ICC will gather internationally renowned arbitration experts, for its 8th annual conference on International Commercial Arbitration in Latin America: The ICC Perspective. Practicing lawyers, corporate counsel, arbitrators, mediators and academics will be among the experts participating in the event, taking place in Miami on 7-9 November.
The success of arbitration relies largely on a good understanding of local, legal culture and attitudes. Because Latin America continues to be a challenging region for international arbitration practitioners, ICC has designed a conference that has gone from strength to strength over the last eight years, with participation this year expected to surpass last year’s attendance of 300.
“The combination of highly professional speakers, numerous and informed participants, and a unique festive ambiance is what makes the annual ICC Miami Conference so special,” said ICC Court of Arbitration Secretary General Jason Fry. “As Latin American arbitration becomes increasingly sophisticated, the ICC Miami Conference affords all professionals interested in Latin American arbitration an opportunity to network and to come up to speed on the latest developments in the law and practice of arbitration in the region and elsewhere.”
The popularity of the annual International Commercial Arbitration in Latin America reflects the increasing involvement of Latin American parties in ICC Arbitration. Over the past five years ICC has received 3,193 requests for arbitration from all over the world. Of the 8,499 parties involved in cases filed with the ICC International Court of Arbitration, almost 12% come from Latin America and the Caribbean. Regional arbitration has also been marked not only by the increasing number of cases, but also by their complexity.
The advanced nature of international oil and gas deals in Latin America makes respective contracts an integral part of trading and a key link in the negotiation process chain. Acknowledging and responding to such challenges, the conference will deliberate several arbitral tribunal decisions relating to the oil and gas industry. Expert panellists will investigate whether common notions and practices applied to this industry are based on prior arbitral decisions and what conclusions, if any can be drawn from the use of arbitration for the future.
In today’s global economy the prevalence of arbitration and trade law cannot be overstated. The conference will examine the impact that constitutional recourses may have on international arbitrations involving Latin American parties. In particular speakers and participants will analyze to what extent recourses of Amparo – and other similar recourses based on fundamental and constitutional rights –were designed to deal with, or are applicable to, international arbitration.The popular ICC meeting for young arbitrators is also set to take place on the sidelines of the conference on 7 November. The meeting will feature a debate on arbitrating for and against states.
The two-day programme includes interactive sessions conducted in English and Spanish with simultaneous interpretation.
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