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HK45 Events

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Year 2024

• HK45 Christmas Cocktail Reception (2024/12/10)

• HK45 Fireside chat with the Honourable Mr Justice Jonathan Harris (2024/12/03)

• This House believes that dinner, debates and junks are good things, Cruise and debate jointly organised by HK45, Ciarb (EAB) YMG, Young ITA (2024/10/20)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with The Rt. Hon. Dame Elizabeth Gloster, DBE (2024/09/05)

• HK45 2024 Essay Competition (2024/04/15 - 2024/07/05)

• HK45-Young ICCA Harbour Cruise Social (2024/05/04)

• HK45 Fireside Chat with the Honourable Mr. Justice Fok PJ (Postponed)

• HK45 & YAAP Cocktail Reception (2024/03/23)

• HK45 Annual Update (2024/03/21)

• HK45 2024 IWD: Inspire Inclusion in the Arbitration World (2024/03/01)

• May Tai at the HK45 Supper Club (2024/02/28)

• HK45 / PwC Expert Witness Cross Examination Training (2024/02/06 & 2024/02/23)

Year 2023

• HK45 Christmas Cocktail Reception (2023/12/05)

• HK45 Fireside Chat With The Honourable Mr Justice Robert C. Tang  (2023/11/29)

• HK45 “Spill the T”: Parenting  (2023/11/28)

• HK45 “Spill the T”: Kids and Career (2023/05/30)

• HK45 Fireside Chat with Sir Bernard Rix (2023/05/18)

• HK45 2023 Essay Competition (2023/03/31 - 2023/07/17)

• HK45 and Rising Arbitrators Initiative – Alternative Careers in Arbitration (2023/03/29)

• Matthew Gearing KC at the HK45 Supper Club (2023/03/28)

• HK45 Annual Update (2023/03/24)

• HK45 “Spill the T”: A New Series of Informal Chats on Gender Issues (2023/03/14)

• HK45 Alternative Fee Arrangements Webinar (In Mandarin) 替代收费安排线上研讨会 (以普通话进行) (2023/02/27)

Year 2022

• HK45 Christmas Cocktail Reception (2022/12/08)

• HK45 Exploring Tech Disputes in APAC (2022/11/29)

• HK45 / BRG Business Valuation and Assessment of Damages in Practice (2022/11/15)

• HK45 / KCAB NEXT Arbitration is evolving, you can too! (2022/10/11)

• HK45 / PwC Virtual Expert Witness Cross Examination Training (2022/09/08 - 2022/09/09)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Jern-Fei Ng QC (2022/09/07)

• The Honourable Geoffrey Ma Tao-li GBM QC SC at the HK45 Supper Club (2022/09/02)

• The Honourable Mr. Justice Coleman at the HK45 Supper Club (2022/08/19)

• Proposed Revision to the PRC Arbitration Law - What's New? (2022/08/16)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Judith Gill QC (2022/08/09)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Todd Weiler (2022/07/12)

• The Honourable Madam Justice Mimmie Chan at the next HK45 Supper Club (2022/07/08)

• HK45 Hybrid event: Demystifying Expert Evidence In The Blockchain (2022/06/14)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Mélida Hodgson (2022/06/02)

• HK45 CISG Seminar (2022/05/17)

• HK45 2022 Essay Competition (2022/04/08 - 2022/07/04)

• HK45 Annual Update (2022/03/11)

Year 2021

• HK45 Christmas Cocktail Reception (2021/12/16)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Yoshimi Ohara (2021/12/09)

• Young, Modern Game-Changers: Practical Challenges and Modern Approaches in International Dispute Resolution Webinar Series (2021/11/24 - 2021/12/03)

• HK45 Annual Pub Quiz (2021/10/28)

• ACICA45 / HK45 Joint Event: The role of the courts in arbitration in Australia and Hong Kong (2021/09/09)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Baiju Vasani (2021/09/03)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Louie Ogsimer (2021/08/20)

• HK45 / PwC Virtual Expert Witness Cross Examination Training (2021/08/12 - 2021/08/13)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Adriana Braghetta (2021/07/30)

• LATAM and Asia, how and why do these two worlds meet in arbitration? (2021/07/26)

• To Halliburton and Beyond: Career development and disclosure obligations in the age of digital social media (2021/05/17)

• HK45 Annual Update (2021/04/23)

• Inaugural HK45 Essay Competition (2021/04/01 - 2021/07/01)

• "Crossing" the linguistic divide: Advocacy and cross-examination in English for non-native speakers - a perspective from an international arbitrator (2021/03/31)

