Taking place in Arabic and English, this first annual conference is a “must attend” for arbitration professionals in the MENA region who want to keep up to date on the latest arbitration developments.

Topics will be of particular interest to practicing lawyers, corporate counsel, business professionals and academics coming from or doing business in the MENA region.

Topics will include:

· ICC arbitration in the MENA region: any influence of the Arab Spring two years on?

· The changing and challenging perceptions to having the MENA as a seat of arbitration. Assessment of individual states and territories.

· The interplay between Civil law and common law in international arbitration: clash or harmony?

· State contracts and international arbitration in the MENA region

Participants will be able to take part in a Mock ICC Court session: Arbitrators’ ethics from the ICC Court’s standpoint

Final Programme to be posted soon!

Speakers to be confirmed shortly