2017 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation 2017 年台北仲裁與調解國際研討會 Grand Hotel No.1, Sec. 4, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City 台北市中山北路四段 1 號圓山大飯店 VF 敦睦廳 Conference Program (Tentative) Monday, August 28, 2017 8:30-9:00 Registration 9:00-9:10 Welcome and Opening Remarks Fuldien Li ( 李復甸 ), Chairman, Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA) Tsai-yu Lin ( 林彩瑜 ), Professor, NTU College of Law and Director, ACWH 1
9:10-11:00 Session I: Defining the Nature of an Arbitration as Institutional or Ad Hoc Chair: Stephan Wilske, Partner, Gleiss Lutz 1. What Kind of Arbitration Ad Hoc or Institutional? What Determines Whether an Arbitration is Ad Hoc or Institutional? Dorothy Ufot, SAN; Partner, Dorothy Ufot & Co 2. Ad Hoc or Institutional Arbitration A Clear-Cut Distinction? A Closer Look at Borderline Cases Ulrich Schroeter, Professor, University of Basel 3. The Nature of Arbitration in Mainland China and its Correlation with the Market - Institutional, Ad Hoc, and Foreign Institutions Seated in Mainland China Gu Weixia, Associate Professor of Law, University of Hong Kong 11:00-11:15 Group Photos and Coffee Break 11:15-12:40 Session II: Distinctions Between Institutional and Ad Hoc Arbitration in Their Duties/Powers, Quality Assurance and Other Issues Chair: Nigel N. T. Li ( 李念祖 ), Partner, Lee and Li 4. The Duty of Arbitral Institutions to Preserve the Integrity of Arbitral Proceedings Stephan Wilske, Partner, Gleiss Lutz 5. How Arbitration Institutions Can Offer More to their Users Michael Hwang SC, Independent Arbitrator, Singapore and Non-Resident Chief Justice, Dubai International Financial Centre Courts 2
6. Scrutiny in ICC Arbitration Fan Mingchao, Co-director, ICC Arbitration and ADR, North Asia 7. The Appointing Authority Court, Institution or Individual? Chiann Bao, Asia Pacific Counsel for Skadden 12:40-14:00 Lunch 14:00-15:30 Session II (continue): Distinctions Between Institutional and Ad Hoc Arbitration in Their Duties/Powers, Quality Assurance and Other Issues Chair: Nigel N. T. Li ( 李念祖 ), Partner, Lee and Li 8. More Transparency in International Commercial Arbitration: To Have or Not To Have? Sherlin Hsie-lien Tung, Attorney-at-Law (California & New York) Litigation and Arbitration Counsel/Semperit AG Holding 9. Standard of Review for Setting Aside Arbitral Award: Convergence or Divergence? David Shiu Man Fong, Barrister-at-Law, Harcourt Chambers 10. The Problems of Using Changing Institutional Arbitration Rules for Investment Treaty Disputes Tsai-yu Lin( 林彩瑜 ), Professor, NTU College of Law and Director, ACWH 15:30-15:40 Coffee Break 3
15:40-17:30 Session III: Issues in Mediation Chair: Winnie Jo-Mei Ma ( 馬若梅 ), Deputy Secretary-General, CAA III-1: Institutional as Opposed to Ad Hoc Mediation 11. A Comparative Analysis of the Ethical Obligation of Neutrality and Impartiality in Both Ad Hoc and Institutional Mediation Environments Rachael Field, Professor, Faculty of Law, Bond University 12. How Institutional Mediation Can Enhance the Regulatory Robustness of Cross-Border Mediation Practice Nadja Alexander, Academic Director of Singapore International Dispute Resolution Academy 13. Institutional and Ad Hoc Mediation from the Perspective of U.S. Clinical Legal Education Alexandra Carter, Clinical Professor of Law, Columbia Law III-2: Preference of Mediation in Asia? 14. Is Mediation Preferable to Arbitration for International Commercial Disputes in Asia? Nguyen Thu Thuy, Lecture, Department of International Law, Hanoi Law University 15. On the Creation of an Asia-Pacific Regional Mediation Organization for State-to-State Mediation Chang-fa Lo, Constitutional Court Justice 4
