43^rd ICC Institute of World Business Law Annual Conference:

Good Faith in International Arbitration: A Versatile Chameleon?

Good faith irrigates the entire arbitral process. It is sometimes perceived as a “safety valve” in international arbitration; a means for tribunals to redirect a decision that might have been strictly and formally correct, but incompatible with general notions of fairness and reasonableness. However, the application of good faith principles is not without controversy and may raise a number of complex issues. This year’s conference looks at how good faith comes into play at various stages of the international arbitration process and examines the efficacy and limitations of good faith as a legal tool supporting the arbitral process.

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CO-CHAIRS:

Vladimir Khvalei
Senior Partner, Mansors Law Firm, Russia;
Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law

Wei Lee Lim
Partner, WongPartnership LLP, Singapore;
Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law

Samantha Nataf
Partner, De Gaulle Fleurance, France;
Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

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09:00-09:30 Registration and welcome coffee
09:30-09:35 Welcome remarks

• Wei Lee Lim, Partner, WongPartnership LLP, Singapore; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business La

09:35-10:00 Good Faith in International Arbitration: What is it, really?

• Pierre Mayer, Partner, Mayer Greenberg, France; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law 
• Eduardo Silva Romero, Partner, Dechert LLP, France; Chair, ICC Institute of World Business Law; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration 

10:00-11:00 The impact of good faith on arbitral jurisdiction: Navigating the twilight zone?

• Aurélie Conrad Hari, Partner, Bär & Karrer, Switzerland
• Bernard Hanotiau, Partner, Hanotiau & van den Berg, Belgium; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
• Gerard Meijer, Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Partner, Linklaters, The Netherlands
• Rajesh Pillai KC, Barrister, 3 Verulam Buildings, United Kingdom

Moderator:

• Małgorzata Surdek-Janicka, Independent Arbitrator, Surdek Arbitration, Poland; Vice-President, ICC International Court of Arbitration

11:00-11:20 Q&A and discussion
11:20-11:40 Coffee break
11:40-12:40 Good Faith and the Merits: An integrative function?

• Nagla Nassar, Partner, NassarLaw, Egypt
• Nayla Comair Obeid, Founding Partner, Obeid Law Firm, Beirut/Paris; Professor of Law; Chartered Arbitrator; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
• Jeffrey Waincymer, Independent Arbitrator, Mediator, International Trade and Investment Lawyer, Academic, Australi
• Moderator:
• Vladimir Khvalei, Senior Partner, Mansors Law Firm, Russia; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law

12:40-13:00 Q&A discussion
13:00-14:30 Lunch
14:30-14:35 Afternoon welcome remarks

• Samantha Nataf, Partner, De Gaulle Fleurance, France; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

14:35-15:45 Good Faith and Procedural Loyalty: Is there a duty to arbitrate in good faith?

• Jalal El Ahdab, Partner, Bird & Bird, France
• Arthur Ma, Partner, DahuiLawyers, China
• Alexis Mourre, Founding Partner, MGC Arbitration, France; Former President, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Maxi Scherer, Professor, Queen Mary University of London; Special Counsel, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, United Kingdom

Moderator:

• Andrea Hulbert, Founding Partner, Hulbert Volio Abogados, Costa Rica

15:45-16:05 Q&A discussion
16:05-16:25 Coffee break
16:25-17:25 Good Faith in Investment Arbitration: What’s different?

• Laurie Achtouk-Spivak, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb LLP, France
• Sabrina Aïnouz, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs, France; Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration
• Kabir Duggal, PhD, Adjunct Professor, Columbia Law School; Senior International Arbitration Advisor, Arnold & Porter, United States
• Samantha Rowe, Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, United Kingdom

Moderator:

• Caline Mouawad, Partner, Chaffetz Lindsey LLP, United States

17:25-17:45 Q&A discussion
17:45-18:00 Closing remarks – Future perspective: good faith as a soft law principle, transnational principle, to be incorporated in the arbitral system?

• Klaus Peter Berger, Independent Arbitrator; Professor, University of Cologne, Faculty of Law; Council Member, ICC Institute of World Business Law
• Carine Dupeyron, Partner, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, France; Alternate Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration

18:00-19:00 Award Ceremony of the 2023 Institure Prize & Cocktail Reception

DATE AND VENUE:

Conference: Tuesday 28 November 2023
Venue: Les Salons de l’Hôtel des Arts et Métiers, 9bis Av. d’Iéna, 75116 Paris

WORKING LANGUAGE: English

Registration fees:

The registration fee to the Conference includes a seated lunch, cocktail reception and copy of the Dossier XXII of the Institute Series.
Conference Early Bird (until 6 October 2023): 499€*
Conference Standard (7 October – 21 November 2023): 649€*
Conference Last Chance (21 – 28 November 2023): 799€*
*Excludes 20% VAT

Special discounts
ICC Belgium Members may benefit from a 20% discount. Please contact us to obtain your discount code.

Please contact we@iccwbo.be  for more details.

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