DIAC Event “Evolution of Arbitration” – Simon Hughes QC

Date: 16 November 2016

Simon Hughes QC is speaking today 16 November at the DIAC Event “Evolution of Arbitration” hosted to celebrate DIAC’s 2,500th arbitration case. His topic is ‘Common vs. Civil law: The conduct of arbitration proceedings under different legal systems’. Further details can be found on their website.

The Dubai International Arbitration Center (DIAC), the largest arbitration centre in the Middle East, promotes dispute resolution and arbitration in the Middle East.

Simon has long-standing experience of international arbitration under all of the major sets of arbitration rules (ICC, SIAC, DIAC, LCIA, LMAA, AAA and Swiss Rules) and has a particular expertise in fighting arbitrations, in English, where the law of the contract is not the law of England & Wales. This sort of work requires particular skill and experience, and Simon has arbitrated under the law of in excess of 20 different countries.