• The Rising Arbitrator’s Challenge: Navigating the Promise and Perils of Your First Appointments (2021/02/23)

• Japan Vis Pre-Moot Seminar: Procedural issues in International Arbitration and CISG disputes (2021/02/20)

• Managing disputes with States or State-Owned Enterprises along the Belt and Road through Asia and Europe (2021/02/10)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Yas Banifatemi (2021/02/05)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Sapna Jhangiani QC (2021/01/29)

• Empowering people to progress their careers (2021/01/20)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Natalie Reid (2021/01/15)

Year 2020

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Catherine Mun (2020/12/18)

• Careers in investment arbitration: Perspectives from East to West (2020/12/15)

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chat with Claudia Benavides (2020/12/04)

• Push for Parity: Panel 3 - Arbitrating your first case - Experiences and insights (2020/11/17)

• HK45/DIS40 Webinar: Interim Measures and Enforcement of Awards in Germany and Greater China (2020/11/17)

• HK45 Seoul ADR Festival Event: The Psychology of Virtual Arbitration (2020/11/05)

• CIArb (EAB) YMG: 2nd Annual Conference - Webinars Series: International ADR in Asia: Global Challenges and Oppotuniries to Young Practitioners in the Era of the "New Normal" (2020/11/04 - 2020/11/27)

• HK45 Annual Pub Quiz (2020/10/22)

• Push for Parity: Practical Tools for Emerging Arbitrators - Panel No.2 (2020/10/20)

• Push for Parity: Practical Tools for Emerging Arbitrators - Panel No.1 (2020/09/23)

• How to Start a Career in International Arbitration (2020/09/22)

• Careers 2.0: Find Your Niche (2020/08/28)

• HK45 / PwC Virtual Expert Witness Cross Examination Training (2020/08/07)

• Closing the Gate before the Horse has bolted - New Developments in Interim Measures in International Arbitration (2020/07/14)

• HK45 Annual Update (2020/06/26)​ 

• HK45 Virtual Fireside Chats (2020/05/22 - 2020/07/31)

• HK45 Webinar: Can virtual hearings actually work? (Watch here) (2020/05/08)

• 「國際仲裁與中國青年實務人才成長」訓練營
  (2020/05/08 - 2020/12/11)​

• HK45 Fireside Chat with The Honourable James Spigelman AC QC (2020/01/16)​

Year 2019

• HK45 Supper Club with The Right Honourable Madam Justice Beverley McLachlin - Hong Kong (2019/12/03)

• Cultural Difference in Arbitration: Dealing with Chinese and Korean Parties - Philippines (2019/11/26)

• 2nd Annual Who's Who Legal Future Leaders: Arbitration Conference - Hong Kong (2019/10/24)

• HK45 Annual Pub Quiz - Hong Kong (2019/10/23)

• HK45 / Young ITA Event - Hong Kong (2019/09/26)

• IBA Arb40 Workshop: Arbitrator Challenges and Conflicts of Interest - South Korea (2019/09/22)

• Procedural War Stories and Technology in Arbitration - South Korea (2019/09/19)

• Africa: Eldorado or Mirage? - Hong Kong (2019/09/09)

• HK45 Fireside Chat with The Right Honourable The Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, GBS - Hong Kong (2019/08/01)

• 2nd Annual Who's Who Legal Future Leaders: Arbitration Conference - London (2019/06/26)

• HK45/PWC Expert Witness Cross Examination Training - Hong Kong (2019/05/28)

• Young Arbitrators Social Event - Seoul (2019/05/24)

• HK45 Fireside Chat with Ms May Tai and The Honourable Wayne Martin AC QC - Hong Kong (2019/05/16)

• HK45 Fireside Chat with Ms Kim Rooney and Professor Lu Song - Beijing (2019/05/08)

• The New Silk Road: Belt and Road disputes: a view from Hong Kong - Dublin (2019/04/30)

• A Career in Arbitration: Where to start and how to succeed - Hong Kong (2019/04/03)

• HK45 DIS40 Arbitrator Skills Workshop - Hong Kong (2019/03/31)

• HK45 Fireside Chat with Henri Alvarez QC, John Beechey CBE, and John Savage QC, guest interviewer: Sarah Grimmer (HKIAC Secretary-General) - Hong Kong (2019/03/21)

• Kyoto Vis Pre-Moot Seminar: Pertinent Issues in International Arbitration and CISG Disputes - Kyoto (2019/03/08)

• HKIAC WIA / HK45 Seminar: Increasing diversity in international arbitration? - Shanghai (2019/03/08)

• HK45 / Young MCIA Joint Seminar: Roles in Arbitration - Mumbai (2019/02/20)

• HK45 Fireside Chat with Albert Jan van den Berg & Julian D M Lew QC - Hong Kong (2019/02/14) 

• HK45 Annual Update (2019/01/21)

Year 2018

• HK45 the Belt and Road Initiative: What it means for ADR practitioners in Japan (2018/05/31)

• Arbitrator Skills Workshop (2018/03/11)

In a first session, the workshop will offer insight into the Moot scoring system (including the statistics of previous years), present advice on objective evaluation both in the preliminary and; elimination rounds, give guidance on different possibilities to structure a Moot session and provide tips on how to give feedback, which give the students an optimal learning experience. In a second session, the speakers will give a short overview of this year’s moot problem, offer their expert advice on the key legal issues addressed therein and discuss how to transform these issues into good questions.

Year 2016

• A Career in Arbitration - Options, Anecdotes and Top Tips (2016/03/08)

Come along and hear from lawyers in private practice and in-house about what it’s really like to work in the field. And hear different perspectives about what the career paths open to arbitration lawyers, from acting as secretary to tribunals, working at an institution such as the HKIAC, appearing as counsel, taking on the role of arbitrator and even being appointed as a High Court judge!

A range of panellists will share their experiences, anecdotes and top tips about pursuing a career in arbitration. This promises to be a lively and insightful seminar and there will be an opportunity to mingle over drinks afterwards.

• HK45 Annual Update 

Join us as we discuss the most recent developments in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India, Singapore and further afield. Moderated by Eleanor Hughes. Speakers include Sheila Ahuja, Simone Hui, James MacKinnon, Matthew Townsend, Romesh Weeramantry, and Ing Loong Yang.

• HK45 5th Anniversary Cocktail Reception proudly sponsored by DTI

Year 2015

• A Career in Arbitration – Options, Anecdotes and Top Tips (2015/10/14)

• HK45 – Linklaters Junk (2015/07/30)

• Anti-suit injunctions in Asia (2015/06/25)

• Arbitration Update for 2015 (2015/05/06)

• Insights from the Arbitrator's Chair by Yves Fortier QC, Christopher Lau SC, Peter Leaver QC (2014/11/19)

• Insights from the Arbitrator's Chair by Peter Rees QC (2015/03/19)

• International Arbitration Symposium (2015/03/18)

Year 2014

• HKIAC’s Next Top Model Clause - Beijing (2014/10/27)

• HKIAC’s Next Top Model Clause - Hong Kong (2014/10/22)

• HKIAC’s Next Top Model Clause - Seoul (2014/10/22)

• HK45 Cocktail Party & LILA – Ladies in Litigation and Arbitration – Anniversary Champagne Reception

• HK45, LCIA YIAG and CYAG Symposium (2014/10/13)

• YOUNG ICCA INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION SKILLS WORKSHOP : Working in Arbitrations involving States (2014/05/13)

• YCAP 2014 Spring Symposium with YIAG and HK45 (2014/05/08)

• Arbitration Update for 2014 (2014/03/26)

• HK45 Debate: Should Asian parties adopt a stricter stance in international arbitration? (2014/03/13)

Year 2013

• International Arbitration In International Law (2013/07/03)

• International Arbitration Symposium Hong Kong (2013/03/16)

• Fabulous Party by ICCYAF, AFIA and HK45 (2013/03/15)

• Arbitration Update for 2013 (2013/02/28)

Year 2012

• SEMINAR : Autumn Seminar 2012 (2012/11/20)

• SEMINAR : Arbitration Update for the New Year 2012

An update of recent developments in arbitration impacting Hong Kong.

• SEMINAR : Arbitration in the Region : Fresh Perspectives

An overview of arbitration in the region, comparing and contrasting arbitration practice in key jurisdictions across Asia.

• SEMINAR : International Commercial Arbitration

A detailed examination of the principles of commercial international arbitration legislation, institutional rules and case law.

• CONFERENCE : International Arbitration Symposium, Hong Kong

• SEMINAR : Introducing the New Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance

A highlight on the new Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance and providing an in-dept analysis as to its practical implications.

• SEMINAR : International Arbitration 2.0 and beyond: What arbitral institutions can do to contribute to the development of international arbitration

A rare opportunity to hear directly from representative of leading arbitration institutions regarding what they conosider to be the main challenges for the development of international arbitration during the coming years and what they will do to overcome them.