International experts meet in London for a ’round table’ event focused on arbitral institutions

On 27 September, arbitration specialists including arbitral institutional representatives from Egypt, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK and the USA came together at Gide’s London office for a lively discussion on arbitral institutions, debating the question of whether they are a necessity, or a burden.
 
The event was co-organised by partner Alexandra Munoz and counsel Saadia Bhatty, of Gide, and Laurent Hirsch, on behalf of the International Business Law Journal / Revue du Droit des Affaires (IBLJ/RDAI).

The participants were:

• Lise Alm, Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, Sweden
• Ashwita Ambast, PCA Permanent Court of Arbitration, Netherlands
• Olivier André, CPR Institute, USA
• Stefano Azzali, Chamber of Arbitration of Milan, Italy
• Saadia Bhatty, Gide Loyrette Nouel, UK
• Gaëlle Boriosi, Sumitomo Electric Group, UK
• Valentine Chessa, Castaldi Partners, France
• Ziva Filipic, ICC, France
• Laurent Hirsch, Hirsch Law, Switzerland
• Henry Lesguillons, France
• Daniel Levy, Enyo Law, UK
• Marina Matousekova, Castaldi Partners, France
• Alexandra Munoz, Gide Loyrette Nouel, France
• Roxanne Reiser, 1 Hare Court, UK
• Peter Rosher, Reed Smith, France
• Craig Tevendale, Herbert Smith Freehills/The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration, UK
• Annet van Hooft, Van Hooft Legal, France
• Hafez R Virjee, Delos Dispute Resolution, UK

Highlights of the discussion will be summarised and published in the IBLJ/RDAI Review in both English and French.