11:00 – 12:10
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: granting interim relief in the international commercial arbitration: courts vs arbitral tribunals
Moderator:
Assoc. Prof. Albertas Šekštelo
Motieka&Audzevičius
Speakers:
Justyna Szpara, FCIArb
Partner, Head of Dispute Resolution Practice at ŁASZCZUK I WSPÓLNICY SP. J.
Jan K. Schäfer, LL.M
Head of King & Spalding’s dispute resolution practice in Germany
Jesper Tiberg
Partner at Westerber & Partners
Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz, M.B.L.-HSG
Founding partner and head of dispute resolution at Pitkowitz & Partners, and President of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC).
Dr. Niels Schiersing, LLD
Independent International Arbitrator
Arbitration Chambers, London & Singapore
Arbitrators are tempted to avoid applying interim measures at all costs. However, in some cases, this might be THE tool to avoid irreparable harm to the claimant. We will discuss the reasons for this temptation from the arbitrators’ and counsel’s perspectives and boil down to where to apply for interim measures—the courts or the arbitral tribunals.