International Commercial Courts in Europe

Thursday 1 July 2021, 5pm BST, via Zoom

Almost two years since the Circuit last heard from judges and practitioners about new international commercial courts, we invite you to our latest webinar, where an eminent panel of speakers will report back from the frontline of English-language commercial dispute resolution in Europe. As well as providing an overview of the procedural rules that apply in the different courts, the speakers will consider issues such as the extent to which these new courts have already had to adapt due to unanticipated challenges, the nature and number of disputes heard thus far and the response of local practitioners to these new fora. Finally, the panel will consider opportunities that might arise for cross-border practitioners from the existence of the new courts, including any requirements for qualifications and admission to local bars.

Registration at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/1116231478629/WN_6NL1V3GlTQKE2tEkZKWBFw

Speakers

Laure Aldebert was appointed as a judge in the new international commercial chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal in September 2018. She was called to the Paris Bar in 1992 and practised in commercial law before becoming a judge. Prior to her current appointment she worked for the Paris Tribunal de grande instance, where she was vice-president of the specialist intellectual property chamber. Other previous positions have included senior administrative roles at the Ministry of Justice (2005–2007) and at the General Secretariat of the Paris Court of Appeal (2010–2014).

Thomas Krümmel is a partner at Meyer-Köring in Berlin. He is a specialist in international commercial law and has acted for a wide variety of international clients, from real estate investors, developers and property owners to diplomatic missions and sovereign states. He is honorary legal advisor to the British Ambassador to Germany and permanent external counsel to both the French Embassy and the UK Ministry of Defence. Before his admission to the Bar in 1992 he was a radio journalist and presenter and a trainee lawyer with Lufthansa.

Marc Kuijper is the Netherlands Managing Partner, Head of EU Competition Practice and Co-Head of Antitrust Litigation at Dentons. He regularly represents companies before competition authorities, national courts and the European Court of Justice. He is particularly known for his expertise and extensive track record in cartel damage cases. Marc gives lectures on EU competition law at Utrecht University and Radboud University Nijmegen, and regularly publishes on EU and national competition law.

Chair

David Barniville was appointed a judge of the High Court of Ireland in December 2017. He is currently the judge in charge of the Commercial Division and is also designated as the Arbitration Judge to hear all arbitration-related matters in the High Court. He was previously the judge in charge of the Strategic Infrastructure List (2018–2019). In July 2018 he was appointed as a member of Ireland’s National Group on the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Academy of European Law (ERA) and is a governor and member of the board of the National Maternity Hospital. David is the current president of the Association of Judges of Ireland (2019–2021).

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