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Find below the speeches of our distinguished speakers from the debut conference in May 2023.
09:45 am – 09:55 am
Opening Speech
Chief Organizer Pakistan International Disputes Weekend 2023
Barrister Mian Sheraz Javaid
Chair at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Pakistan Branch
Barrister at No.5 Barristers Chambers, United Kingdom
10:00 am – 11:05 am
Panel No.1 - Promoting better practice in Dispute Resolution: Why should courts be the last resort?
Barrister Mohammed Zaman KC
Head Business and Property, No.5 Barristers Chambers, United Kingdom
11:05 am – 11:15 am
Tea & Coffee Break
11:15 am – 12:20 pm
Panel No.2 – Charting the course of Mediation in Pakistan: Should Pakistan be a signatory to the Singapore Mediation Convention?
12:20 pm – 13:30 pm
Panel No. 3 - Construction Disputes in Pakistan: How should Pakistan deal with CPEC disputes?
13:30 pm – 14:20 pm
Lunch
14:25 pm – 15:35 pm
Panel No.4 - Pro-enforcement attitude and the prospects of establishing Pakistan as a regional seat of arbitration
Barrister Toby Landau KC
Barrister, Advocate and Arbitrator at Duxton Hill Chambers, Singapore
15:35 pm – 15:45pm
Tea & Coffee Break
15:45 pm – 17:00 pm
Panel No.5 - Identifying key challenges and weaknesses: Are robust reforms the only way forward in Pakistan's litigation landscape?
15:35 pm – 15:45pm
Tea & Coffee Break
17:00 pm – 18:00 pm
Keynote Speeches
Honorable Mr. Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan
Honorable Chief Justice Balochistan High Court
09:45 am – 09:55 am
Chair at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Pakistan Branch Opening Speech Day 2
Barrister Mian Sheraz Javaid
Chair Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Pakistan Branch
Barrister at No.5 Barristers Chambers, United Kingdom
09:55 am – 10:00 am
Welcome Address
Catherine Dixon
Director General at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb), United Kingdom
10:00 am – 11:00 am
Panel No.1 - How is Pakistan faring in its performance before the international dispute forums; Lessons and challenges?
Barrister Mahnaz Malik
Arbitrator and Barrister, Twenty Essex London and Fellow, Hughes Hall, Cambridge University
11:00 am - 11:10 am
Tea & Coffee Break
11:15 am - 12:15 pm
Panel No.2 - Introduction to proposed Domestic Arbitration Act 2023
Barrister Mian Sheraz Javaid
Chair at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Pakistan Branch
Barrister at No.5 Barristers Chambers, United Kingdom
Honorable Mr. Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan
Honorable Chief Justice Balochistan High Court
12:20 pm - 12:40 pm
Young Members Group Inauguration
Barrister Marion Smith KC
Chair Board of Trustees at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb), United Kingdom (Virtually)
12:40 pm - 12:45 pm
Global Young Members Group (YMG) Ciarb Welcome Speech
12:45 pm – 12:50 pm
Young Members Group Pakistan (YMG) Chair Opening Speech
12:50 pm – 13:50 pm
Lunch
14:00 pm – 15:00 pm
Panel No.3 - Navigating and building a career in arbitration as a young practitioner
Nasir Khan MBE
Vice Chair at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) Pakistan Branch
Principal at HKA, United Kingdom
Fatima A. Malik
Treasurer CIArb and International Disputes Lawyer
Fakhruddin Valika
Deputy Counsel at ICC International Court of Arbitration, Dubai
Dr. Nudrat Ejaz Piracha
Senior Associate/Partner – Samdani & Quresh
Dmitry Bayandin
Associate at Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, Paris
15:10 pm – 15:20 pm
Tea & Coffee Break
15:25 pm – 16:25 pm
Panel No.4 - Upholding the Rule of Law; Perspective, progress and reform by the younger members of the bar
Umer Akram Chaudhry
Partner at Raja Muhammad Akram and Co., Islamabad
Barrister Malik Ahmed Qayyum
Member Punjab Bar Council
Barrister Taimur Malik
Senior Partner Kilam Law
Wasif Majeed
Head Education & Training, Ciarb Pakistan Branch
Partner at Lexium Law, Lahore
Honorable Mr. Justice Adnan Iqbal Chaudhry
Sindh High Court, Karachi
16:30 pm – 18:30 pm
Keynote Speeches
John Bassie
President Ciarb 2023 (Virtually)
Honorable Mr. Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan
Honorable Chief Justice Balochistan High Court
