Throwback to the event of the year – International Bar Association Annual Conference in Mexico City – and more to come: Natascha Tunkel joined an engaging panel discussion on navigating “Shareholder Dispute: Mediation, Litigation or Hybrid Strategy”. Together with Dr Mahmood Hussain, Joanne Lau, Andrea Orta under the moderation of Stavros Pavlou, FCIArb, Bsc (Econ),…

The annual IBA Conference is always a highlight for the international legal profession. When it is in Paris, as happened at the end of October, this year, it is undoubtedly a remarkable event, bringing experts from all over the world together in the renowned Ville Lumiere. With roughly six thousand lawyer attendees, including a number…

GIAC Arbitration Days celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and, as is tradition, Beka Injia (GIAC Secretary General) brought together leading arbitration practitioners from all over the world for lively discussion of pertinent issues. The opening pre-conference event was an interactive hands-on workshop exploring “Negotiation – before, during and after arbitration”. Natascha Tunkel, together with…

The Co-Lecturers focused the training on the “Harvard Model” and its basic principles of alternative dispute resolution, introducing several ADR methods, such as “Mediation”, “Neutral Evaluation”, and “Mini Trial”. Theoretical input alternated with case-based, application exercises and was infused with reflection on the individual, professional activity, attitudes and values of the program’s participants. A significant…