- Nishimura & Asahi Seminars
New Trends in the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
Beyond the Civil Law / Common Law Divide
- Date
- May 29, 2013, 17:00~19:00 (Seminar), 19:00~20:00 (Reception) (Open 16:30)
- Venue
- Tokyo 4th floor Conference Hall, Nishimura & Asahi
Nishimura & Asahi and ICDR Y&I will hold a co-sponsored seminar entitled "New Trends in the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration - Beyond the Civil Law / Common Law Devide".
If you wish to attend this event, please complete the following form and send it to the specified address by e-mail.
Program
17:00 Opening Remarks
Hiroyuki Tezuka (Nishimura & Asahi)
17:10 Panel discussion
Lars Markert, Moderator (Nishimura & Asahi)
First session
- The "Sachs Protocol on Expert Witnesses"
Yutaro Kawabata (Nishimura & Asahi)
- Advantages and disadvantages of "hot tubbing" of fact and expert witnesses
Nicholas Lingard (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)
17:55 Coffee Break
18:15 Second session
- Availability of provisions of the United States Federal Code to Japanese parties,
such as 28 U.S.C. 1782, to obtain evidence in aid of international arbitral proceedings
James Boykin (Hughes Hubbard & Reed, LLP)
- Disclosure of electronic documents in international arbitration and the ICDR Guidelines
for Arbitrators Concerning Exchanges of Information on this issue
Aoi Inoue (Anderson Mori & Tomotsune)
19:00 Reception
* Please note that the entire program will be in English.
* Please also note that once the number of applicants reaches the limit of available places, we will no longer accept applications.
Program fee: Free