EXPERT EVIDENCE IN A VIRTUAL ERA

The Academy of Experts and HKA had a panel discussion webinar on 13 May 2020 that sought to share experience and opinions on the giving of expert evidence in ‘virtual hearings’, in any dispute forum, and address questions connected with the ‘new normal’. The webinar was introduced by Derek Nelson and moderated by Professor John Uff CBE QC, Vice President, The Academy of Experts. Panellists included Sir Vivian Ramsey, The Academy of Experts, Judicial Committee; Gary Born, International Arbitrator, Counsel, Author, President SIArb Court of Arbitration; Professor Janet Walker, International Arbitrator, Expert, Academic, Author; Simon Rainey QC, Counsel, Deputy HC Judge; Dr Franco Mastrandrea, International Arbitrator, Adjudicator and Expert Witness; and Jonathan Humphrey, Quantum and Forensic Accounting Expert Witness.

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12/06/2020 19:51

https://www.hka.com/expert-evidence-in-a-virtual-era/

Arbitrators team up to create resource centre for sharing know-how on remote hearings

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12/06/2020 15:26

https://m.globallegalpost.com/big-stories/arbitrators-team-up-to-create-resource-centre-for-sharing-know-how-on-remote-hearings-30566484/

IAC & Opus 2 webinar: Lights, Camera, Arbitration - Reflections and best practice from lockdown

Register for our free webinar on June 24th to hear real stories and reflections from our panel’s collective experience with virtual hearings during lockdown.

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12/06/2020 10:43

https://go.opus2.com/iacwebinar

18 June 2020 ICC Webinar: Effective Case Management -Virtual Hearings

COVID-19 is influencing both pending and new arbitration cases as we move from offline to online hearings. Under such sudden transformation, parties, counsel and tribunals have encountered many difficulties on how to conduct effective case management on virtual hearing. On this webinar, speakers who have accumulated a wealth of experience in arbitration will discuss their current experience after several months of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic. They will kindly share their views on how to use virtual hearings to conduct the arbitration, what experience could be learned from and how can we improve the experience of users.

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12/06/2020 09:04

https://2go.iccwbo.org/icc-webinar-effective-case-management-virtual-hearings.html

Epiq Launches Secure, Scalable, Remote Review in Response to COVID-19

The legal industry is quickly adapting to new work procedures to adhere to evolving COVID-19 prevention measures while continuing to get work done. To assist in this process, Epiq has mobilized rapidly to create a secure and legally defensible remote document review and project management solution to meet this need.

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11/06/2020 09:04

https://www.epiqglobal.com/en-gb/about/news/ediscovery/epiq-launches-secure-remote-review-covid-19

The future of dispute resolution

Which changes to dispute resolution should survive the return to ‘normal’, ask Charles Thomson, Andy Moody, Henry Garfield and Dogan Gultutan of Baker McKenzie.

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11/06/2020 05:00

https://iclg.com/cdr/litigation/13274-the-future-of-dispute-resolution

Updated ICC Arbitration Procedures In Light Of COVID-19

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11/06/2020 05:00

https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/updated-icc-arbitration-procedures-in-17211/

Update: CRCICA Further Measures and Services during COVID-19

This is an update on CRCICA precautionary measures starting from 31 May and until further notice: 1. From Sunday 31 May 2020 until Thursday 11 June 2020, CRCICA premises will be open on Sundays and Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. 2. From Sunday 14 June 2020 until further notice, CRCICA premises will be open on Sundays and Wednesdays from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Users may request holding hearing at CRCICA on Tuesdays.

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10/06/2020 10:06

https://crcica.org/NewsDetails.aspx?ID=1123

CIArb a founding supporter of new ‘Virtual Arbitration’ online resource

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Charted Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) is proud to be part of the launch of an online resource, with the aim of sharing best practice for conducting web-based arbitrations using online technology. This expert forum is a collaborative drawing on the knowledge of arbitration specialists, which was brought to fruition by five ‘founding supporters’ including CIArb.

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10/06/2020 08:54

https://www.ciarb.org/news/ciarb-a-founding-supporter-of-new-virtual-arbitrations-online-resource/

American Bar Association - ABA COVID-19 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION INSTITUTIONS’ RESPONSES TO COVID-191 This document is meant to be a quick reference guide for U.S. practitioners as to the responses of various international arbitration institutions to the Covid-19 crisis. It also lists tools that practitioners around the world are using to manage lack of mobility and communication in the wake of the Covid-19 outbreak. It is by no means all-inclusive, does not represent itself as authoritative, and is not an endorsement of any the institutions or services listed herein.

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10/06/2020 07:36

https://nyiac.org/nyiac-core/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/2020-04-02-FINAL-ABA-SIL-Arb.-Comm-Covid-19-Advisory-2.pdf?mc_cid=be4b5ab550&mc_eid=e2159f72dd