Tuesday, August 29, 2017 9:30-12:15 Session IV: Issues in Investment Arbitration Chair: Pi-song Tsai ( 蔡碧松 ), Partner, Dentons Taiwan 16. Recent Developments in International Arbitration in Singapore Abraham Vergis, Managing Director, Providence Law Asia LLC 17. The Future of Investment Arbitration in Asia Pacific post TPP Matthew Hodgson, Partner, Allen & Overy 18. A Critical View of the Vanishing Appeal of Arbitration in Investment Disputes Filippo Fontanelli, Senior Lecturer in International Economic Law, University of Edinburgh 19. Issues Concerning Host States Counter-Claims in Investor-State Arbitration Chi-Chung Kao ( 高啟中 ), Associate Professor, Department of Ocean and Border Governance, National Quemoy University, Kinmen, Taiwan, R.O.C 20. Judicially Developed Patent Law and Expropriation under ISDS Tsai-fang Chen ( 陳在方 ), Assistant Professor, National Chiao Tung University 21. Human Rights as a Defense in Investment Arbitration: Are States Bound to Give Priority to Human Rights Obligations over BIT Obligations? Janice Lee, Lawyer 12:15-12:20 Closing remarks Tsai-yu Lin ( 林彩瑜 ), Professor, NTU College of Law and Director, ACWH 5
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2017 年臺北國際仲裁暨調解研討會邀請來自歐美及亞太地區知名仲裁學者專家, 共同討論有關國際仲裁與調解的重要議題與新發展, 現場備有同步口譯, 誠摯邀請您參加 時間 :2017 年 8 月 28-29 日 地點 : 圓山飯店 VF 敦睦廳 ( 台北市中山北路四段 1 號 ) 報名表 ( 請務必填寫齊全, 謝謝! ) / 3,000 8 15 2,500 01254887 106 376 14F ATM 006 5067765092898 8 22 ATM (02)55509191, (02)27078462 email pdf service@arbitration.org.tw * 名額有限, 請速報名 ; 額滿即截止報名, 恕不另通知 * 繳交報名費後如取消報名要求退費, 請於 8 月 25 日前以傳真或 email 通知本會, 逾期恕不受理 ; 會議結束後始辦理退費手續並須扣除手續費新台幣 500 元 * 主辦單位得視狀況調整研討會議程, 並得因天候等不可抗力因素而延後或取消會議 如有任何問題, 請洽詢中華民國仲裁協會 service@arbitration.org.tw 或 (02) 27078672 分機 36 林必勉小姐 / Hosts Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA) WTO Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (ACWH) Chinese Taipei APEC Engineer Monitoring Committee
General Information 2016 Taipei International Arbitration and Mediation Conference will explore contemporary issues of international arbitration and mediation, and include presentations from reputable arbitrators, scholars, and lawyers from Europe, America, and Asia Pacific regions. We cordially invite you to join the event! Date: August 28-29, 2017 Venue: Grand Hotel, VF (No.1, Sec. 4, Zhongshan N. Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City) Registration Form Last Name First Name Organization/ Title Telephone (country code + area code + number) Email Registration Fee US$120 (including 2-day luncheon buffets and tea breaks) Early Bird Promotion: US$100 (Before August 15, 2017) Payment (Full payment is required to be made on or before August 22, 2017) Credit Card: Visa Master JCB Name on Credit Card (Print): Card Number: Issuing Bank: Security Code: Exp. Date: (mm)/ (yyyy) Amount: US$120 US$100 (Before August 15, 2017) Date of payment: Signature: Invoice Personal Organization Title: Please fax your completed form to +886-2-55509191, +886-2-27078462 or email (pdf) to service@arbitration.org.tw before August 22, 2017. Ticket to Conference is limited and non-transferable. Any cancellation must be confirmed by CAA in written notice via email before August 25 for 70% refund of total payment. No refund will be granted after this date or for no-shows. The refund will be processed after the conference. The hosts reserve the right to adjust the agenda. The conference may be postponed or cancelled subject to weather or force majeure. Should there be any question, please contact Ms. Esther Ran via email at service@arbitration.org.tw or by telephone 886-2-27078672 #36 / Hosts Chinese Arbitration Association, Taipei (CAA) WTO Asian Center for WTO & International Health Law and Policy, College of Law, National Taiwan University (ACWH) Chinese Taipei APEC Engineer Monitoring Committee