Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy

Co-organised by UNCITRAL, Ministry of Justice of Japan (MOJ), and the Japan International Dispute Resolution Centre (JIDRC), the Dispute Resolution in the Digital Economy workshop was held virtually on 30 and 31 March 2021. The workshop featured Japan’s proposal on stocktaking of dispute resolution in the modern context, including the use of technology in international mediation and international arbitration, ensuring due process and fairness in arbitral proceedings, and other topics.

Programme 

Speaker Bios

Day 1: Virtual recording

Tuesday, 30 March 2021
10.00-12.00 p.m. CEST / 5.00-7.00-p.m. JST and KST

Opening:

• Ms. Anna Joubin-Bret (Secretary, UNCITRAL)
• Mr. Takashi Takashima (Senior Attorney, Ministry of Justice, Japan)

Session 1: Updates on the exploratory work on technology- related disputes

• Mr. Cedric Yehuda Sabbah (Director, International Cybersecurity & IT Law, Office of the Deputy Attorney General (International Law), Legal Counsel and Legislative Affairs, Ministry of Justice, Israel) : Updates on the exploratory work on technology-related dispute
• Mr. Yoshihiro Takatori (Arbitrator, F.C.I.Arb./JAA/JIDRC) : How to harmonize perspectives of common and civil law jurisdiction for High-Tech Dispute Resolution

Session 2: Update from iGLIP on online dispute resolution

• Mr. Ian Li (Acting Senior Government Counsel, Department of Justice, HKSAR) : An Introduction to the Inclusive Global Legal Innovation Platform on Online Dispute Resolution (iGLIP on ODR)
• Ms. Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballell (Associate Professor of Commercial Law, University Carlos III of Madrid) : Dispute Resolution in the Platform Economy: Legal Anatomy, Recent Trends, and Regulatory Challenges

Session 3: Use of technology in international mediation

• Mr. James Claxton (Professor of Law, Rikkyo University) : Good Practices in Online Mediation
• Ms. Kun Fan (Associate Professor, UNSW Law and Justice/ Accredited Mediator/ Arbitrator) : Procedural Fairness in Online Mediation

Session 4: Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic

• Mr. Stefano Azzali (General Director, Milan Chamber of Arbitration) : Joint statement by arbitral institutions on the impact of Covid-19
• Ms. Kim Rooney (Arbitrator/Hong Kong Barrister) : Review of the Global Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Commercial Dispute Resolution and relevant legislation – 23 Jurisdictions (key findings)
   

Day 2: Virtual recording 

Wednesday, 31 March 2021
10.00-12.30 p.m. CEST / 5.00-7.30 p.m. JST and KST

Opening: Short recap of Day 1

• Mr. Jae Sung Lee (Legal Officer, UNCITRAL)
• Mr. Takashi Takashima (Senior Attorney, Ministry of Justice, Japan)

Session 5: Use of technology in international arbitration

• Mr. Andres Jana (Chair, UNCITRAL Working Group II) : Update on achievements in WGII on EAPs
• Ms. Yoshimi Ohara (Partner, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu) : Is technology a friend or foe of cross border dispute settlement?
• Ms. Rekha Rangachari (Executive Director, NYIAC) : E-discovery
• Ms. Lise Alm (Head of Business Development, SCC) : Automation in arbitration – overall trends, opportunities and challenges
• Mr. Kevin Nash (Deputy Registrar/Centre Director, SIAC) : Online hearing
• Mr. Kevin Kim (Senior Partner, Peter & Kim) : Seoul Protocol
• Ms. Catherine Rogers (Founder and CEO, Arbitrator Intelligence) : Update from Arbitrator Intelligence

Session 6: Ensuring due process and fairness in arbitral proceedings

• Ms. Geraldine Fischer (Legal Counsel, ICSID) : ICSID’s Proposed Rule on Case Management Conferences
• Mr. Masato Dogauchi (Chief Arbitration and Mediation Officer, JCAA) : Towards Smart Arbitration – Streamlined and Predictable Procedure
• Mr. Chun-Kyung Paulus Suh (Senior Counsel, DIS) : Due Process and Efficiency – All New or All Quiet on the Digital Front?
• Ms. Niuscha Bassiri (Partner, Hanotiau & van den Berg) : Digital due process: walking the walk
• Mr. Giacomo Rojas Elgueta (Partner, D|R Arbitration & Litigation) : ICCA study on due process and remote hearings
• Ms. Giuditta Cordero-Moss (Professor, University of Oslo) : Remote hearings and oral or written presentation of evidence
• Mr. Michael Schneider (Senior Counsel, LALIVE) : Access to, presentation of and management of evidence

Roundtable discussion on the way forward

• Day 1 and 2 speakers