International arbitration events in Sydney

Recent events in Sydney have confirmed appreciable growth in the use of and interest in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region, and particularly Australia. Last week saw two conferences and the birth of a new cooperation of 17 Asia-Pacific based arbitration institutions. The latter - the Asia Pacific Regional Arbitration Group ('APRAG') - will ensure the expansion of international arbitration in the Asia-Pacific region continues. Click on the following link to read the full story http://www.cch.com.au/feature_story.asp?e=1&document_id=55420&topic_code=7&category_code=0

Victorian Chapter

As the final event for the year the Victorian Chapter held a CPD evening in conjunction with the Victorian Bar and the Victorian Chapter of IAMA on 08 November 2004. Assoc Professor Richard Garnett, University of Melbourne and Dr Gavan Griffith QC, of the Victorian Bar, spoke on the subject of "International Commercial Arbitration - An Australian Perspective". The paper presented by Assoc Professor Garnett can be downloaded by clicking on the link below. The paper presented by Dr Griffith has been submitted for publication.

Click here to download a copy of the paper presented by Assoc Professor Garnett.