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Eight 39 Essex Chambers members to speak at the IPBA 2016.

Eight members of 39 Essex Chambers will speak at The Inter-Pacific Bar Association's ("IPBA") 26th Annual Meeting and Conference in Kuala Lumpur, April 13-16, 2016.

Speakers include:

  • David Bateson on Cost Orders in Dispute Resolution: its Evolving Role & Nature
  • Jonathan Bellamy on Bribery & Corruption in Dispute Resolution Proceedings
  • Stephen Tromans QC on Whether the Current Legislative, Regulatory and Judicial Climate is Receptive to Green Technology
  • Ben Olbourne on the Future of Maritime Security, 2015-2020
  • Denys Hickey on the Legal Challenges Encountered by the Offshore Oil & Gas Industry
  • Marion Smith QC  on The Use of Illegally Obtained Evidence in Arbitral and Court Proceedings
  • Hefin Rees QC & Marion Smith QC on Time Related Claims and Concurrent Delay – Civil Law vs Common Law, A Mock Arbitration
  • Rashda Rana SC on Modern Modes of Resolving Insurance and Other Financial Disputes.
39 Essex Chambers are also 'Gold Sponsors' for the conference, the theme of which is Diverse Challenges, Global Solutions', centres on the international flavor and global nature of business transactions, which has been the catalyst for the increasing prevalence of international norms and laws and the opening up of jurisdictions with respect to trade, business and the practice of law. In this regard, the Conference will explore the way in which deals are structured and issues anticipated and resolved in the light of different systems, cultures and laws in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.

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