BARCELONA Spain

A ONE DAY SYMPOSIUM ON INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION

hosted by the LCIA European Users’ Council

Friday 12 April 2013

Hotel Arts Barcelona, Spain

The symposium will be followed by a cocktail reception very kindly hosted by

The Right Honorable Artur Mas i Gavarró, President of the Generalitat de Catalunya,

at Palau de la Generalitat, Plaza de San Jaime

INTRODUCTION The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) is one of the world’s premier international arbitration institutions,

renowned not only for its arbitration administration services but also for its conferences and symposia.

SYMPOSIUM FORMAT LCIA symposia are designed to be interactive and to provide an opportunity for delegates to share news and views on

developments in the field of international commercial arbitration and ADR. The LCIA will contact delegates before the

symposium to request topics for discussion. On the day, delegates will be encouraged to participate in a free-flowing

discussion of current issues of key interest in the field, under the expert guidance of well-known co-Chairs.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Arbitrators, in-house counsel, practitioners, academics and members of the local and international business community

interested in, and affected by, current developments and best practice in the field of international arbitration.

CPD/CLE Solicitors’ Regulation Authority/Bar Council of England and Wales: This symposium qualifies for 6¾ hours CPD.

Other jurisdictions: The LCIA will be pleased to provide a certificate of attendance which, subject to the exact CPD/CLE

requirements, may be used to obtain the equivalent accreditation in other jurisdictions.

SYMPOSIUM VENUE

Hotel Arts Barcelona

Marina 19-21, 08005 Barcelona, Spain

Tel: +34 93 221 1000 Fax: +34 93 514 1300 www.hotelartsbarcelona.com

IF YOU WISH TO ATTEND Please complete the registration form and send, by email or fax, to the LCIA office:

conferences@lcia.org / +44 (0) 20 7936 6233

Once we have received your registration form and payment we will send you an email confirming your place and a form for booking accommodation at Hotel Arts Barcelona.

COCKTAIL RECEPTION

The LCIA is honoured that the post symposium cocktail reception will be hosted by The Right Honorable Artur Mas i Gavarró,

President of the Generalitat de Catalunya, at Palau de la Generalitat.

REGISTRATION FEES The delegate registration fee covers the following:

the working sessions;

lunch;

all tea/coffee breaks;

symposium documentation;

cocktail reception

The delegate fee is €350 for members of

the LCIA’s Users’ Councils / members of the Arbitration

community based in Spain and €425 for non-members.

PROGRAMME

08.30 - 09.00 REGISTRATION AND COFFEE

09.00 - 09.05 INTRODUCTION

Adrian Winstanley - Director General of the LCIA and Member of the LCIA Court and Board

09.05 - 09.15 WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

Honorable Germà Gordò - Minister of Justice of the Generalitat of Catalunya

09.15 - 09.30 BARCELONA AND THE CONSULATE OF THE SEA

Ramon Mullerat OBE - Iuris Valls, Barcelona

09.30 - 10.30 GETTING THE BASICS RIGHT

• the ‘splitting the baby’ myth • arbitration agreement • tailoring the best arbitration clause • • non-signatories • types of arbitration • rules • seat of arbitration and delocalisation • delocalisation • Co-Chairs: Gonzalo Stampa - Stampa Abogados, Madrid Adrian Winstanley 10.30 - 11.00 TEA/COFFEE

11.00 - 12.15 THE TRIBUNAL

• training • selection and appointment of arbitrators • party-appointed arbitrators • • conflicts of interest • challenges • multi-party arbitrations • emergency arbitrator • • arbitration immunity/liability • Arbitrators and Counsels’ ethics • Co-Chairs: David Cairns - B Cremades y Asociados, Madrid Miquel Montañá - Clifford Chance, Barcelona 12.15 - 13.30 PRACTICAL GUIDANCE IN CONDUCTING AN ARBITRATION

• the spirit of arbitration • stereotypes of time and cost • discovery • judicialization • • fast track or accelerated arbitration • the perspective of arbitration practitioners and seasoned arbitrators • different approaches to the conduct of arbitration proceedings • Co-Chairs: David Arias - Pérez-Llorca Abogados, Madrid Calvin Hamilton - Hamilton, Madrid 13.30 - 15.00 LUNCH

15.00 - 16.15 JUDICIAL INTERVENTION AND THE ROLE OF LOCAL COURTS

• assistance and control • pre and post awards • interim measures • challenges and enforcement of awards • the New York convention • Co-Chairs: Ramon Mullerat OBE - Iuris Valls, Barcelona Miguel Ángel Fernández-Ballesteros - Corte de Arbitraje de Madrid, Madrid 16.15 - 16.45 TEA/COFFEE

16.45 - 18.00 INVESTMENT ARBITRATION

• recent trends in the interpretation of state obligations • investor rights • competing interests of transparency and confidentiality • dismissal of frivolous claims • investment arbitration and human rights • third party funding • Co-Chairs: José Rosell - Hughes Hubbard & Reed, Paris Laurent Gouiffès - Hogan Lovells, Paris

18.00 CLOSING REMARKS

19.00 COCKTAIL RECEPTION at Palau de la Generalitat and kindly hosted by

The Right Honorable Artur Mas i Gavarró - President of the Generalitat de Catalunya

REGISTRATION FORM

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COCKTAIL RECEPTION AT PALAU DE LA GENERALITAT – FRIDAY 12 APRIL 2013

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DELEGATE REGISTRATION FEES Costs per person Selection Amount payable

Members of the LCIA Users’ Councils €350.00

Members of the arbitration community based in Spain €350.00

Non-Members €425.00

Total

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CANCELLATION: We take receipt of your signed registration form as your commitment to attend this symposium in Barcelona. If you do need to cancel, for any reason, the LCIA

must be notified in writing. If written cancellation is received at the LCIA office by 28 March 2013, the registration fee will be refunded less a 50% administration charge. We regret

that no refunds can be made after this date.

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Fax - +44 (0) 20 7936 6233

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