Keeping it in the Family – Arbitration for Billionaires

15 November 2023
Portrait of Michael Black KC XXIV Old Buildings

Michael Black KC will join a panel discussion entitled ‘Keeping it in the Family – Arbitration for Billionaires’ as part of Dubai Arbitration Week 2023 on Wednesday 15 November from 10AM – 12PM GST.

The event co-hosted by Mishcon de Reya and ICLO will examine the specific issues arising from international arbitration involving high-net-worth-individuals, family offices and family estates, including:

  • Participation of individuals in high-value complex commercial arbitration proceedings
  • Succession issues
  • Involvement of estates, trustees and beneficiaries in arbitration
  • Disputes regarding complex trust arrangements governed by arbitration clauses
  • Issues of enhanced privacy and confidentiality, including upon enforcement of arbitration awards in national courts
  • Interplay between private commercial arbitration and injunctive relief in national courts involving individuals’ assets
  • Restructuring of estates and trusts whilst facing international arbitration proceedings.

For further details of the event, please click here.