2nd International Arbitration Forum

Prevailing principles of fairness, finality and public policy in International Commercial Arbitration

17.10.2019 - 09:30-18:00 | Hilton Athens

 

Registration

 

Inaugural address

Dimitrios Kranis, Deputy Minister of Justice, h. Vice President of the Supreme Civil and Criminal Court

 

Welcome address

Public Interest and International Commercial Arbitration: The 2nd International Arbitration Forum

Constantin Calavros, Professor of Civil Procedure and Arbitration, President of the Greek Association for Arbitration, Attorney at Law

 

Introductory keynote speech

Alexandros Fessas, Secretary General, ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris

"Arbitration, Public Policy and Corruption"

 

I. Limits to the Scope of International Arbitration

Chairman-Moderator

Anna Mantakou, Dr. iur., Attorney at Law

Keynote speech

Georgios Petrochilos, , Attorney at Law, Partner, Three Crowns, Paris, Visiting Professor, Bern and Fribourg

"Redefining the Concept of Arbitrability"

Interventions and Discussion

Applicable law on (objective) arbitrability: from arbitrators to judges via New York

Antonios Tsavdaridis, Lecturer, Law School of the University of Thrace, Attorney at Law, Partner & Head of Arbitration, Rokas International Law Firm, General Secretary of the European Court of Arbitration, Vice-President of the Greek Association for Arbitration

Arbitrability of BIT's disputes, when they have state aid as subject-matter (Micula Case)

Petros Selekos, Assistant Professor, Law School of the University of Thrace, Attorney at Law

Arbitrability of disputes in Cypriot and English law

Anna Plevri, Assistant Professor, University of Nicosia, Attorney at Law

The amenability of tax disputes to arbitration

Ioannis Stavropoulos, Attorney at Law, Managing Partner and Founder, Stavropoulos & Partners Law Office

 

Coffee break

 

II. Impartiality and Independence of arbitrators

Chairman-Moderator

Evangelos Vasilakakis, Professor, Law School of the University of Thessaloniki, Attorney at Law

Keynote speech

Christoph Müller, Professor, Law School of the University of Neuchâtel, Attorney at Law

"Cognitive Bias of Arbitrators"

Interventions and Discussion

Previously and publicly expressed legal opinions of the arbitrator on matters pertinent to the dispute

Dimitris Babiniotis, Assistant Professor, Law School of the University of Thrace, Attorney at Law, Partner, Calavros Law Firm-Filios-Babiniotis-Kloukinas

Behavioral Disorders of Arbitrators

Anna Mantakou, Dr. iur., Attorney at Law

Relations between arbitrators - an effective tool or a source of bias?

Marily Paralika, Attorney at Law, Partner, Fieldfisher LLP, Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

 

Lunch break

 

III. Court Review of International Arbitral Awards

Chairman-Moderator

Charalampos Pampoukis, Professor, Law School of the University of Athens, Attorney at Law

Keynote speech

Stavros Brekoulakis, Professor and Director of the School of International Arbitration Queen Mary University of London, Member of Barristers Chambers 3 Verulam Buildings (Gray's Inn)

"A Critical Analysis of the Concept of Transnational Public Policy"

Interventions and Discussion

Transnational vs International Public Policy

Evangelos Vassilakakis, Professor, Law School of the University of Thessaloniki, Attorney at Law

(International) public policy and the general clauses of private law dealing with good faith and boni mores

Gregory Logothetis, Attorney at Law, Partner, Koutalidis Law Firm

'Values' as a standard of Law in International Arbitration

Gregory Pelecanos, Attorney at Law, Senior Partner, Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates L.P.C.

Transnational public policy and risks for the arbitral proceedings and award

Sotiris Dempegiotis, Dr. jur., Attorney at Law, Partner, Dryllerakis & Associates Law Firm

 

IV. Res Judicata of Arbitral Awards

Chairman-Moderator

Dimitris Babiniotis, Ass. Professor, Law School of the University of Thrace, Partner, Calavros Law Firm-Filios-Babiniotis-Kloukinas

Keynote speech

Audley Sheppard, Chairman of the LCIA Board, Partner, Clifford Chance, London

"The Res Judicata effect of Arbitral Awards in subsequent arbitral proceedings"

Interventions and Discussion

Recognition of arbitral awards under Article 3 of the New York Convention

Kalliopi Makridou, Professor, Law School of the University of Thessaloniki, Attorney at Law

Res judicata effect of arbitral awards in subsequent arbitral proceedings and party autonomy

Georgios Panopoulos, Dr. jur., Attorney at Law, Partner, Lambadarios Law Firm, Attorney at Law

Applicable law by arbitrators for the determination of the res judicata effect of a prior arbitral award

Panagiotis Giannopoulos, Assistant Professor, Law School of the University of Thrace, Attorney at Law, Partner, Yiannopoulos & Kozi LLP

 

V. Prospects and Future Challenges

Chairman-Moderator

Stavros Brekoulakis, Professor and Director of the School of International Arbitration Queen Mary University of London, Member of Barristers Chambers 3 Verulam Buildings (Gray's Inn)

Round Table: A. Fessas, G. Petrochilos, C. Müller, A. Sheppard

1. Institutional innovations in international arbitration
2. The proliferation of international commercial courts and court chambers: can they challenge international arbitration?