1. Multi-Tier Dispute Resolution in Practice
Edinburgh Friday 10th
March 2017
8:30 Coffee and Registration
9:00 OPENING REMARKS - The Rt Hon. Lord Hope of Craighead
Welcome and housekeeping: Dr. Simone Lamont-Black, Edinburgh Law School
9:15 – 10:10 MULTI-TIER – SETTING THE SCENE
Chair: Dr. Simone Lamont-Black, Edinburgh Law School
Lindy Patterson Q.C., CMS Cameron McKenna:
Multi-Tier Dispute Resolution Clauses in Context
Ellis Baker, Head of Construction and Engineering, White and Case, London:
Drafting Multi-Tier Clauses
10:10 – 10:50 DISPUTE BOARDS SESSION
Chair: Brandon Malone, Scottish Arbitration Centre
Dr. Cyril Chern, Crown Office Chambers and Murray Armes, Sense Studios:
What are they? When should they be used/included?
10:50 – 11:30 MEDIATION SESSION
Chair: Rebecca Samaras, ECPLS, Edinburgh Law School
Charlie Woods, Core Solutions Group and Pamela Lyall, Independent Mediator:
Why should mediation be included in multi-tier clauses? What are the benefits? Use
of mediation in case of reluctant parties?
11:30 Coffee Break
11:45 – 12:30 TACTICS IN A MULTI-TIER SETTING
Chair: Lindy Patterson Q.C., CMS Cameron McKenna
Hew Dundas, International Arbitrator, Mediator and Expert Determiner, Edinburgh:
Multi-tier clauses and the third party facilitator: arbitrator, mediator or what?
Julianne Hughes-Jennett, Partner, Hogan Lovells, London:
Selection of the facilitator, mediator, dispute board members, arbitrators. When
do/should parties engage in/call for negotiation, mediation or arbitration in multi-
tier/escalation clauses? What to do if ADR fails?
12:30 – 13:30h ENFORCEMENT IN A MULTI-TIER SETTING
Chair: Jane Davies-Evans, Crown Office Chambers
James Hope, Advokatfirman Vinge, Stockholm;
Lindy Patterson Q.C., CMS Cameron McKenna;
Dr. Simone Lamont-Black, Edinburgh Law School:
Topic: Domestic and international approaches to enforcement of multi-tier clauses
and their elements
13:30 – 13:35h Scottish Arbitration Centre – ICCA 2020
13:35 – 14:30 Lunch

2. Afternoon Alternate Workshops running in parallel: delegates select 2 workshops and change over
during coffee break
14:30 – 16:00 DRAFTING MULTI-TIER
CLAUSES WORKSHOP
Coordinator: Ellis Baker and
Chris Duncan
DISPUTE BOARDS
WORKSHOP
Coordinators: Murray
Armes and Dr. Cyril
Chern
MEDIATION WORKSHOP
Coordinators: Pamela
Lyall and Charlie Woods
16:00 – 16:20 Coffee break
16:20 – 17:50 DRAFTING MULTI-TIER
CLAUSES WORKSHOP
Coordinator: Ellis Baker and
Chris Duncan
DISPUTE BOARDS
WORKSHOP
Coordinators: Murray
Armes and Dr. Cyril
Chern
MEDIATION WORKSHOP
Coordinators: Pamela
Lyall and Charlie Woods
17:50 – 18:00 Closing Speech/Summary of Day – The Rt Hon. Lord Hope of Craighead
19:00 – 23:00 Conference Reception and Dinner in Playfair Library
Venue:
University of Edinburgh, Centre of Professional Legal Studies, 9B Holyrood Road, EH8 8FP (Map)
Registration Details:
Register Here - http://bit.ly/2duWKHu
Fee structure – all prices are inclusive of VAT:
Fees Delegate Early Bird Rate- until 15
December 2016.
Student
rate
Full conference £200 £180 £50
Half day conference fee - morning £160 £140 £30
Half day conference fee - afternoon £160 £140 £30
Optional Conference Dinner with drinks
reception in Playfair Library
£60 £60 £40
Discount price for CIArb and Scottish
Arbitration Centre Members full day
£180 £160
CPD Accreditation:
The conference is accredited by the Faculty of Advocates with 7.5 hours of CPD for the whole day and 4
hours of CPD for the morning only.
If the conference is relevant to your practice this can count for up to 7.5 hours for the full day of
verifiable CPD for the Law Society of Scotland, or alternatively for 4 hours for the morning or 3 hours for
afternoon attendance.
E-Pay Instructions:
Registration for full day plus respective half day limited to overall 150 persons.
Registration must include options for 2 different workshops: max 50 persons per workshop/session.
Cancellation charge: £50
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