UK-China Arbitration Summit

Dates: 10-11 June 2019
Venue: The Crowne Plaza, 1 Kings Cross Road, London,
WC1X 9HX
This unique event will bring together leading practitioners from
the UK and China to discuss the latest developments in
international arbitration in an Anglo-Chinese context. The Summit
will also promote legal links and business between practitioners
from both countries.
The conference is aimed at senior representatives from leading
law firms, chambers and arbitral institutions from China and the
UK.
Confirmed speakers
include:
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The Right Hon Lord Hodge, Justice of
the Supreme Court
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Sir Jeremy Cooke, former judge of the
Commercial Court, High Court; a SHIAC Panel Arbitrator and a
Justice of the DIFC
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Ian Gaunt MA (Cantab); FCIArb;
DiplCArb, President of the London Maritime Arbitrators
Association
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Merethe Borge MacLeod, Executive
Director of the Great Britain China Centre
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Raymond Yongrui Zhu, Senior Partner,
Dentons/Dacheng Law Offices, Beijing
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Charles Wu, Head of Regulatory
Section of ACLA; Director of Wu and Associates Law Firm
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Linda Yang, Global Partner &
Executive Chairwoman of Yingke International Board of Directors
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Charles Qin, Partner at Llinks Law
Offices, Shanghai
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Vicky Zhao, Partner at AnJie Law Firm,
Beijing

Price

Special rate for Young Bar (Day 2 only)
Sessions will cover tips on building a China-UK practice and
speakers will share key insight and views on what senior lawyers
expect from younger lawyers. For barristers of seven years' call or
less, there is an opportunity to join the Summit for a reduced fee.
Please see pricing below:
Young barristers wishing to attend Day 2 of the summit on that
basis should contact TrainingandEvents@BarCouncil.org.uk
Further information
Contact Training and
Events for more information on registering, visa
application letters and sponsorship opportunities.
*Please note that, once your booking has been made, delegate
registration fees are non-refundable although substitutions may be
made at no additional charge.
Please ensure your read the
terms and conditions before booking.
Sponsors

AllBright Law
Offices
Founded in 1999, AllBright Law Offices is one of the biggest
full-service law firms in China providing comprehensive legal
services and possessing advantages over our competitors in core
practice areas.
Headquartered in Shanghai, AllBright has established 20 branch
offices across Mainland China as well as one in Hong Kong and one
in London. AllBright has established an association with Stevenson,
Wong & Co. in Hong Kong and a strategic partnership with a
leading international law firm, Bird & Bird.
While size is only one of many indicators of the success and
resourcefulness of a law firm, AllBright has also established a
good reputation among clients and peers by its professional
services. AllBright has frequently been recommended by Chambers and
Partners, Legal 500, Asian Legal Business, etc. Among its wide
range of practices, AllBright has profound expertise in dispute
resolution, especially in international arbitration.

KWM Europe LLP (King
& Wood Mallesons金杜律师事务所)
Recognised as one of the world's most innovative law firms, King
& Wood Mallesons offers a different perspective to commercial
thinking and the client experience. With access to a global
platform, a team of over 2,000 lawyers in 27 locations around the
world KWM works with clients to help them understand local
challenges, navigate through regional complexity, and to find
commercial solutions that deliver a competitive advantage for our
clients.
As a leading international law firm headquartered in Asia,
clients from all sectors rely on our experienced lawyers to resolve
their most significant cross-border disputes. Our team is active in
both commercial and investment treaty arbitrations, managing
complex and novel matters. We supply clients with cross-office
arbitration teams from our global network, so as to cover not just
legal but also language and cultural aspects.
Our arbitration specialists are recognised by clients and
industry participants as being at the top of the field, with legal
directories such as Chambers, Legal 500 and the Global Arbitration
Review ranking us amongst the top international arbitration
practices
Norton
Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm, providing a full
business law service to leading global businesses and financial
institutions. Our dispute resolution and litigation practice is one
of the largest in the world, with experience of handling and
resolving multi-jurisdictional mandates and international
arbitration across all industry sectors. With over 150 dedicated
arbitration specialists in London, Hong Kong, Dubai, Frankfurt,
Houston, New York, Paris and Singapore we provide a strong global
footprint for international arbitration expertise. This makes us
one of the very few legal practices with the expertise and
resources to assist clients from the outset of a dispute, through
to enforcement of an award wherever in the world the dispute
arises, whichever law governs it, wherever it needs to be enforced
and whichever industry it concerns.
Our lawyers are fluent in a number of languages and are very
experienced in conducting their own advocacy; additionally, many
often sit as arbitrators in high-value cases, demonstrating that
the legal marketplace agrees with their legal interpretations. In
addition a number of our lawyers hold or have held leadership
positions in the world's major arbitral institutions.

Thomas Cooper
LLP
Thomas Cooper is an international law firm established in 1825
and specialises in Maritime, Trade and Finance law. We are
experienced in advising on the law in key jurisdictions around the
world, with offices in London, Piraeus, Madrid, Paris, São Paulo
and Singapore.
London, Paris and Singapore are all important arbitration and
mediation centres, particularly for the resolution of commercial
disputes. With offices in each of those jurisdictions, considerable
arbitration experience and a personal approach, we have much to
offer clients.
Our international experience is also called upon to oversee and
assist in arbitrations and the enforcement of awards in other
jurisdictions, such as Russia, India, Brazil and China.
We are highly experienced in international arbitration matters.
We have acted for a number of governmental bodies/agencies
including Canada, Australia, Greece, Kyrgyzstan, Saudi Arabia and
Cuba.