ERA / MPI Conference on Arbitration and EU Law
The Academy of European Law (ERA) and the Max Planck Institute Luxembourg will co-organize a conference on Arbitration and EU Law in Trier, Germany, on March 10 and 11, 2014.
Monday, 10 March 2014
I. AFTER THE RECAST OF BRUSSELS I
Moderator: Stefania Bariatti
09:30 Consequences and interpretation of the arbitration exception
10:00 West Tankers, antisuit injunctions and beyond: recent developments and latest case law
Alexander Layton
10:30-11:00 Discussion
11:30 Brussels I and the New York Convention: recognition and enforcement of judgments and awards
Catherine Kessedjian
12:00 Discussion
Moderator: Catherine Kessedjian
12:15-13:00 Panel discussion: How to ensure the effective coordination of judicial and arbitration proceedings?
• Massimo Benedettelli
• Alexander Layton
II. THE CROSS-OVER BETWEEN INSOLVENCY AND ARBITRATION
Moderator: Burkhard Hess
14:00 Effects of insolvency in arbitral proceedings taking into account the Insolvency Regulation and the proposals for its review
Stefania Bariatti
14:30 Effects of foreign insolvency on arbitration seated in Switzerland
Martin Bernet
15:00-15:30 Discussion
III. PROCEDURE, MINIMUM STANDARDS AND HUMAN RIGHTS
16:00 Innovative systems for dispute resolution in sport – and in other areas?
Dirk-Reiner Martens
16:30 Procedural minimum standards and the applicability of Article 6 ECHR in arbitration
Massimo Benedettelli
17:00-17:30 Discussion
Tuesday, 11 March 2014
IV. INVESTMENT ARBITRATION
Moderator: Alexander Layton
09:30 Compatibility of bilateral investment treaties (BITs) with EU law
Luca Radicati di Brozolo
10:00 Investment arbitration under extra-EU BITs
Patricia Nacimiento
10:30-11:00 Discussion
Moderator: Luca Radicati di Brozolo
11:30 Recent developments in investment arbitration
Maxi Scherer
12:00 Discussion
12:15 Panel discussion: Challenges and opportunities for investment arbitration
• Patricia Nacimiento
• Maxi Scherer
13:00 Lunch and end of the conference