This seminar is designed to assist barristers develop and strengthen their international practice. The session will be led by experienced barristers with international practices that span the spectrum: commercial to crime, human rights to infrastructure disputes.
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About the seminar
Led by experienced barristers with accomplished international practices, the International Business Development seminar will provide barristers with the opportunity to develop and strengthen their international practice.
Why attend
This seminar will:
- Increase your understanding of the international business development opportunities available to the Bar and the benefit of such opportunities;
- Provide comprehensive advice on how to establish an international practice and how you can best market yourself overseas; and
- Equip you with knowledge on how to navigate international instructions from an ethical, financial and contractual perspective.
Frederico Singarajah, Kirsty Brimelow QC, Marion Smith QC and Camilla Godman will present a highly practical session, sharing their own experiences and perspectives, taking questions from the audience throughout. The panel will look at the what, how and why of building an international practice.
Who should attend
All barristers (of whatever call or area of practice) interested in establishing an international practice or those looking to further develop and/or strengthen their existing international practice. We would strongly encourage barristers with a non-commercial practice to attend this seminar.
Speakers
Frederico has developed a successful practice in international dispute resolution that encompasses commercial litigation and international arbitration. He is a specialist in international trade and investment disputes.
Frederico is especially sought out for his unique expertise, drafting and advocacy skills in matters involving emerging markets in Latin America, Africa and Asia, by English, international and foreign firms as well as third-party funders and government entities.
He is an experienced trial advocate, having advised and acted for states, state entities, public and private companies in English court proceedings. In international arbitration he acts both as counsel and arbitrator and has substantial experience (including under the institutional rules of the LCIA, ICDR, ICC, LMAA, DIAC, CAM-CCBC, AIAC, ACICA and UNCITRAL).
In 2017, Frederico was appointed by the Ministry of Justice as a Court Examiner, undertaking depositions predominantly for the district courts of New York, Texas and California.
He is also a Vice Chair of the Bar Council’s International Committee.
Kirsty is the winner of the First 100 years Inspirational Barrister Woman in Law 2018 and Winner of The Advocate International Pro Bono Barrister of the year 2018. She is Head of the International Human Rights Team and former member of the Criminal Bar Association Executive.
Kirsty was nominated as one of The Times “Top 100 Lawyers” and twice selected for the prestigious The Times “Lawyer of the Week”. She was twice listed as Management Today's most influential 35 women under 35 (2003 and 2005).
Kirsty’s has in depth practitioner expertise in criminal law and also in public law and international human rights law. She has particular expertise in homicide, fraud, sexual offences, drugs and torture cases, child rights and vulnerable witness cases and the law of peaceful protest.
She is the only QC to have represented protestors in both the civil and criminal Court of Appeal; establishing legal precedent.
Marion Smith QC specialises in complex, high value commercial and construction disputes for UK and international clients.
She has extensive experience in international arbitration where she has appeared before institutional and ad hoc tribunals, including under the Rules of the ICC, LCIA, LMAA and the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. She has significant expertise in arbitrations where the law of the contract is not the law of England & Wales. She is a TECBAR accredited adjudicator. She has been appointed as adjudicator, sole and co-arbitrator and as an expert determiner and has provided expert evidence in foreign proceedings on English law.
Marion is Deputy Chair of the Board of Trustees of the CIArb and a Vice-Chair of the International Committee of the Bar Council. She is a contributor to the Global Arbitration Review Guide to Construction Arbitration.
Camilla Godman is an Investment Manager based in London responsible for originating, assessing and managing funded cases internationally with a focus on EMEA and the UK.
Camilla is a cross-border disputes lawyer and a qualified arbitrator with over 18 years’ experience.
Prior to joining Omni Bridgeway, she was a Director at the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) where she established CIArb’s first office outside the UK, in Asia, and led the strategic growth and development of the global membership.
Camilla began her career in private practice with Ashurst LLP, initially in London and then in Singapore where she developed the firm’s Singapore Disputes’ Practice. She was subsequently Deputy Registrar at the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, where her role included scrutinizing all draft awards and leading the counsel team. She has also completed secondments in-house at Mitsui & Co. Ltd and IBM.
Camilla has been involved in a large number of varied disputes, throughout Asia Pacific, Europe and the Middle East. Her experience spans joint venture disputes, class actions, energy, construction and infrastructure disputes, international trade and competition-related disputes.
Camilla is a solicitor advocate with Higher Rights of Audience and is both a Fellow and Faculty member of the CIArb where she teaches arbitration courses. She is a frequent speaker and author on arbitration-related issues as well as third party funding. In the last 10 years, Camilla has collaborated with leaders in the ADR field to develop regional and international ADR policy, notably in 2020 with UK Ministers from the All Party-Parliamentary Group for ADR focusing on the UK’s position as a leading disputes hub.
She holds a Bachelors degree from the University of Oxford, UK.
Book your place
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Prices
| Type | Price* |
|---|---|
| Standard | £70 |
| Bar Representation Fee (BRF) member | £56 |
| Pupils, students and members on income bands 1 and 2 | £35 |
| Pupils, students and members on income bands 1 and 2 with BRF | £30 |
*All prices are plus VAT
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Paperless training packs
To minimise environmental impact and the amount of paper you have to carry with you, Bar Council training packs are paperless. As a delegate you will receive the materials you need for the training by email in advance, which you can access on your laptop or tablet or print in advace if required.
Throughout the training, there will be references to various Bar Council guidance or external documents which are included as a hyperlink within the attendee workbook.