Under the auspices of Dr. Josep Maria de Dios i Marcer, illustrious Dean of the Faculty of Law at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, and the initiative of Dr. Rafael Arenas García, Professor of Private International Law, will take place the First OHADA / OHADAC Presentation Seminar in the Conference Room of the Faculty of Law at the UAB in Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona). The Conference, supported by the associations UNIDA, chaired by Judge Seydou Ba, and ACP LEGAL, conducte...

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Following the successful experience of the previous fifth edition, the Faculty of Law at the Madrid Complutense University will organize a new edition of its International Seminar on Private International Law by opting for a format like the last edition, combining a large comprehensive scope, that makes possible reflection on recent developments and future prospects in various fields of private international law, with particular attention to some recent or complex issues. As reported by the orga...

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Under the auspices of the Chamber of Conciliation and Arbitration of Haiti, - the C.C.A.H. depending on the Chamber of Commerce of Haiti (http://ccah.ht)-, and in partnership with the Center for Mediation and Arbitration of Paris (C.M.A.P. - http://www.cmap.fr), depending on the Chamber of Commerce of Paris, a five day training course was led in Port-au-Prince by Mr. Olivier Cuperlier, Attorney at Law, Paris Bar Association, and Mr. Jean-Bernard Dagnaud, arbitrator and mediator. This training in...

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The Forum of Mediation Centres was created in 2001 by the Mediation and Conflict Prevention Commission of the Union Internationale des Avocats. It brings together the most important commercial mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution centres from around the world and offers an occasion to exchange views on the development of ADR and best practices. It is also an occasion for centres to collaborate on specific programmes. The participants will be exploring the all-important topic of training...

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Jose Ricardo Feris will succeed Simon Greenberg as Deputy Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, in January 2012, ICC announced. Mr. Feris, who is currently Managing Counsel of the Court and Secretary of the ICC Latin American Arbitration Group, will assume his duties at the end of January 2012. Prior to joining ICC, Mr. Feris served as a law clerk at the U.N. International Court of Justice in The Hague and worked for the Legal Advisor to the President of the Dominican...

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