Past Events

17th Annual IBA International Arbitration Day in Paris

HKIAC is proud to sponsor the 17th Annual IBA International Arbitration Day in Paris, to be held on Thursday, 13th – 14th February 2014. Following the IBA’s recent adoption of its Guidelines on Party Representation in International Arbitration, International standards of conduct amongst Counsel and during arbitration proceedings will be considered.Read more

Practical Approach to Resolving Disputes in the Construction Industry

Join HKIAC, CIArb (East Asia Branch) and HKIE (Civil Division and ADR Committee) in the 2nd PARDCI conference. This conference will look at the various dispute mechanisms, the strategy to implement them, current legislation and how engineers, quantity surveyors and architects should try as an industry to resolve any disputes within their own professional field. Sponsorship opportunities are now available.Read more

New Choices for Dispute Resolution in a Changing Global Market: An Introduction to Hong Kong arbitration and the HKIAC

Being informed about your dispute resolution options is an important way to mitigate risk in this growing relationship. In this seminar, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre’s (HKIAC) representative in Latin America, Kiran Sanghera, will provide an introduction to arbitration in Hong Kong and the HKIAC, its activities in your region and its suitability for Asia-Latin American commercial disputes.Read more

Rising Global Stars: Understanding the Asia-LatAm Trade Relationship

This seminar looks to identify the key players in this growing relationship and to provide insights on how best to strike a deal and mitigate risk with Chinese, Korean & Japanese counterparties in the energy and technology sectors. From deal to dispute our experienced speakers hope to provide an overview of the important points to note from both sides of the globe.Read more

ICCA Congress Miami After Party by HKIAC

Demystifying China’s State Run Businesses: Do you really know your 国企 from your 私企?!

This seminar looks to demystify dealings with Chinese state owned enterprises in international contract and dispute matters.Read more

Overview of ICANN Uniform Rapid Suspension System (URS) - A New Trademark Rights Protection Mechanism under New gTLDs

This talk will introduce both the procedural and substantial issues of URS proceedings, showcasing the ADNDRC Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) platform via which trademark rights holders can file their URS complaints and manage the dispute resolution proceedings.Read more

KOREA Night!

As part of the 2014 Annual Vis (East) Moot, join the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB) for a night of complete Korean experience. To join the event, please RSVP at ksbyun@kcab.or.kr.Read more

AIJA International Arbitration Seminar

The two-day conference runs alongside AIJA's conference on banking fraud and regulatory investigations - two conferences for the price of one! Two networks for the price of one! Come from 27-29 March - this is your chance to become a key player in AIJA's network in the Far East and to discuss differing arbitration cultures with top-notch arbitration practitioners on the panels.Read more

10th Anniversary APRAG Conference

Ten years of APRAG is an important milestone in both the history of APRAG and international dispute resolution in the Asia Pacific Region.  It is appropriate that we return to Australia, the birth place of APRAG, for this event which promises to be a most significant event in the International Arbitration calendar.Read more

HKIAC Industry Series: Financial Disputes - Derivatives in Asia

Join HKIAC as we continue to look at the current financial landscape in Asia and how arbitration can be best used to mitigate risk should disputes in this specialised area arise. Our finance experts will discuss the resolution of disputes involving derivatives and complex financial transactions in the international markets as well as the emerging markets.Read more

In-House Congress Middle East, Dubai 2014

The event will provide an excellent opportunity to meet with industry peers and thought leaders to discuss issues that are relevant to your role.Read more

Know your Contracts

This will be talk leading up to the conference on "Practical Approach to Resolving Disputes in the Construction Industry" to be held on Friday 11 April. The seminar will cover the basics of both consultancy and main contract conditions.Read more

Dubai International Arbitration Summit

Join HKIAC Managing Counsel, Ruth Stackpool-Moore at the Park Hyatt, Dubai at the second annual Dubai International Arbitration Summit on 25th February 2014, as she speaks on Arbitration in Asia, giving an overview of the region and recent updates.Read more

Deconstructing Infrastructure Projects - Innovative Trends in Construction Disputes

In the construction industry, disputes are an all too common and costly occurrence. Increasingly it has been recognised that a clear dispute avoidance strategy implemented throughout the whole project life from procurement to completion will assist the parties in recognising and minimising situations where potential disputes arise.Read more

The 7th Frankfurt Investment Arbitration HK Practice Moot

The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre is proud to host the second Hong Kong Practice Moot for the 7th Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot on 12-13 February 2014. This represents HKIAC’s initiative to engage with the younger Asian arbitration community and to encourage upcoming practitioners in the area of investment arbitration.Read more

Investment and Commercial Arbitration – The Divide and Flows Between

Join Professor David Caron for our Chinese New Year luncheon talk as he discusses the difference (historically and conceptually) between commercial and investment arbitration and the interaction between the two.Read more

ITechLaw International India Conference

This conference will focus on the latest regulatory, commercial and technology law issues being faced by emerging and growth industries in India, Asia as well as the U.S. and Europe. Several other rewarding sub-programs include the In-House Counsel Breakfast Meeting, I-WIN Women Lawyers' Meet, Traveling Fellowship Award, a CyberSpaceCamp and a series of Substantive Law Committee Meetings.Read more

Book Launch Invitation: Selected Essays on International Arbitration

Michael Hwang SC would like to invite you to the launch of his new book which puts together his writings and speeches on international arbitration over the last decade (updated in 2013) and made reader-friendly by each essay having a list of contents together with a short introduction to its origins.Read more

2014 ADNDRC Conference - Rethinking Domain Name Dispute Resolution in the Era of New gTLDs

The theme of this year’s Conference is “Rethinking Domain Name Dispute Resolution in the Era of New gTLDs”. In the Conference, a number of renowned IP practitioners, domain name experts, and arbitrators will share their views on various new topics in relation to domain name dispute resolution and IP arbitration. For further information of the Conference, please refer to the flyer as attached.Read more