When arbitration meets crime
31 Jan - 2 Feb 2024
America do Sul room - floor E2
Session information
Parallel proceedings - arbitrators between a rock and a hard place
Friday 2 February (0930 - 1100)
America do Sul room - floor E2
Description
The panel will discuss different issues arising from the intersection between criminal proceedings (investigation, prosecution, trial) and commercial or investments arbitrations. Should arbitrators stay arbitrations pending the outcome of criminal proceedings? How should they treat for purposes of the arbitration the evidence given and the result that may issue in criminal proceedings? How should they deal with a request to share outside of the arbitration the information gathered in the arbitration? Do criminal investigations deserve a different treatment in investment arbitrations when the state is relying upon an investigation as a defence?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Cristián Francos | Lewis Baach Kaufmann Middlemiss, Washington, District of Columbia, USA; Co-Chair, Business Crime Committee |
| Dietmar Prager | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, New York, USA; Vice Chair, Arbitration Committee |
Speakers
| Francisco Castex | Castex & Pauls Abogados, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Latin American Regional Forum Liaison Officer, Business Crime Committee |
| Thais Vasconcellos de Sa | Sergio Bermudes Advogados, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |