Final Programme - International Bar Association

Working sessions – Thursday
120
Sarah Hutchinson College of Law, London, England; Vice-Chair,
Academic and Professional Development Committee
Heather Irvine Norton Rose, Sandton, South Africa; Vice-Chair,
Young Lawyers’ Committee
William McGrath Kinsale Capital Partners, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sam Muller Hague Institute for the Internationalisation of Law (HiiL),
The Hague, the Netherlands
David Raic The Hague, the Netherlands
Martin Scheltema Pels Rijcken & Droogleever Fortuijn, The
Hague, the Netherlands; European Liaison Officer, Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee
Fernando Scornik Gerstein Fernando Scornik Gerstein, Madrid, Spain
Frank Turner Osler Hoskin & Harcourt, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Catriona Watt Fox, London, England; Communications Officer,
Young Lawyers’ Committee
Coffee and tea breaks will be held between 1100 – 1130
and 1600 – 1630. To accommodate the flow of delegates
through the Conference Centre please note the closest coffee/
tea station to this session is in the Wicklow Meeting Room
Corridor, Level 2.
WICKLOW MEETING ROOM 4, LEVEL 2
Why not international mediation?
Presented by the Mediation Committee.
Session Co-Chairs
John Fellas Hughes Hubbard & Reed, New York, USA
Jane Player King & Spalding, London, England; Vice-Chair,
Mediation Committee
Why is mediation not suitable for resolving international disputes?
Are these reasons myths or reality? Is there a need for a seat in
international mediation? What about the role of applicable law? Are
settlement agreements under common law and transactions under
civil law the same thing? How does one distinguish one from the
other? Can settlement agreements be converted into arbitral awards
once the matter is resolved? If so, why? If not, why not?
Speakers
Sheila Bates European Bank for Reconstruction and Development,
London, England
Michelangelo Cicogna De Berti Jacchia Franchini, Milan, Italy
Barbara J Murchie Bennett Jones, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Sarah Morton Shell International Ltd, London, England
Jean Claude Najar GE Capital, Paris, France
Ana Reyes Williams & Connolly, Washington DC, USA; Vice-Chair,
Mediation Committee
Mercedes Tarrazón DR Centre Barcelona Chamber of Commerce,
Barcelona, Spain
Hannah Tümpel ICC Dispute Resolution Services, Paris, France
Irena Vanenkova International Mediation Institute, The Hague, the
Netherlands
Coffee and tea breaks will be held between 1100 – 1130 and
1600 – 1630. To accommodate the flow of delegates through
the Conference Centre please note the closest coffee/tea
stations to this session are in the foyer of Levels 2 and 3.
WICKLOW HALL 2A, LEVEL 2
Wind, water and quake: coverage in the wake
of catastrophes
Presented by the Insurance Committee.
Session Chair
David Greenwald Jenner & Block, Chicago, Illinois, USA; Special
Projects Officer, Insurance Committee
The world has recently been plagued by catastrophic natural disasters
that might be expected once in 100 years, and even once in 500 years.
Disasters affect not only insureds at the site of the disaster, but also
their customers and vendors. Using as an example a remnant of a
hurricane hitting the southern coast of Ireland, resulting in widespread
wind damage and flooding, this panel will address the complex
insurance coverage issues that arise in the wake of catastrophes,
including limitations on coverage for specific perils, the scope of
contingent business interruption coverage, and recommendations for
how insured, broker and insurer can work together to provide the
coverage contemplated by the insurance policy.
Speakers
Will Gardner Combus, Moss Vale, New South Wales, Australia
April Gilroy Matheson Ormsby, Dublin, Ireland
Nigel Hill Aviva Insurance, Dublin, Ireland
Niall Pritchard Cunningham Lindsey, Dublin, Ireland
Ricardo Rozas Jorquiera & Rozas, Santiago, Chile; Senior Vice-Chair,
Maritime and Transport Law Committee
Coffee and tea breaks will be held between 1100 – 1130
and 1600 – 1630. To accommodate the flow of delegates
through the Conference Centre please note the closest coffee/
tea station to this session is in the Wicklow Meeting Room
Corridor, Level 2.
Thursday 1100 – 1230
WICKLOW MEETING ROOM 2, LEVEL 2
Tax leverage: the tax treatment of debt in the
wake of the financial crisis
Presented by the Taxes Committee.
Session Co-Chairs
Bernadette Accili Paul Hastings, Milan, Italy
David Shapiro Shapiro Tax Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
In the wake of the global financial crisis, many governments have been
focusing on techniques to reduce the overall amount of corporate debt,
and to raise revenue by attacking ‘excess interest’ and perceived abusive
financing structures. The global financial crisis has also hindered the
ability of highly leveraged companies to service their debt; some of them
are facing serious financial constraints and are forced to restructure their
debt facilities. This restructuring also presents tax consequences such as
income from the cancellation or deemed cancellation of debt, and may
force re-evaluation of whether debt should be re-characterised as equity.
This panel will consider these and other tax issues relating to corporate
debt, especially cross-border financings.
Speakers
Su-Mei Ban KhattarWong, Singapore
Sally Ip Deacons, Hong Kong SAR
Johan Kristoffersson Delphi, Gothenburg, Sweden
Lauri Lehmusoja Hannes Snellman, Helsinki, FInland
Elissa Romanin Minter Ellison, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Nadia Tarolli Vischer, Basel, Switzerland
Mirouna Verban Arsene Taxand, Paris, France
Coffee and tea breaks will be held between 1100 – 1130 and
1600 – 1630. To accommodate the flow of delegates through the
Conference Centre please note the closest coffee/tea station to
this session is outside Conference Rooms 1-5, Level 1.
Thursday 1230 – 1330
CONFERENCE ROOM 3, LEVEL 1
Open committee business meeting
Presented by the Discrimination Law Committee.
An open meeting of the Discrimination Law Committee will be held
to discuss matters of interest and future activities.
LIFFEY MEETING ROOM 3, LEVEL 1