2017
15 November 2017: "Emergency Arbitration and Expedited Procedures"
With (BonelliErede).
2016
16 November 2016 - "Frontloading in Civil Proceedings"
The Private Justice and the Rule of Law Research Group welcomed Prof. Simona Grossi (pictured above with Prof. Frédéric Bachand and Fabien Gélinas), Loyola Law School (), on Wednesday, November 16 at 11:30 am in NCDH 203 as part of Prof. Gélinas' Resolution of International Disputes course. Her scholarship focuses on civil procedure and federal courts. Professor Grossi is currently Chair of the Association of American Law Schools Executive Committee for the Section on Civil Procedure.
19 October 2016 - "Sports arbitration and the World Anti-Doping Agency"
The Private Justice and the Rule of Law Research Group welcomed Julien Sieveking, World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Director (), Legal Affairs, on Wednesday, October 19 at 11:30 am in NCDH 203 for a talk on sports arbitration and the WADA.
This took place in Prof. GĂ©linas' Resolution of International Disputes course.
2015
Symposium on Governance & Constitutionalisation in International Arbitration
12-13 March 2015, Faculty of Law, Ď㽶ĘÓƵ
The Private Justice and the Rule of Law Research Group and the McGill Arbitration Student Society held a two-day Symposium on March 12-13, 2015. The first day featured an arbitral moot opposing McGill and Queen's, and the second day, a panel with noted arbitration experts.
See the Symposium's Topic and Program [.pdf]
2014
ICC Canada International Arbitration Conference, November 7, 2014
View the program [.pdf] and read the (link to external site).
2013
Comment assurer la rentabilité et l’efficacité de l’arbitrage commercial? May 24, 2013
(In French only) L'Institut de médiation et d’arbitrage du Québec (IMAQ) tenait son 4e colloque à McGill. Parmi les questions abordées: Comment l’arbitrage permet-il de résoudre les litiges commerciaux de manière plus efficace et plus rentable ? La rédaction de la convention d’arbitrage. Le choix des arbitres. L’organisation et la gestion de l’instance arbitrale. Le Québec devrait-il se doter d’une véritable institution d’arbitrage ?
(web). Program (.pdf)
2012
Arbitration Ethics, June 7, 2012
Simultaneous, interactive video-linked event across Canada (Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa Montreal). View the program [.pdf]
La preuve du droit étranger devant les tribunaux québécois, March 15, 2012
(In French only) Ce mini-colloque a traité de la preuve du droit étranger devant nos tribunaux et tenté de donner des réponses pratiques aux principales questions que celle-ci soulève, en plus d'offrir un regard comparatif avec les approches adoptées dans d'autres juridictions. Dans quelles circonstances les tribunaux peuvent-ils prendre connaissance d'office du droit étranger, et de quelle façon les plaideurs peuvent-ils en faire la preuve? Quelle est la conséquence de l'absence d'une telle preuve? Qu'est-ce qu'un « certificat de jurisconsulte »? Quel est le rôle des experts appelés à témoigner à l'égard du droit étranger? Doivent-il se contenter d'en établir le contenu ou peuvent-il être appelés à appliquer ce droit aux faits en litige? Par ailleurs, quel usage nos tribunaux font-ils de la doctrine et de la jurisprudence étrangère lorsque vient le temps de trancher les litiges?
Speakers:
- L'honorable Pierre J. Dalphond, Cour d'appel du Québec
- Pr Frédéric Bachand, Faculté de droit, Université McGill
- Me Patrick Ferland, Heenan Blaikie
2011
The Model Law After 25 Years: Global Perspectives on International Commercial Arbitration, November 24-26, 2011
The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration has been extremely successful at fostering transnational understandings in key areas of the law of arbitration. Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, in partnership with UNCITRAL, organised this global conference, which took stock of what has been achieved and offered a hard look at the current and future challenges facing the law of arbitration. Speakers addressed recurring issues in the implementation and application of the Model Law and took a close look at the ongoing process of harmonization it set in motion more than 25 years ago.
View the program [.pdf]
Les 25 ans de la réforme de l’arbitrage au Québec, June 17-18, 2011
(In French only) L’année 2011 marquant les 25 ans de la réforme de l’arbitrage au Québec et le domaine de l’arbitrage ayant fait l’objet de développements importants depuis la réforme, les organisateurs ont choisi de poser un regard renouvelé sur l’encadrement législatif de l’arbitrage interne et international au Québec.
