The ICSID Secretariat will be offering an introduction on ICSID Practice and current trends in investment arbitration.  The course will take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 20, 2014 at the KLRCA Talk Series 2014-15 Session. Some highlights of the session include:

– Current Trends in Investment Arbitration

– Commencement of the Proceedings and Constitution of the Tribunal

– Written and Oral Proceedings

– Transparency

– Transparency

– Cost of Arbitration

– Post Award Remedies and Enforcement

Meg Kinnear, Secretary-General, International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID)

Meg Kinnear is currently the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank.  She was formerly the Senior General Counsel and Director General of the Trade Law Bureau of Canada, where she was responsible for the conduct of all international investment and trade litigation involving Canada, and participated in the negotiation of bilateral investment agreements.  In November 2002, Ms. Kinnear was also named Chair of the Negotiating Group on Dispute Settlement for the Free Trade of the Americas Agreement.

From October 1996 to April 1999, Ms. Kinnear was Executive Assistant to the Deputy Minister of Justice of Canada.  Prior to this, Ms. Kinnear was Counsel at the Civil Litigation Section of the Canadian Department of Justice (from June 1984 to October 1996) where she appeared before federal and provincial courts as well as domestic arbitration panels.

Ms. Kinnear was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1984 and the Bar of the District of Columbia in 1982.  She received a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) from Queen’s University in 1978; a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from McGill University in 1981; and a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from the University of Virginia in 1982.

 Ms. Kinnear has published numerous articles on international investment law and procedure and is a frequent speaker on these topics.  She is a co-author of Investment Disputes under NAFTA(published in 2006 and updated in 2008 & 2009).  She also co-authored texts on Canadian legal procedure including Federal Court Practice (1988-1990, 1991-1992, and 1993-2009 annually) and 1995 Crown Liability and Proceedings Act Annotated (1994).

Ms. Martina Polasek, Team Leader/Legal Counsel, ICSID

Martina Polasek is Team Leader/Legal Counsel at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), in charge of one of ICSID’s three case management teams.  Ms. Polasek joined ICSID in September 2001 and has served as secretary of tribunals in over 50 arbitrations under the ICSID Convention, the ICSID Additional Facility Rules and the UNCITRAL Rules.  She has also served as committee secretary in numerous annulment proceedings.  Prior to joining ICSID, she worked as an attorney with the law firms of Jeantet & Associés in Paris and White & Case LLP in Prague, focusing on international arbitration.  Ms. Polasek holds degrees from George Washington University Law School (LL.M), University of Paris V Descartes (D.E.S.S.) and University of Gothenburg (Master of Laws).

1030 am Registration

1100 am Welcome Remarks by Professor Datuk Sundra Rajoo, Director KLRCA

1115 am The Signing Ceremony of the Agreement in General Arrangements between KLRCA & ICSID

1130 am “ICSID 101: ICSID Practise and Current Trends in Investment Arbitration”

1300 pm Lunch

1400 pm Course to continue

1600 pm Networking Break

1800 pm Course End

Bar Council Malaysia    5 Points (T2/20112014/KLRCA/KL141236/5)  

 For more information and registration, please contact our Assistant Manager (Business Development), Mr Chalee Nai Kin at 03 2271 1000 or email to events@klrca.org