On 16-17 March 2021, two webinars organised by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the largest professional association of arbitrators and mediators in the world, took place within the framework of the CIArb Global YMG ADR World Tour 2021.
CIArb Global YMG ADR World Tour 2021 webinars
On 16-17 March 2021, two webinars organised by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), the largest professional association of arbitrators and mediators in the world, took place within the framework of the CIArb Global YMG ADR World Tour 2021.
The events participants discussed ADR’s latest changes and trends in the countries of Eastern Europe and CIS. Every jurisdiction was represented by its key specialists.
Law firm managing partner Alexander Grebelsky gave a talk at the second webinar as a speaker from the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. He discussed changes and new developments in the latest Russian legislation, which had been adopted in the course of the arbitration reform. During the speech, he touched upon a number of the essential aspects of the reform, including solving the issue of arbitrability of disputes, changes in the rules of arbitration agreement interpretation, and imposing criminal liability on arbitrators for corruption-related crimes.
To conclude his speech, Alexander talked about the current situation regarding arbitration in Russia and noted that in 2020, the Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) had established a panel of experts for resolving international and investment disputes, currently combining over 120 specialists from all major jurisdictions.
Webinar moderators were Nata Gibradze, a senior associate at international law firm Hogan Lovells (Munich) and Anna Kozmenko, a partner in dispute resolution and sports law practice at Swiss law firm Schellenberg Wittmer (Zurich).
