Caroline Duclercq, partner at Medici, will speak, on December, 16, 2022, about "Third party funding in arbitration" at the Maghreb Arbitration Days held in Tunis on December 15 and 16, 2022, in partnership with the International Chamber of Commerce and the Ifriqya Arbitration Forum.
Marie-Laure Bizeau, partner at Medici, and Marie Morier, associate at Medici, will lead the "MARDis du CMAP" of next Tuesday, November 22nd. The conference (held in French) will focus on lawyers’ ethics in arbitration. It will be held remotely and in person from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the CMAP’s premises, 39 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 75008 France.
The following topics will be discussed:
- Under what circumstances are ethics likely to be relevant in arbitration?
- How to react to the breach of ethical rules in the context of an arbitral procedure?
- Does the arbitral tribunal have to/should rule on counsel professional conduct and compliance with ethical rules?
This presentation will be followed by a Q&A session.
Caroline Duclercq has been appointed as French Delegate to the International Chamber of Commerce Commission on Arbitration and ADR. The Commission's mission is to gather international expertise in arbitration and ADR within the ICC network to provide thought leadership in accordance with the strategic objectives of ICC Dispute Resolution Services. Find out more about the Commission: Commission on Arbitration and ADR - ICC - International Chamber of Commerce (iccwbo.org).
The Journal of International Arbitration (Vol. 39 (2022) Issue 5) published the article by Marie-Laure Bizeau and Aleksandra Fedosova on: "‘Forum of Necessity’: Using French Law’s ‘Juge d’appui’ in Foreign-Seated Arbitrations as a Cure for Denial of Justice".
This article discusses the role and importance of the French supporting judge in arbitration proceedings with no connection to France and in which there is a risk of denial of justice.
Caroline Duclercq, partner at Medici, will speak on Tuesday, September 20, 2022, on the topic "The award, and after?" as part of the "MARDis du CMAP". Each month, CMAP - Institut 131 invites practitioners to a breakfast devoted to Alternative Dispute Resolution.
This event will be held remotely and in person in the offices of the CMAP, 39 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 75008 Paris from 8:30 am to 10 am.
During this conference, various practical issues will be discussed, including "How to enforce an arbitral award" and "Potential difficulties related to the enforcement of an arbitral award".
Medici is proud to announce that Caroline Duclercq has been nominated by her peers in The Best Lawyers in France ranking (13th edition) for her valued work in the "Arbitration and Mediation" and "International Arbitration" categories. Caroline appears in this ranking every year since 2019.
Caroline Duclercq, partner at Medici, will speak on 7 July 2022 on "Set-off of claims recognized by the arbitrator and the state judge" during the Colloquium on arbitration and debt collection under OHADA law organized in Lomé on 7 and 8 July 2022 under the scientific direction of Dr. Achille Ngwanza.
During this colloquium, various topics will be discussed, including "Expedited arbitration procedures for debt collection", "The debt and investment arbitration", "The debt assessed by the arbitrator and collective proceedings", "Arbitration or court proceedings for debt collection, what to choose?", "The arbitral penalty", "The immediate payment of the arbitral debt", "The interim payment of the arbitral debt".
Among others, the imminent colleagues and professors will be present, namely Pr Akuété SANTOS, Me Abbé YAO, M. Ngueto Tiraina YAMBAYE, Mme Esther MOUTNGUI, M. Calixte APEMAGNON, Pr Emmanuel Sibidi DARANKOUM, Pr Dorothé COSSI SOSS, Pr Walid BEN HAMIDA, Jackson Francis NGNIE KAMGA, Me Mouhamed KEBE, M. Romuald Franck DZOMO, Me Nadine DOSSOU SAKPONOU, Me Coco KAYUDI MISAMU, Me Joachim BILE AKA, Narcisse AKA, Komlan Espoir ASSOGBAVI, Drissa COULIBALY, Diamana DIAWARA, David NYAMSI, Me Pierre KASONGO, Me Vanessa de HAPPI, Dr Sylvie BEBOHI EBONGO, M. Aristide Agbegnigan ASSIOBO, Claude COELHO, Pr Mayatta MBAYE NDIAYE.
On June 21, 2022, our team had the great pleasure to welcome in our new offices representatives of the 24 winners of the first call for projects of the Endowment Fund "Medici For Equality", and to share a privileged moment with these associations combatting discrimination on a national and international scale.
We warmly congratulate all the winners, which are divided into the following four categories:
Medici has been recognised in Le Point’s guide to the leading law firms in France for 2022. The firm was awarded the highest ranking of five stars for international arbitration.