International Commercial Arbitration in Upstream Oil and Gas Vector

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 participants. Further suites of arrangements are entered with many other parties, such as contractors, suppliers, financiers and insurers.

Abhinav Bhushan

Abhinav Bhushan, as Director for South Asia of the ICC Arbitration and ADR International Court of Arbitration, ICC, focuses on helping companies, investors, and attorneys in the region understand how they can efficiently resolve international commercial disputes by raising their awareness on the ICC's Dispute Resolution Services and its commitment to international arbitration, the procedure, and thought leadership.

Wesley Pang

Mr. Wesley Pang is managing counsel of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. He was formerly a senior associate at Shearman & Sterling LLP where he worked in the firm’s New York office, from 2008–2010, as a member of the Litigation Group, and as a member of the International Arbitration Group in Paris and London from 2010–2017.  His practice focused on cross-border litigation and government regulatory investigations, as well as commercial and investor-state arbitrations, in which he advised and represented private and sovereign clients.

David Tonkin

Mr. David Tonkin has been legal counsel for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) for the last 23 years, and in that time provided advice and represented Austrade in a number of major commercial disputes and international forums, particularly in cases involving bribery and fraud in trade.

Implementation of the New York Convention - Judicial Perspective (speech)

Chief Justice Anthony Harold Cumberland Thomas (A.H.C.T.) Gates expressed appreciation for the assistance offered by ADB, UNCITRAL and other institutions in encouraging arbitration developments in the South Pacific region. He highlighted the need for judges in the region to be ready, should they be called upon to act in relation to an arbitration dispute. He also mentioned the Fiji High Court (Amendment) Rules 2018, which would bring a new Order 74 on international arbitration.

Implementation of the New York Convention - Judicial Perspective

Chief Justice Anthony Harold Cumberland Thomas (A.H.C.T.) Gates expressed appreciation for the assistance offered by ADB, UNCITRAL and other institutions in encouraging arbitration developments in the South Pacific region. He highlighted the need for judges in the region to be ready, should they be called upon to act in relation to an arbitration dispute. He also mentioned the Fiji High Court (Amendment) Rules 2018, which would bring a new Order 74 on international arbitration.