This seminar will focus on:
Martin Polaine is a practising barrister (England & Wales) with 35 years of experience, an arbitrator and a Fellow of the Asian Institute of Alternative Dispute Resolution (“FAIADR”).
Martin has advised states, corporates and individuals in Africa, Asia and Europe on international dispute resolution and public international law. He has extensive experience in both civil law and common law states and his practice includes international arbitration (both commercial and state-investor), international trade and sale of goods, anti-corruption, anti-money laundering (“AML”)/financial regulatory and treaty drafting.
He has had conduct of numerous complex and sensitive cases and serves as an expert for international organisations (including the Commonwealth Secretariat, Council of Europe, the European Union (“EU”), United Nations (“UN”) agencies and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (“OECD”)).
Martin is a published author of legal texts (with Oxford University Press and others) and is a Teaching Fellow at the College of Law (Sydney), where he focuses on ASEAN +6 jurisdictions and tutors LLM students.
Arvinder Sambei is a practising barrister of more than 35 years of experience. She has advised states, corporates and individuals and acts as an expert for many international and regional organisations (including Council of Europe, EU, International Monetary Fund (“IMF”) and UN agencies). Her practice is wide-ranging, with a particular focus on anti-corruption and governance, AML/Combating the Financing Terrorism (“CFT”)/sanctions, commercial contracts & international trade, asset recovery and public international law. She has also been instructed in treaty and legislative drafting, as well as major institutional and project evaluation programmes.
Arvinder has previously held the posts of Head of Criminal Law at the Commonwealth Secretariat and Legal Adviser to the Permanent Joint Headquarters (“PJHQ”) at the United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defence.
She regularly advises on treaty law, the use of force by states, the protection of foreign-owned property and international investment law. In international arbitration, she has particular interest in the international sale of goods and the carriage of goods.
Arvinder is a published author of legal texts (with Oxford University Press and others), a regular conference speaker, and an experienced trainer. She has written articles, practitioner manuals and technical papers for a range of international organisations. She is also a Teaching Fellow at the College of Law (Sydney), where she lectures and tutors LLM students in cross-border contracts and commercial contract negotiation.
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