The inaugural Brunel Summer Programme on International Arbitration has come to an end last Saturday with a tour of London. Held from the 8th to the 13th of July, the Programme saw record participation, attracting legal professionals, scholars, and students from around the globe.
The attendees of the Programme had the opportunity to listen to the lectures and seminars by some of the leading arbitration experts and scholars of today, including:
• Professor Kaj Hobér (Uppsala University)
• Sir Bernard Rix (Queen Mary, University of London)
• Professor Lei Chen (Durham University)
• Dr Kabir Duggal (Arnold & Porter)
• Dr Ylli Dautaj (Brunel Law School)
• Dr Boris Praštalo (Brunel Law School)
• Niyati Ahuja (Reed Smith)
• Fahira Brodlija (GIZ)
• Samuel Pape (Latham & Watkins)
• Andrea Stauber (King & Spalding)
• Timothy C. Smyth (Arnold & Porter)
• Samira Sulejmanovic (Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina)
• Sylvia Tonova (Pinsent Masons)
• Benjamin Wells (Belgravia Law)
Commenting on the successful completion of the Programme, Dr Ylli Dautaj (Lecturer in Commercial Law), who designed and moderated the event commented.
“I was glad and proud to see such a diverse group of students challenge themselves and the faculty with a rare level of curiosity, energy, and genuine desire to explore. Our goal was to unpick the basics of international arbitration (commercial and investment) but we were able to dig even deeper and reflect beyond the surface on contemporary issues in theory and practice.”
Adding to Dr Dautaj's observations, Professor Jurgita Malinauskaite (Head of Brunel Law School) expressed her vision for the Programme in the coming years: "We would like to see Brunel Law School become the hub for the global advancement of knowledge in and promotion of international arbitration. The impressive line-up of speakers and attendees at this year's Summer Programme on International Arbitration is undoubtedly a great indication that we are on the right track to achieve this aim."