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Climate Finance Flows in the Pacific

26 March 2019
Ms. Ilona Millar, special counsel in the Environmental Markets team at Baker McKenzie, Sydney, briefly explained the concept of climate finance and discussed about climate finance flows in the Pacific. In 2010–2014, climate finance to Pacific Island countries totaled $1,762 million, of which $1,455…

Emerging Private Climate Finance Disputes

26 March 2019
Ms. Delaney talked about emerging private climate finance disputes. Funding for climate-related projects may come from the public sector, the private sector, the Green Climate Fund, and the Clean Development Mechanism, through loans or equity arrangements. She described arbitration as particularly…

Emerging Public Climate Finance Disputes A Roadmap for Shifting Sands

26 March 2019
Ms. Smith shared her insights on emerging trends in public climate finance disputes, including the various forms of disputes foreseen under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the types of public climate finance disputes that could be resolved through international…

Consent to Arbitration in InterState and Mixed Disputes

26 March 2019
Ms. Smith advised the audience on how to promote efficiency and legitimacy in arbitration proceedings, with emphasis on disputes involving states, state entities, intergovernmental organizations, or the public interest. She highlighted emerging practices in the fields of transparency, corporate…

Drafting Arbitration Agreements

26 March 2019
Mr. McQueen said that arbitration agreements form part of the "bargain" agreed between parties to a contract and evidence the terms of such agreement. Such terms must be drafted in clear, unambiguous language and adapted to the particular needs of the parties. Thus, those drafting arbitration…

Arbitration in Papua New Guinea Drafting Arbitration Agreements

26 March 2019
Mr. Daniel Kalderimis, partner at Chapman Tripp, talked about the objectives of drafting an arbitration clause: to promote enforceability, protect confidentiality and preserve flexibility. He explained that, usually, the best way of achieving these ends are to use, or at least to start with, the…

Contracting with Foreign Parties CrossBorder Dispute Resolution

26 March 2019
Prof. Khory McCormick, vice president at ACICA, moderated the session. Mr. Rio Fiocco, president of the Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce & Industry, stressed the urgency of having an effective way of resolving disputes that may arise between the contracting parties, as an increasing number of…

International Commercial Arbitration in Upstream Oil and Gas Vector

26 March 2019
Ms. Leah Ratcliff, of counsel at Jones Day, talked about upstream energy projects. According to her, these projects involve complex contracting structures that govern the rights and obligations of multiple entities, including host state representatives and multiple investors or joint venture…

Gas Supply Transactions and Disputes

26 March 2019
Mr. Steven Finizio, partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, discussed about gas supply transactions and disputes. Gas supply disputes may involve prices in long-term gas and liquefied natural gas contracts, supply failures, violations of anti-trust or competition laws and regulations…

Arbitrating Financial Disputes

26 March 2019
Mr. Finizio talked about the state of use of arbitration amongst the financial sector. On the one hand, arbitration is advantageous because of its enforceability, procedural flexibility, confidentiality, finality, and choice of arbitrators with specialized financial expertise. On the other hand,…