ICSID 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN
CAIRO, EGYPT
ICSID COURSE:
NAVIGATING AN ICSID ARBITRATION
FROM START TO FINISH
27 SEPTEMBER 2016
AND
ICSID-CRCICA JOINT CONFERENCE:
KEY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
28 SEPTEMBER 2016
DATES:
27 -28 September
2016
ICSID COURSE:
NAVIGATING AN ICSID ARBITRATION
FROM START TO FINISH
9:00am to 5:00pm
27 SEPTEMBER 2016
ICSID-CRCICA JOINT CONFERENCE:
KEY ISSUES IN INTERNATIONAL
INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
28 SEPTEMBER 2016
ICSID is pleased to present an introductory course on arbitration under
the ICSID Convention. The Course will take place at the Cairo Regional
Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA) in Cairo, Egypt.
This course will guide participants through each stage of an arbitration,
and discuss recent developments in international investment arbitration,
current trends in the ICSID caseload, dispute prevention and other
practical considerations. The course is intended for counsel, arbitrators,
law students and anyone interested in ICSID arbitration. It will be taught
by Meg Kinnear, the ICSID Secretary-General, and ICSID Legal Counsels.
Comprehensive course materials will be provided.
CRCICA and ICSID are also pleased to present their first Joint Conference
on International Investment Arbitration, addressing “Key Issues in
International Investment Arbitration”. The panelists will feature
renowned regional experts and practitioners in international investment
arbitration. Some of the main topics they will address include: the
nationality of the investor, salient issues in expropriation, transparency
in investment arbitration and analysis of post-awards remedies for
investment awards.
The registration fee for both events will be US$350 (registration for
only one of the two events will be US$200). The ICSID Course is free
of charge for a limited number of government officials with dispute
settlement engagement, subject to room space availability.
Refreshments and lunch will be provided. To register, please Click
on the following link:
http://crcica.org.eg/conferences/icsid2016/register.html
For more information contact Ms. Wissam El Molla, HEAD,
Conferences and External Relations Department , CRCICA
([email protected]; +202 2735 1333/5/7).
VENUE:
CRCICA Conference
Centre
1 Al-Saleh Ayoub St.
11211 Zamalek,
Cairo, Egypt
Language:
English with
simultaneous
translation into Arabic
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ICSID
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CRCICA
1 Al-Saleh Ayoub St. 11211
Zamalek - Cairo, Egypt
ICSID Course
Navigating an ICSID Arbitration
from Start to Finish
CRCICA, 1 Al-Saleh Ayoub St. 11211 Zamalek
Cairo, Egypt
27 September 2016
PROGRAM
Arabic translation will be provided
8:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
Registration
8:45 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.
Part I - Introduction to ICSID
9:05 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.
Part II - ICSID Jurisdiction
9:50 a.m. – 10:05 a.m.
Part III - Institution of Arbitration Proceedings
10:05 a.m. – 10:20 a.m.
COFFEE BREAK
10:20 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Part IV - Constitution of Tribunal; Disqualification
of Arbitrators
11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Part V – Commencement of Proceedings;
First Session and Procedural Order No. 1
11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
LUNCH
12:45 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Part VI - Other Procedures: Manifest Lack of Legal
Merit; Preliminary Objections; Bifurcation,
Provisional Measures; Production of Documents
2:00 p.m. – 2:25 p.m.
Part VII - Oral Process
2:25 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Part VIII - The Award or Termination of the
Proceedings by Settlement/Discontinuance
2:50 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
COFFEE BREAK
3:05 p.m. – 3:20 p.m.
Part IX - Costs of Arbitration
3:20 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.
Part X – Post-Award Remedies
3:40 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Part XI - Recognition and Enforcement of Awards
4:00 p.m. – 4:20 p.m.
Questions & Answers
4:20 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.
BREAK
4:45 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Closed Session for Governmental Officials
ICSID-CRCICA JOINT CONFERENCE
Key Issues in International Investment Arbitration
28 September 2016 – Cairo, Egypt
8:30-9:00
Registration
9:00-9:30
OPENING SESSION
Dr. Ahmed El-Kosheri, Senior Partner, Kosheri, Rashed and Riad Legal Consultants &
Attorneys at Law (EGYPT)
Ms. Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of
Investment Disputes, ICSID (USA)
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Raouf, Director of the Cairo Regional Centre for International
Commercial Arbitration, CRCICA (EGYPT)
9:30-10:30
PANEL I
Who Is the Investor? Let’s Dot the I’s
Moderated by H. E. Dr. Hussein Hassouna, Arbitrator and Former Ambassador of the
League of Arab States to the United States of America (EGYPT)
Dual Nationality of Individuals
Mr. Mohamed Shelbaya, Partner, Shearman & Sterling LLP (FRANCE)
Nationality of Juridical Persons
Mr. Dany Khayat, Partner, Mayer Brown LLP (FRANCE)
Denial of Benefits
Ms. Nadia Darwazeh, Partner, Curtis, Mallet-Prevost, Colt & Mosle LLP (FRANCE)
10:30-11:00 Coffee Break
11:00-12:00 PANEL II
Expropriation: Definitions and Damages
Moderated by Mr. Alain Farhad, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs (UAE)
Direct v. Indirect Expropriation
Ms. Samaa Haridi, Partner, Hogan Lovells (USA)
Police Powers and Regulatory Rights
Mr. Mahmoud El-Khrashi, Head of International Law Division, Foreign Disputes
Department, Egyptian State Lawsuits Authority (ESLA) (EGYPT)
Expropriation Damages
Prof. Ziya Akinci, Partner, Akinci Law Office (TURKEY)
12:00-12:30 KEYNOTE SPEECH
Overlap of Public International Law and International Investment Law
H.E. Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh, Former Judge of the International Court of
Justice (ICJ) (JORDAN)
12:30-14:00 Lunch Break
14:00-15:00 PANEL III
How Transparent Could Investment Arbitration Be?
Moderated by Dr. Nathalie Najjar Lecturer at the University Paris II, Panthéon-Assas & at
the Faculty of Law of Saint Joseph University (Beirut) and Partner at Ibrahim Najjar Lawfirm
(LEBANON)
Insights into the Mauritius Convention on Transparency
Dr. Rabab Yasseen, Partner, Mentha Avocats (SWITZERLAND)
Treaty Interpretation and the Role of States
Ms. Niuscha Bassiri, Partner, Hanotiau & van den Berg (BELGIUM)
Role of Amicus Curiae
Ms. Meriam Al-Rashid, Partner, Dentons (USA)
15:00-16:00 PANEL IV
Review of Investment Arbitration Awards: A Retro/Pro-spective
Analysis
Moderated by Mr. Ahmed Ouerfelli, Senior Partner, Ouerfelli Attorneys & Counsels
(TUNISIA)
Enforcement of Awards
Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Partner, Zulficar & Partners Law Firm (EGYPT)
Annulment Proceedings
Mr. Reza Mohtashami, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (UNITED KINGDOM)
The Appeal Proposal
Dr. Raëd Fathallah, Partner, Bredin Prat (FRANCE)
16:00-16:30
CLOSING REMARKS