33 In person Open sold out networking The Benefits of Civil Law Traditions

Presentation

A large number of commercial disputes relate to civil law economies, and this event aims to explore the diversity and sophistication of civil law approaches to well-known contract law issues across a range of jurisdictions around the globe. The event will also provide an opportunity for fresh thinking about some of the most fundamental issues of contract law.

The programme for the event is as follows:

2.00pm - REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

2.30pm - Welcome comments by Thomas Granier and Hafez Virjee, followed by introduction by Eloïse Glucksmann
By Thomas Granier (Anima DR, Paris) and Hafez Virjee (Delos & Virjee Arbitration, Paris), followed by introduction by Eloïse Glucksmann (Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, Paris).

3.00pm - Panel 1: "Civil Law Methods to Identify the Content of the Contract" followed by Q&A
With Jeonghye Sophie Ahn (Yulchon, Seoul), Mohamed Sameh Amr (Cairo University, Cairo), Gary Gao (Zhong Lun, Shanghai), Jerker Pitkänen (Castrén & Snellman, Helsinki), and moderated by Tilman Niedermaier (CMS, Munich).

4.30pm - Panel 2: "Civil Law Remedies to Uphold the Contract in Case of Performance Issues" followed by Q&A
With Laurent Aynès (Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, Paris), Guilherme Carneiro Monteiro Nitschke (TozziniFreire, São Paulo), Christoph Müller (Université de Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel), Giacomo Rojas Elgueta (Chiomenti, Rome), Hiroyuki Tezuka (Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo), and moderated by Marie-Élodie Ancel (Paris-Panthéon-Assas University, Paris).

6.00pm - Reception

Delos Dispute Resolution - Arias France - Chambre Arbitrale Internationale de Paris - DIS - FAI - The Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA) - Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) - Swiss Arbitration Centre - Pantheon Assas Université - Master II Droit Compare Des Affaires - Roma Tre Unidroit Centre - Anima Dispute Resolution - Castrén & Snellman - CMS Law - Tozzini Freire Advocados - Virjee Arbitration - Zhong Lun - Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem (CBAr) - Swiss Arbitration Association - Paris Arbitration Center by Delos.

Special Rapporteur - Dr. Aseel Zimmo