View the program [.pdf]
CCJM Inaugural general assembly: Building a community of leaders in judicial mediation, June 16-17, 2011
Presented by the Canadian Conference of Judicial Mediation (CCJM) in collaboration with the research team Private Justice and the Rule of Law, this event gathered numerous Canadian experts in judicial mediation. The CCJM aims to develop and improve an integrated judicial mediation system in all areas of law (civil, commercial, fami ly, penal and criminal) and proceedings (trial courts and courts of appeal). View the program °Ú.±č»ĺ´Ú±Ő.Ěý
Seidel v Telus, May 5, 2011
Seminar presented by Professors FrĂ©dĂ©ric Bachand, Fabien GĂ©linas and Geneviève Saumier, Faculty of Law, Ď㽶ĘÓƵ.
2010
International Arbitration Round Table - Usages in Theory and Practice, March 4-5, 2010
View the program online [.pdf],
Commercial Arbitration - Principles, Pathways and Pitfalls, January 19, 2010
Pensée d’Avance | Think Ahead series continuing legal education conference at McGill.
- Thomas Carbonneau (Professor - Pennsylvania State University Dickinson School of Law)
- Armand de Mestral (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ)
- Fabien GĂ©linas (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ)
2009
Arbitration Workshop (Vietnam delegation), Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, November 30 – December 2, 2009
Presented in collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency () and the Government of Vietnam, and chaired by Fabien GĂ©linas (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ.
- FrĂ©dĂ©ric Bachand (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ)
- Stephen Drymer (Partner and Chair of the International Arbitration Team - Ogilvy Renault LLP)
- Louise Otis (former Judge, Court of Appeal of Quebec)
- Geneviève Saumier (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ)
- Martin Valasek (Partner - Ogilvy Renault LLP)
- Anne Marie Whitesell (International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution - Dechert LLP
15 Years of NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitration, September 25, 2009
Joint Ď㽶ĘÓƵ International Arbitration Institute (IAI) Conference. See the [.pdf].
Arbitration Workshop in Vietnam, August 24-28, 2009
- McGill participated in a workshop for parliamentarians in Vietnam as part of the process for a comprehensive review of that country's arbitration law. Professor Fabien GĂ©linas was the McGill instructor in this workshop.
International Arbitration Round Table, June 4-6, 2009
- Round table discussion where European and Canadian international arbitration specialists critically analyzed Emmanuel Gaillard’s Les aspects philosophiques du droit de l’arbitrage international, and also discussed ongoing controversies regarding the proper role of public order in this field.
Towards New Models of Procedural Law, Cyberjustice within the Legal IT Conference, April 20-21, 2009
Presented in collaboration with the Centre de recherche en droit public (). See the complete program [.pdf]. Moderated by Fabien GĂ©linas (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ).
- Harold Épineuse (Institut des hautes études sur la justice)
- Pierre Noreau (Professor - Université de Montréal)
- Roderick Macdonald (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ
ł˘â€™a´Ú´Ú˛ąľ±°ů±đĚýSmart Systems Technologies et le rĂ´le du siège en arbitrage international, April 1, 2009
A Wainwright Civil Law Workshop presented by professors Alain Prujiner (Université Laval) and Frédéric Bachand (McGill).
2008
ICC Arbitration Workshop, Ď㽶ĘÓƵ, April 30 – May 2, 2008
Presented in collaboration with the Institute of Comparative Law (ICL), the United States Council for International Business (), the Canadian Chamber of Commerce () and .
Did the Supreme Court of Canada Finally "Get" it Right in Bruker v. Markovitz?, March 7, 2008
Wainwright Civil Law Workshop - McGill Graduate Legal Studies Conference with:
- Rosalie Jukier (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ)
- Christelle Landheer-Cieslak (Professor - Université Laval)
- Shauna Van Praagh (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ)
2007
International Arbitration in China Conference, December 12, 2007
- "CIETAC Arbitration Practice": Yu Jianlong (Vice Chairman and Secretary General - CIETAC)
- "Key Issues in Chinese Arbitration Law": Fei Ning (Managing Partner - Haiwen & Partners, Shanghai)
- "Foreign Investment in China": Yang Xiao Chuan (Founding Partner - The Law Offices of Jiahe, Beijing)
Presented in collaboration with the , the Institute of Comparative Law (ICL) and the law firm of .
´ˇ°ů°ůĂŞłŮ Dell Computer de la Cour suprĂŞme du Canada, October 12, 2007
Wainwright Civil Law Workshop with:
- FrĂ©dĂ©ric Bachand (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ)
- Pierre-Claude Lafond (Professor - Université du Québec à Montréal)
- Geneviève Saumier (Professor - Ď㽶ĘÓƵ)
