LCA Set To Hold Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference In Lagos
The Lagos Court of Arbitration (LCA) is set to convene the first regional West
African ADR Conference as part of activities to deepen the awareness around
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) through high level discussions about the effective
and efficient management of commercial disputes in West Africa and Nigeria.
The
conference, which comes up on 5th November, 2013, is themed
‘Disputes Arising’ and organized in partnership with The Investment Climate
Facility for Africa (ICF), will hold at the prominent Eko Convention Centre,
Eko Hotel & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, and will attract speakers and
delegates within the Business and Law community in and out of Nigeria.
Megha
Joshi, Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer, Lagos Court of Arbitration
(LCA), who spoke on the conference, said, “The aim of this conference is to
boost knowledge about arbitration and mediation options. The
sessions have been structured so participants can benefit from the experience
of leading General Counsels and experts, in key sectors in dealing with
disputes arising, fast and effectively to ensure business progresses without major
disruptions”.
Speaking
further, she stated that “as a major stakeholder and provider of ADR services
in Nigeria and West Africa, the LCA is keen to facilitate a conference that
will enlighten attendants of the many benefits of ADR to ease the flow of
business.
Joshi
added that the conference will also offer a platform to interact with key
players and counterparts from other parts of the world as well as opportunities
to develop business relationships with high profile business leaders doing
business in Nigeria and other West Africa countries.
The
keynote speaker for the conference is Arnold Ekpe, Director, Sovereign Wealth
Fund and former Group CEO of Eko Bank Plc under whose leadership became the
first genuine pan-African institution. Speakers for the conference are drawn
from within and outside of Nigeria and are reputable business owners and
managers, and administrators of Alternative Dispute Resolution centers. They
include; Rosalind Kainyah, Vice President, External Affairs, Tullow Oil Plc,
London; Christopher Von Krause, Partner, White & Case, Paris, France;
Opuiyo Oforiokuma, Managing Director, ARM Infrastructure, Lagos, Nigeria and
Professor Moussa Samb, Director of the Research & Information Centre at the
Superior School for Judiciary Training of OHADA, Dakar, Senegal.
Others
are Benoit Le Bars, Founding & Managing Partner, Lazareff Le Bars Paris,
France; Duncan Bagshaw, Registrar, Mauritius International Arbitration Center ,
Mauritius; Thiery Gakuba Ngoga, Registrar, Kigali International Arbitration
Centre, Kigali, Rwanda; Fedelma Claire Smith, Legal Counsel, Permanent Court of
Arbitration, Mauritius; Eyo Ekpo, Commissioner for Marketing, Competition and
Rates, Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC) Lagos, Nigeria and
Josephine Amuwa, Director of Legal Services, NCC Nigerian Communications
Commission, Lagos, Nigeria.
The
Lagos Court of Arbitration has been engaging businesses and stakeholders within
and outside of Nigeria on the increasing need for an international standard
alternative dispute resolution center. These initiatives include capacity
building among judicial officers as well as drumming up awareness for the LCA
in local and international circles including recent events like the Nigerian
Bar Association Annual Conference held in Calabar, International Marketplace
Conference held in London, International Meeting of Business Law in Africa held
in Mauritius, and the Annual Conference of the Internal Bar Association held in
Boston.
As an international center, the LCA is a natural and
neutral, efficient and reliable service provider in one the world’s most
important developing economies.
To register for the conference go to www.lagosarbitration.org.
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