Litigation, Arbitration, & Dispute Resolution APAC Virtual Meeting
November 11

Morning Session (Litigation)

First Roundtable: The Hague Evidence Convention and Other Tools to Collect Evidence Overseas

• Legal obstacles to collecting evidence overseas;
• Overview of the Evidence Convention procedures and how they are implemented in various jurisdictions; 
• Scope of potentially accessible evidence and jurisdiction-specific reservations;
• Practical experience in various Asia-Pacific jurisdictions; and
• Other jurisdiction-specific measures to block or facilitate collection of evidence.

Second Roundtable: Overseas Service of Process and the Hague Convention

• Regional differences in implementation;
• Standards applied in the local courts when determining whether the service of foreign process is proper and effective;
• Standards that apply to particular types of documents;
• Standards that apply when foreign language documents are served without a translation; and
• Practical experiences using the Hague Convention in various jurisdictions.

 Afternoon Session (Arbitration)
 
Networking Session
 
Third Roundtable: Witnesses in International Arbitration Proceedings

• Discussion of witness testimony generally in courts of the respective jurisdictions;
• Approaches to witness preparation, and how this differs in domestic proceedings compared to international arbitration,
• In light of the degree of similarities or differences, how much weight should be given to witness testimony;
• Practical experiences with witness testimony through an interpreter; and
• Cultural factors that arbitrators should be aware of when evaluating the credibility of witnesses.