In-House Counsel Club - Drafting Arbitration Agreements: Practical Dos & Don’ts for In House Counsel

Are you a member of the in-house counsel club? Join our next session for practical approaches to drafting arbitration agreements

This session, led by Elodie Dulac, Partner at King & Spalding and Jia Lin Hoe, Senior Legal Counsel, JERA LPS, will provide you with a practical overview of the key considerations in drafting effective arbitration agreements and ensuring an effective dispute resolution mechanism in our cross-border contracts.  Topics to be covered include:

• Arbitration or national court litigation or the Singapore International Commercial Court?
• Where to arbitrate?: the importance of the seat of arbitration to the efficiency of the process; how to distinguish “good” seats from “bad” seats”; and overview of possible seats of arbitration in Asia.
• Which arbitral institution to choose? comparison of the leading arbitral institutions in Asia (SIAC, ICC, HKIAC etc).
• How to choose your arbitrators?
• Pre-arbitration steps: negotiation and mediation.
• Avoiding common pitfalls in drafting arbitration agreements.
• Checklist for in-house counsel in drafting arbitration agreements and negotiating tips.

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