26th Annual IBA Arbitration Day
3 Apr - 4 Apr 2025
Grand Hall, De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Session information
Session two: Where will future disputes involving States be heard?
Friday 4 April (1130 - 1230)
Grand Hall, De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Committee(s)
Arbitration Committee
(Lead)
Description
Where are disputes involving states (or state-owned entities) headed? With the chill of investor-state arbitration in certain jurisdictions, private companies and states alike are revisiting their dispute resolution options. What is the best forum for resolving such disputes? Will the new generation of investment treaties continue to govern such disputes or will commercial arbitrations arising out of state contracts or even standing international commercial courts lure away some of them? This panel will consider the likely future landscape.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Eduardo Silva Romero | Wordstone Dispute Resolution, Paris, France |
Speakers
| Professor Hong-Sik Justin Chung | Ministry of Justice, Seoul, South Korea |
| Rafael Gil Nievas | GNCI Law, Madrid, Spain |
| Christina Hioureas | Foley Hoag LLP, New York, New York, USA |
| Sam Wordsworth KC | Essex Court Chambers, London, England |