26 November 2026
Krista Lee KC will speak at ‘International Construction Arbitration Perspectives on Best Practice: The Conduct of a Merits Hearing’, hosted by the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London in collaboration with Pinsent Masons on Thursday 26 November 2026.
The ninth and final session in the International Construction Arbitration Perspectives on Best Practice series will bring together solicitors, barristers and arbitrators to discuss the conduct of merits hearings and the particular challenges arising in construction arbitration.
The panel will consider the management of extensive factual and expert evidence, cross-examination of fact and expert witnesses, witness and expert conferencing, and the interaction between tribunals and party-appointed experts. The discussion will also address procedural fairness and efficiency, technical issues spanning multiple disciplines, hearing technology and electronic bundles, and the handling of closing submissions and tribunal deliberations.
Krista will speak alongside Nicholas Alexander Brown, Partner at Pinsent Masons; Marion Smith KC of 39 Essex Chambers; and Kim Franklin KC of Crown Office Chambers. The session will be chaired by Professor Renato Nazzini KC (Hon), Director of the Centre of Construction Law & Dispute Resolution at King’s College London.
Date: Thursday 26 November 2026
Registration: 6.00pm
Event: 6.30pm–7.45pm
Reception: from 7.45pm
Location: Bush House, 8th Floor North, Strand Campus, 30 Aldwych, London WC2B 4BG
For further information and registration, visit the King’s College London event page.
