he Bar Council is to host a half day conference entitled The Arbitration Act 2010: A new landscape for arbitration in Ireland. The event will be chaired by the Hon. Mr. Justice Frank Clarke and speakers will include Michael Collins SC, Peter Turner of Freshfields, Colm Ó hOisín SC, Andy Lenny, Arthur Cox; Klaus Reichert BL, Ciaran Fahy, Engineers Ireland; and Emily Gibson BL. Topics include:
Jurisdiction issues, Procedural requirements, interim measures, powers of the court in aid of arbitration, staying of litigation.
Bookings can be made by contacting cpd@lawlibrary.ie. Three CPD points will be available for attendance which has a fee of €150. The event will take place in the Arbitration Centre at the Distillery Building, Church Street, Dublin 7 on Saturday June 12 2010 from 9.30am - 1pm.