This course aims to enable students to develop a basic range of abilities in the conduct of international arbitration in Hong Kong. The focus will be upon the full range of matters dealt with in international arbitrations but bearing in mind that the students will, later in practice, initially play a subsidiary role and work under supervision

In addition to becoming familiar with the legal and practical issues involved in international arbitration, students will also deal with a number of practical scenarios throughout the course (such as challenges to the jurisdiction of an arbitral Tribunal, challenges to arbitrators and challenges of awards). These scenarios may involve looking at how the arbitral process interacts with the Courts and Court practice in relation to international arbitration.  The course aims to develop research, analytical, organisational and advocacy skills by requiring students to resolve complex issues of both fact and law in preparing and presenting arguments in the context of the scenarios under discussion in class.