Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology

*The conference is free of charge but registration is required. Please register here.  

This conference is funded by Maynooth University School of Law

and Criminology and organised by Dr. Yağmur Hortoğlu. Barristers and solicitors may claim CPD for participation in this

conference in line with respectively The Bar of Ireland and Law Society of Ireland CPD Requirements.
 

9.00 – 10.00 REGISTRATION AND REFRESHMENTS
 

10.00 – 10.15 OPENING AND WELCOME ADDRESS
 

10.15 – 11.30 SESSION 1 Moderator: Dr. Yağmur Hortoğlu (Assistant Professor in Law, Maynooth University)

Prof. Francesca Ragno (Professor of Law, University of Verona): “The second look at awards in Italy”.

Prof. Julio César Rivera Jr. (Global Adjunct Professor of Law, New York University, Partner at Marval,

O’Farrell & Mairal): “The review of the award under constitutional standards in Latin America”.

Prof. Caroline Kleiner (Professor of Law, University of Paris Cité): “The control of international public

policy for arbitral awards by French courts: a new standard is born?”
 

11.30 – 11.45 COFFEE BREAK
 

11.45 – 13.00 SESSION 2 Moderator: Sean McCarthy (The Bar of Ireland, ICCYAF)

Prof. Franco Ferrari (Professor of Law, New York University): “The relevance of the law of the seat in

the enforcement of arbitral awards”.

Susan Ahern (The Bar of Ireland): “Sports Arbitration – determining the limits of competitive

advantage”.

Klaus Reichert SC (Brick Courts Chambers London): “The true task of the arbitrator – thoughts from

the Common Law for contemporary practice”.

13. 00 – 13.15 CLOSING REMARKS
 

13.15 – 14.30 NETWORKING AND LUNCH