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10 - 14 NOVEMBER 2025

Format: In Person

Before the Dust Settles: Arbitration’s Pre-Game Power Moves

Panel discussion

15.00:  Registration & Coffee

15.30-16.30: Substantive Programme Element

16.30 – 17.15: Drinks Reception

Securing quick, enforceable interim relief can mean the difference between a meaningful award and a hollow victory. This panel discussion, featuring world-leading experts will delve into how parties can obtain fast, effective interim remedies in and in support of arbitration proceedings, focusing on the UAE’s evolving landscape and drawing parallels with English law and other global regimes.  The session will cover:

  • What is urgent interim relief and why does it matter?
  • Freezing Injunctions and Preservation Orders to prevent dissipation of assets.
  • Interim Orders for securing Information about assets.
  • Emergency arbitrators – the fast-track solution?
  • Courts vs. arbitrators: where to turn for urgent relief.

Enforcing interim measures: making relief effective.

Ciarb UAE Branch Event

This in-person event explores whether modern arbitration is advancing or losing momentum. Join us and leading figures from Ciarb, top practitioners, experts, and arbitral institutions for a dynamic discussion on the trends reshaping dispute resolution. We will explore what’s driving increased contention, what it means for the future of arbitration, and how to strike the right balance between fairness and efficiency.

Navigating the Clean Energy Transition – Disputes in LNG and Nuclear Projects

As the world accelerates toward cleaner energy, LNG and nuclear projects remain vital to meeting the world’s energy demands. However, these complex projects are often marred by legal and contractual challenges, from geopolitical disruptions and evolving regulatory frameworks to construction delays and cost overruns.

This panel, featuring leading legal experts from private practice and in-house teams, will examine how stakeholders in the LNG and nuclear sectors can manage legal risks and disputes amid the global shift towards a lower-carbon future. Drawing on recent trends and high-stakes arbitrations, the discussion will offer insights into project structuring, contract negotiation, and dispute management strategies.

Join us for this timely conversation, followed by networking with leading practitioners and industry peers over refreshments and canapés.

Recent Developments in International Arbitration: England, Russia and the UAE

In an interactive session co-chaired by leading practitioners Khawar Qureshi KC and Dr. Habib Al-Mulla, the audience will be able to obtain a unique insight from practitioners at the cutting edge of commercial and investment treaty arbitration in England, the Russian Federation and the UAE (including the DIFC and ADGM).

Speakers

• Khawar Qureshi KC (Head, McNair International)
• Dr. Habib Al-Mulla (Founder, Habib Al Mulla and Partners)
• Maxim Kulkov (Managing Partner, KKP International)
• Dmitry Kuptsov (Partner, ALRUD)
• Joseph Dyke (Senior Counsel, McNair International)

Evasive Counterparties in Arbitration: Navigating Fraud, Fronts, and Shells

The event will examine how practitioners can respond when counterparties employ tactics designed to frustrate enforcement or obscure their asset position. Drawing on legal, procedural, and investigative perspectives, the discussion will address evasive behaviour ranging from asset dissipation and complex ownership structures to misrepresentation and deliberate opacity. Speakers will share insights on identifying warning signs, applying procedural tools, and pursuing cross-border enforcement in the face of strategic obstruction.

Key themes will include:

  • Indicators of asset dissipation or restructuring during arbitral proceedings
  • Complex ownership arrangements, including nominee structures and layered entities
  • Misrepresentation of ownership, control, or financial standing
  • Tribunal approaches to concealment, dishonesty, and obstructive conduct
  • Evidentiary inferences and procedural tools to address opacity
  • Cross-border enforcement strategies in cases involving evasive counterparties.

Win against the odds: Guerilla tactics in construction disputes, and insolvency in arbitration

Join us for two dynamic panel debates, bringing together insights from Arbitrator, Counsel, Client, and Expert Witness perspectives.

Our discussions will explore two topical issues that have the potential to present significant challenges in arbitration proceedings, offering practical perspectives on how to navigate these successfully.

The sessions will also include an interactive Q&A, giving you the opportunity to engage directly with our panel of experts

Panel one: Managing guerilla tactics deployed in construction disputes

Panel two: Intersection of arbitration and insolvency