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"Conference on ADR"
18 November 2003, Paris

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The Association for International arbitration (AIA) organised a Conference on critical issues raised in the “The Commission of The European Communities’ Green Paper on Alternative Dispute Resolution In Civil And Commercial Law Brussels, 19.04.2002 COM(2002) 196 final”. As part of its efforts in the development and promotion of ADR in Civil and Commerical Law, earlier, the AIA had submitted a Response to the Commission’s aforesaid Green Paper and the present Conference was an endeavour to bring together some well known experts in the field in this region so as to try and suggest solutions to the difficulties discussed in the Green Paper.

Topics discussed:

1. Introduction to ADR and Recent Developments;
2. Difficulties related to International ADR;
3. Need for a European Ethical Code in ADR.

Speakers were:

Mr. Robert Bray, European Parliament;
Ms. Yasmine Lahlou, Lawyer at CDMS, Paris - New York;
Mr. Jean Timsit, Lawyer, President of the ADR Centre in Paris, Paris;
Mr. Elie Kleiman, Lawyer at Freshfields - Paris;
Mr. Richard Ryde, Lawyer at Bignon Lebray & Associés, Fellow du Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Paris;
Mr. Johan Billiet, President, Association for International Arbitration, Lawyer at Billiet & Co Lawyers, Brussels-Paris.

Conference documentation

Documentation of the discussions at the Conference may be obtained from the Association by paying a nominal fee of 35 EUR. For further details, please contact us through e-mail: conference@arbitration-adr.org.

Pictures of the Conference

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Left to Right: Ms. Yasmine Lahlou Mr. Jean Timsit Mr. Elie Kleiman Mr. Johan Billiet Mr. Robert Bray Mr. Richard Ryde

Mr. Jean Timsit speaking at the Conference