400-1530
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SESSION 3
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INSTITUTIONAL ARBITRATION AT WORK: HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SIAC ARBITRATION TRAINING VIDEO
- Commencing an arbitration: The selection and appointment of arbitrators
- Challenge to the appointment of an arbitrator
- The determination of the costs of an arbitration on an ad valorem basis
- Scrutiny and enforceability of awards
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SAVING TIME AND COSTS IN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
This Panel will examine the relevance of institutional arbitration in ensuring efficient arbitration and consider: (i) the use of expert witnesses and its increasing relevance to India related arbitrations; (ii) the use of procedures such as the expedited procedure; (iii) the importance of the SIAC Panel and SIAC’s process of appointment of arbitrators; and (iv) other techniques to achieve efficiency: use of technology, hot-tubbing experts, use of costs orders and other sanctions.
Moderator:
• Mr Gary Born, President, SIAC Court of Arbitration
Panelists:
• Mr Ang Cheng Hock SC, Partner, Allen & Gledhill
• Mr Simon Dunbar, Partner, King & Spalding
• Mr Will Inglis, Senior Managing Director, FTI Consulting
• Mr Vikram Nankani, Senior Advocate
• Mr Prakash Pillai, Partner, Clyde & Co Clasis Singapore
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1530-1600
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Coffee / Tea Break
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1600-1730
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SESSION 4
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HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE SIAC ARBITRATION TRAINING VIDEO ON THE SIAC EMERGENCY ARBITRATOR PROCEDURE
- Preliminary discussions on the benefits of appointing an Emergency Arbitrator
- The Emergency Arbitrator hearing
- Enforcing the Emergency Arbitrator’s Award
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THE SIAC EMERGENCY ARBITRATOR EXPERIENCE: HOW DOES IT WORK?
This Panel will discuss the concept of an emergency arbitrator, recent emergency arbitrator cases at SIAC, timelines involved, the effectiveness and enforceability of emergency arbitrator orders or awards in Singapore and India and court decisions of relevance to the topic.
Moderator:
• Mr Mark Mangan, Partner, Dechert LLP
Panelists:
• Mr Ganesh Chandru, Executive Partner, Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan
• Mr Steven Lim, Managing Partner (Singapore), Nabarro LLP
• Mr Mysore Prasanna, Arbitrator, Mediator, Counsel
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1730-1740
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Closing remarks Mr Nishith Desai, Member, SIAC Board of Directors
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*This programme is subject to change.
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The registration period is from 30 July 2015 00:00 to 08 September 2015 17:30 
