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CILTHK Two-day Course - Arbitration and Evidence

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The speakers and representatives from the co-organisers.

A successful event offered by the co-organisers with a full house participation of over 250 members.

Joinly Organizers:
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in Hong Kong,
Department of Management Sciences, City University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong Association of Risk Management and Safety
Hong Kong Institution of Engineers – Safety Specialists Committee

Date: 11-12 Dec 2010 (Saturday & Sunday)
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Venue: LT-1, The City University of Hong Kong

The CPD Points
120

Medium
Cantonese

Fee
Free (Deposit HK$500)

The Speakers
Ms. Rosita Lau - Solicitor admitted in England and Wales, Hong Kong, Australia ACT and Singapore. Partner, Ince & Co International Law Firm. Support Member, London Maritime Arbitration Association. Appointed by the Hong Kong Government as a Chairman of the Appeal Tribunal Panel (Buildings Ordinance). 劉瑞儀律師,持英國,香港,澳洲ACT及新加坡執業資格。英士律師行合夥人。英國倫敦海事仲裁員協會支持會員。香港政府委任為建築物上訴審裁處主席之一。

Mr. Albert Leung - Chartered Engineer, Director of Jacobs China Limited, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators梁永強先生, 註冊工程師及嘉科工程顧問有限公司董事。

Mr. Ernest Yang - Solicitor admitted in England & Wales and Hong Kong. Partner, DLA Piper Hong Kong. 楊大明律師,持英國及香港執業資格。歐華律師事務所合夥人。

Mr. Philip Yang - Maritime Arbitrator. Fractional Professor at School of Law, City University of Hong Kong and Visiting Professor at Faculty of Law, Hong Kong University.  Honorary Chairman, Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre. Past President, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group. Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. 楊良宜先生, 海事仲裁人,城市大學法律學院教授, 香港國際仲裁中心榮譽主席, Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group上屆主席,香港運輸物流學會及特許仲裁司學會院士。

Mr. Rimsky Yuen - Senior Counsel; Member, Judicial Officers Recommendation Commission; Member, High Court Rules Committee; Part-time Member, Central Policy Unit; Chairman, Hong Kong Bar Association (2007-09) and a member of the Guangdong Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) 袁國強先生, 資深大律師, 司法人員推薦委員會委員, 高等法院規則委員會委員, 中央政策組委員, 前大律師公會主席 (2007-09) 及中國人民政治協商會議委員。

Program:

 Saturday, 11 December 2010

09:00

Registration

Session I

09:30

Welcome address

09:40

Presentation of souvenir

09:45

Introduction to the Course
General introduction to arbitration and comparison to other forms of dispute resolution; Administered arbitration, and ad hoc arbitration and their latest development in HK; other topical matters concerning arbitration

11:00

Tea Break

11:20

CJR and the effects on court litigation, arbitration and mediation

12:35

Lunch

Session II

14:00

How to minimize costs in court litigation and whether CJR can achieve the aim?

14:45

Maritime arbitration – A model in dispute resolution for the transport industry

15:15

Break

15:25

Enforcement and execution of award : latest important court cases both in HK and abroad 
Sovereign immunity and Crown immunity  (EY) (35 minutes)

16:40

Q & A

17:00

End

 

Sunday, 12 December 2010

 

09:15

Registration

Session III

09:45

Importance of Evidence in fact finding; types of evidence; sources of evidence, etc.

11:00

Tea Break

11:20

Evidence and litigation in court and in arbitration; effect of CJR; how it is presented; how it is weighed

12:35

Lunch

Session IV

14:00

IBA Rules of Evidence 2010; e-discovery/disclosure; other topical issues on evidence

15:15

Break

15:25

Mainland and HK arbitrations – difference in the preparation and presentation of evidence; other important differences

16:40

Q & A

17:00

End

Registration Contact:
Enrolment is on first-come first-served basis. Please complete the reply slip with cheque deposit of $500 made payable to ‘CILTHK’ and return to CILTHK office at 7/F., Yue Hing Building, 103 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong on or before 29 Nov 2010. If you have any enquiries, please contact Miss Carmen Tsang at 2866-6336.

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