Events

LIDW21 Member-hosted Event: Sanctions and Disputes

We are delighted to be co-hosting this online event with ThoughtLeaders4Disputes, 10:00AM – 11:00AM, 14 May 2021, as part of London International Disputes Week.

The webinar will feature a presentation and discussion on current issues in the world of economic sanctions with particular emphasis on the effect of sanctions on legal rights and proceedings to enforce them, including:

  • Sanctions and the enforcement of contractual obligations
  • US Secondary sanctions and sanctions clauses: Lamesa v Cynergy in the English Court of Appeal
  • Sanctioned parties and legal proceedings
  • The recent amendments to the Russian Arbitrazh Procedure Code – principle and practice – covering recent case law including Uralvagonzavod v PESA; Bydgoszcz and Tsargrad; Media v Google
  • The new UK sanctions regime.

The speakers include Susan Leddy, Senior Legal Counsel at Swiss Re (Zurich); Ben Wells, Partner at Candey; Anita Arthur, Community Director at ThoughtLeaders4 and Shantanu Majumdar KC of Radcliffe Chambers.

To register for the event, please visit ThoughtLeaders4’s website here.