Inaugural Seminar - “International Dispute Resolution: Reflections and Redirections”

22 July 2019

On 22 July 2019, CUHK Law and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) co-organised an inaugural seminar on “International Dispute Resolution: Reflections and Redirections” at the CUHK Graduate Law Centre to celebrate the establishment of BIICL’s first office based in Asia. The inaugural seminar consisted of two sessions on “International Arbitration – civil law, common law or Sui Generis?” and “Investment Arbitration – Issues and Insights”, with speakers including The Right Honourable The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, GBS, former President of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, senior lawyers, international arbitrators and academics from Hong Kong, Australia and the United Kingdom. The seminar concluded with remarks by Mr. Keith Ruddock, Chair, Board of Trustees of BIICL and a closing speech by the Honourable Chief Justice Geoffrey Ma Tao-li, GBM. A signing ceremony of the Memorandum of Understanding between CUHK and BIICL took place before the inaugural seminar. Details are available  here.