Invitation: London International Disputes Week 2025: Hot Topics in 2025 for International Dispute Resolution

We are delighted to be part of  London International Disputes Week (LIDW25) taking place from 2nd – 6th June 2025. Outer Temple Chambers will be hosting a talk on Wednesday 4th June to examine the hot topics in 2025 for international dispute resolution.

With this year’s theme being “Innovation in dispute resolution: navigating global risks”, the 6th London International Disputes Week event will focus on key issues and trends across the international commercial disputes community. 

Outer Temple Chambers are delighted to be part of the LIDW calendar of events, hosting a talk with fellow experts at Fox Williams and Rimkus on Wednesday 4th June 2025 to discuss some of the hottest topics of the moment including the difficulties posed by sanctions, the enforcability of arbitral awards, the increasing importance of asset tracing and the opportunities of AI.

Hot Topics in 2025 for International Dispute Resolution

Date: 6 June, Time: 4:00pm – 5:30pm
Location: Outer Temple Chambers, 222 Strand, WC2R 1BA, London
Hosted by: Outer Temple Chambers, Fox Williams and Rimkus

As global disputes become increasingly complex, the landscape of international dispute resolution is evolving to address emerging challenges. Outer Temple’s International Arbitration experts, Lucian Ilie and Joshua Ray will be joined by some of the industry’s experts, to pick apart the following statements:

• The growing use of economic sanctions has created significant challenges for dispute resolution, impacting enforcement, contractual obligations, and cross-border transactions. 
• As investor-state disputes continue to rise, the enforceability of arbitral awards remains a pressing concern. 
• With economic crime on the rise, asset tracing has become a critical tool for creditors and claimants seeking enforcement. 
• The rapid development of AI is transforming legal practice from predictive analytics to AI-assisted decision-making. 

Join us on the day to hear, first-hand, how the landscape is evolving and be part of the conversation on how to tackle the challenges and embrace the opportunities. The event will be followed by networking drinks and the opportunity to discuss the topics further with speakers and fellow colleagues.

Agenda:

3:45pm – 4:00pm – Registration
4:00pm – 5:30pm – Talk
5.30pm onwards – Networking drinks (venue details will be sent in your confirmation)

Speakers:

• Ben Giaretta – Fox Williams LLP (Moderator)
• Kofi Mills-Bampoe – Fox Williams LLP
• Lucian Ilie – Outer Temple Chambers
• Joshua Ray – Outer Temple Chambers
• Eman Elnakly – Rimkus
  

Registration:

For more details on the talk and to register, click here.

Find out more

Joshua Ray is a highly experienced advocate who represents clients in complex commercial disputes and financial crime investigations. He is also regularly engaged to advise international companies on UK and US sanctions and export control issues. A dual-qualified American attorney and English barrister, he has argued in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, the federal district courts in New York, Boston, and Chicago, New York State court, and the English High Court. He is an experienced arbitrator and has presented cases before arbitral tribunals in London and New York. In addition to his American and British clients, he has acted for clients based in Myanmar, Russia, China, Turkey, Uzbekistan, the UAE, Cyprus, and Switzerland. 

Lucian Ilie is an English barrister and French and Romanian avocat specialising in international law, transnational litigation and international arbitration, with particular expertise in investor-State disputes and commercial arbitration cases. With over 10 years of experience in London and Paris, Lucian has acted as counsel and arbitrator in more than 20 international arbitral proceedings brought under many of the major arbitration rules (including the ICSID, UNCITRAL, PCA, SCC, ICC, LCIA, SCAI, CEPANI and VIAC rules), governed by civil law and common law (including under International/EU, English, French, Swiss and Romanian law) with seat of arbitration in England, France, Switzerland, Romania, Belgium and Austria. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, and is listed as arbitrator at several arbitration institutions.

To find out more about Joshua or Lucian, contact Lexie Johnson on + 44 (0) 207 427 0801.

Events, News 2 May, 2025