27/07/2021

LMAA mock arbitration – London International Shipping Week

As part of London International Shipping Week, we are co-hosting a mock LMAA maritime arbitration hearing together with the LMAA, Maritime London and 4 Pump Court.

Each year about 100 maritime arbitration hearings are held in London (with another 400 awards published on documents only). The pandemic has resulted in most arbitration hearings being conducted fully or semi-virtually online, for which the LMAA has published widely used protocols, now included in the LMAA Terms 2021.

Participants will be able to view a hearing involving a typical maritime case scenario, oral submissions by experienced barristers from leading chambers Twenty Essex and 4 Pump Court and a cross examination of remote witnesses giving evidence. There will also be an opportunity to ask the practitioners questions on the process on and offline. The event provides a real insight into the way in which London arbitrators and lawyers use technology to overcome the constraints of the pandemic and also to reduce cost and advance towards truly green arbitration. Ian Gaunt, Arbitrator and Past President of the LMAA will provide an introduction and commentary.

LMAA mock arbitration

16 September 2021 | 10:00 – 12:00 BST

Register for the event

Event host
Ian Gaunt, LMAA Arbitrator and LMAA Past President

Tribunal  
Clive Aston, LMAA Arbitrator and Past President, Chairman
Daniella Horton, LMAA Arbitrator and Hon. Secretary
Nicholas Woo, Partner, Birketts LLP and LMAA Supporting Member

Counsel
Julian Kenny QC, Barrister, Twenty Essex
Michal Hain, Barrister, Twenty Essex
Nick Vineall QC, Barrister, 4 Pump Court
Anna Hoffmann, Barrister, 4 Pump Court