The London Summer Arbitration School will bring together leading practitioners, academics and representatives of arbitral institutions. The school will take place on 15-19 June 2026 at the Bush House, Aldwych.
While many are familiar with the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), fewer practitioners know about more specialised areas of international arbitration. The London Summer Arbitration School will feature an interactive five-day programme introducing participants not only to commercial arbitration, but also to less well-known types of arbitration such as maritime, construction and commodities arbitration. The participants will also engage in discussion of related career and business development opportunities with practitioners and representatives of institutions.
Faculty
Confirmed speakers include:
- Prof. Arif Hyder Ali – Founder of AHALI, a boutique dispute resolution-focused law firm based in Washington, D.C. and London
- James Clanchy, FCIArb – Full-time arbitrator in independent practice and Honorary Secretary of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA)
- Prof. Dr. Yarik Kryvoi, LL.M. (Harvard) – Senior Fellow in International Economic Law and Director of the Investment Treaty Forum at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law
- Kevin Nash, LL.M. (Stockholm), Director General of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- Prof. Renato Nazzini KC (Hon) – Director of the Centre of Construction Law and Dispute Resolution, King’s College London
- Prof. Dr. Martins Paparinskis – Professor at University College London; Member of the International Law Commission
- Prof. Dr. iur. Anna Petrig, LL.M. (Harvard) – Chair of International Law and Public Law at the University of Basel in Switzerland
- Jonathan Waters, LL.M. (Leicester) – General Counsel of the Grain and Feed Trade Association (GAFTA)
All faculty members and their full bios are available here.
Curriculum
The school curriculum will cover the following topics:
- ad hoc arbitration
- maritime arbitration
- construction arbitration
- commodities arbitration
- commercial arbitration
- arbitration clauses drafting workshop
- evidence in international arbitration
- relationship between arbitral tribunals and domestic courts.
In addition, it will include a workshop on oral advocacy skills and a panel on careers in international arbitration with senior London-based practitioners.
Please read more and apply here.
