Sydney Arbitration Week: 21-25 November 2016

Sydney Arbitration Week has commenced with an extensive and interesting programme of arbitration conferences, seminars and presentations. One of the key events is the Fourth International Arbitration Conference which is organised by the Business Law Section of the Law Council of Australia, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Australia branch, and ACICA. Singapore partner Alastair Henderson spoke on recent issues in international arbitration. Later in the week, on Thursday, 24 November, Brenda Horrigan, new Head of International Arbitration (Australia) based in Sydney, will be speaking at an ArbitralWomen breakfast event entitled Arbitration in China and the Asia-Pacific Region. She will also be presenting at a Young ICCA arbitration skills workshop on Friday, 25 November.

Sydney arbitration week has quickly established itself as one of the key event weeks in the Australian arbitration calendar attracting every year senior arbitration practitioners from Australia and abroad. Additional events can be found here: sydney-arbitration-week-2016-calendar-of-events.

For more information, please contact Brenda Horrigan, Head of International Arbitration (Australia), Alastair Henderson, Managing Partner - SE Asia, Anne Hoffmann, Senior Associate - Sydney, Chad Catterwell, Senior Associate – Melbourne, or your usual Herbert Smith Freehills contact.