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| Mr James Bridgeman SC |
I am delighted to report that my friend and colleague, James Bridgeman SC, will give a talk entitled "Commencing an International Arbitration under the laws of England & Wales" n the Muscat Hall of the Oman Commercial Arbitration Centre ("OCAC") between 10:30 and 13:30 tomorrow. James is a member of my chambers and a silk of the Republic of Ireland Bar. He is also a member of the Bars of England and Wales and Northern Ireland, a past President of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and an accredited mediator. He sits on several dispute resolution panels including the arbitration and domain name dispute resolution panels of the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Oman is the latest member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council to establish an international dispute resolution centre. The United Arab Emirates has the Dubai International Financial Centre Courts and the Abu Dhabi Global Markets Courts, Qatar has the Qatar International Court and Dispute Resolution Centre and Bahrain has the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution. The OCAC was founded by Royal Decree 26/2018 dated 17 Oct 2018. The Centre is governed by Regulations issued by the Board of Directors Chairman of the Oman Chamber of Commerce pursuant to art 2 of the Royal Decree.
The Centre was set up to encourage investment in accordance with Oman's 2040 Vision. It offers arbitration, mediation and other alternative dispute resolution through its panellists. Its arbitration and mediation rules are published on its website. OCAC also trains arbitrators in collaboration with the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and mediators in collaboration with the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution ("CEDR"). Photos of its hearing and meeting rooms, hire charges and other costs appear on the OCAC's website.
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