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Jennifer Haywood will be speaking at the upcoming ICC United Kingdom Annual Arbitration & ADR Conference. Jennifer will feature on the panel discussion 'Facilitating settlement in international arbitration.'

Following on from the release of the ICC’s report on Facilitating Settlement in International Arbitration, the panel will discuss techniques for facilitating settlement, including those deployed by courts in different jurisdictions , arbitral institutions and arbitral tribunals. Specifically, the speakers will discuss whether:

• institutions and/or tribunals should discuss alternative forms of disputes resolution such as mediation and joint expert determinations with parties;
• directions for preliminary issues, powers of summary disposal, orders for security and the practice of the “Referentenaudienz" can (and should) be used to facilitate settlement; and
• more use should be made of offers made without prejudice to costs or costs rules.

Moderator: Duncan Bagshaw, Partner, Howard Kennedy LLP and Vice Chair, ICC United Kingdom Arbitration and ADR Committee

Speakers:
Matt Fritzsche, Partner, Claims & Disputes, Forensic & Integrity Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Jennifer Haywood, Arbitrator and Barrister, Serle Court
Kate Jackson, Independent Mediators Ltd
Fabio Solimene, Assistant General Counsel, Honeywell HPS and PMC
Angelina Petti FCIArb, Partner, Arbitrator and Counsel, von Segesser Law Offices Ltd

The panel discussion will be followed by a short Q&A with the panellists.

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