London Arbitration Week 2025

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer is a proud supporter of the inaugural London Arbitration Week, taking place 1-5 December 2025. Bringing together leading arbitrators, practitioners and industry experts from around the world, London Arbitration Week has a clear vision to be a premier event in the international arbitration calendar of the highest quality. Based at various convenient and proximate locations in the City of London, it will be at the forefront of thought leadership whilst championing excellence, innovation, and global collaboration.

As part of London Arbitration Week 2025, we are delighted to be hosting three events at our offices, further details of which are provided below:

1. Arbitration in the Age of Strategic Conflict: Navigating Sovereignty, Sanctions, and Security

This session will explore the evolving landscape of arbitration amid geopolitical tensions and strategic conflicts. We will examine challenges arising from sanctions regimes, sovereign immunity claims, nationality-based biases, and recent arbitrator challenges.

The discussion will also consider enforcement hurdles and strategies to effectively manage disputes in politically sensitive sectors.

Date: Tuesday 2 December 2025

Time: 10:30am–12:00pm

Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Exchange House

Hosts: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Speakers: Hannah Ambrose - Partner (Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer), others TBC

You can find more information and registration details for this event here.

2. Central Asia Networking Reception - Building Connections Across Borders

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP and the British-Kazakh Society invite arbitration professionals, investors, and business leaders to an evening of networking and conversation focused on Central Asia.

This informal event will bring together lawyers and non-lawyers alike who have a professional or personal interest in the region. Guests will have an opportunity to meet the HSF Kramer Central Asia team and learn more about the British-Kazakh Society's work in fostering economic, legal, and cultural links between the UK and Kazakhstan.

Join us for drinks, canapes, and engaging discussions on the growing role of Central Asia in international arbitration and cross-border investment.

Date: Tuesday 2 December 2025

Time: 6:30pm–8:30pm

Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Exchange House

Hosts: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, British-Kazakh Society

You can find more information and registration details for this event here.

3. Arbitral Reforms in the World - UK, Continental Europe and Asia

The UK has just amended the English Arbitration Act of 1996, France is planning to revise its arbitration law, Singapore and China have also planned revisions to their arbitration laws. This conference will discuss the impact of such revisions for international arbitration both for the conduct of arbitration and its enforcement.

Date: Thursday 4 December 2025

Time: 2:30pm–4:00pm

Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP, Exchange House

Hosts: Hainan International Arbitration Court

Speakers: Philip Dunham - Partner, Signature Litigation, Alex Hoi Kit Fan - JP, CEO, HIAC, Mike McClure KC – Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, Alexis Mourre - former president, ICC Court, Robert Pé - Independent Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers, Jingzhou Tao - Independent Arbitrator, Arbitration Chambers, Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof - Independent Arbitrator, Robert Volterra - Partner, Volterra Fietta

You can find more information and registration details for this event here.

We look forward to seeing you at London Arbitration Week 2025!