BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Maxwell Chambers - ECPv6.2.8.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Maxwell Chambers X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Maxwell Chambers REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Krasnoyarsk BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0700 TZOFFSETTO:+0700 TZNAME:+07 DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:Asia/Kolkata BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0530 TZOFFSETTO:+0530 TZNAME:IST DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:Asia/Singapore BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:Europe/Paris BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD TZID:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20260329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20261025T010000 END:STANDARD TZID:Australia/Melbourne BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1100 TZOFFSETTO:+1000 TZNAME:AEST DTSTART:20260404T160000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1000 TZOFFSETTO:+1100 TZNAME:AEDT DTSTART:20261003T160000 END:DAYLIGHT TZID:Asia/Kuala_Lumpur BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:+08 DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:Asia/Shanghai BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0800 TZOFFSETTO:+0800 TZNAME:CST DTSTART:20260101T000000 END:STANDARD TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20260902T083000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20260904T173000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092454 CREATED:20260422T014500Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T014500Z UID:10000883-1788337800-1788543000@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Thailand ADR Conference 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/save-the-date-get-ready-for-thailand-share-7450486474569064448-55LN/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAA1krKAB0MPn_5eLHORhapXBFzvBmAWiug8#new_tab LOCATION:Thailand\, Thailand CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Events-Featured-Image-8.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260907T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260911T180000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092454 CREATED:20251231T030611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T030611Z UID:10000772-1788771600-1789149600@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:India ADR Week 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.adrweek.in/#new_tab LOCATION:India\, India CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Events-Featured-Image-5.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260908T143000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20260908T153000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092454 CREATED:20260807T082805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260812T020651Z UID:10000964-1788877800-1788881400@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Behind Every AI Decision: Audit Trails\, Accountability and Trust DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/behind-every-ai-decision-audit-trails-accountability-and-trust/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Happenings by Maxwell Chambers,Open House ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Behind-Every-AI-Decision-8-September_collateral.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260909T083000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kolkata:20260910T173000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092454 CREATED:20260513T032002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260513T032002Z UID:10000908-1788942600-1789061400@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:TECHLAW FEST 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.techlawfest.com/event/home/home?utm_source=tlf_social&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=2026may-tlpo_tlf26-tlf_social-social-&utm_id=tlpo_tlf26#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference,Singapore Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Events-Featured-Image-11.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260910 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260912 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20251230T030606Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T030606Z UID:10000764-1788998400-1789171199@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Swedish Arbitration Days 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://swedisharbitration.se/event/swedish-arbitration-days-2026/#new_tab LOCATION:Stockholm\, Sweden\, Stockholm\, Stockholm\, Stockholm\, SE-103 21 Stockholm\, Sweden CATEGORIES:Conference,Outside of Asia-Pacific ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Swedish-Arbitration-Association_logo.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20260923T093000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20260923T170000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20260422T012730Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T012730Z UID:10000880-1790155800-1790182800@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:8th ICC Indonesia Arbitration Day DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://events2go.iccwbo.org/event/8th-icc-indonesia-arbitration-day#new_tab LOCATION:Indonesia\, Indonesia CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Events-Featured-Image-6.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260925T180000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20260102T033506Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T033506Z UID:10000781-1790326800-1790359200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:21st ICC New York Conference on International Arbitration DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://events2go.iccwbo.org/event/21st-icc-new-york-conference#new_tab LOCATION:New York CATEGORIES:Conference,Outside of Asia-Pacific ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Events-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260930T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Berlin:20260930T170000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20251230T030351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T030351Z UID:10000765-1790758800-1790787600@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:DIS Autumn Conference 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.disarb.org/en/events/dis-autumn-conference-2026#new_tab LOCATION:Germany\, Germany CATEGORIES:Conference,Outside of Asia-Pacific ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Events-Featured-Image-3.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261011T090000 DTEND;TZID=Australia/Melbourne:20261016T180000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20251231T034131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260908T030027Z UID:10000776-1791709200-1792173600@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Australian Arbitration Week (AAW) 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://aaw.acica.org.au/#new_tab LOCATION:Melbourne\, Australia CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Australian-Arbitration-Week.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20261012T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Kuala_Lumpur:20261016T173000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20260723T095657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260723T095657Z UID:10000953-1791792000-1792171800@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:The AIAC's Asia ADR Week 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/asian-international-arbitration-centre_aiac-asiaadrweek-adr-activity-7484042414010060801-AwGX?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAACVsToAB8jpBbJNgsPduAdmosgu5S4ykXhA#new_tab LOCATION:Kuala Lumpur\, Malaysia\, Malaysia CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AIAC-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261015T150000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261015T180000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20260921T034835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260921T040531Z UID:10000985-1792076400-1792087200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Ethics in Action Series: The Ethics of Party Representation and Party Conduct DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/ethics-in-action-series-the-ethics-of-party-representation-and-party-conduct/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Conference,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/siac_logo_final_with_wordings_cmyk-Hi-res-scaled.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261020 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261024 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20251031T015132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260108T074158Z UID:10000723-1792454400-1792799999@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/hkiac_hkaw2025-hkiac40-hkaw2026-activity-7389177305354506240-_OKH?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAC1i-TEB2Ay66YdFwF395fkvUfSrcpnXm8c#new_tab LOCATION:Hong Kong\, Hong Kong CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/HKIAC-40.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261022T173000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261022T190000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20260909T022146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T025958Z UID:10000979-1792690200-1792695600@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:SIArb Annual Lecture 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/siarb-annual-lecture-2026-2/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Seminar,Singapore Events,Webinar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Events-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261026T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261030T180000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092455 CREATED:20251231T032119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T032119Z UID:10000773-1793005200-1793383200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Washington Arbitration Week 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://washingtonarbitrationweek.com/#new_tab LOCATION:United States of America\, WA\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Outside of Asia-Pacific ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Washington-Arbitration-Week-2024-.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261026T090000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261030T180000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092456 CREATED:20260112T090436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260112T090436Z UID:10000802-1793005200-1793383200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Seoul ADR Festival 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:http://www.seouladrfestival.com#new_tab LOCATION:Seoul\, South Korea\, Seoul\, Korea\, Republic of CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/KCAB-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261102T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261106T173000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092456 CREATED:20260406T031213Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260406T031213Z UID:10000867-1793608200-1793986200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Cross Examination Moot 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.linkedin.com/posts/save-the-date-cross-examination-moot-share-7444517837328592896-2E7K/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop&rcm=ACoAAC1i-TEB2Ay66YdFwF395fkvUfSrcpnXm8c#new_tab LOCATION:Paris\, France CATEGORIES:Conference,Outside of Asia-Pacific ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Events-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261105T133000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261105T173000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092456 CREATED:20260909T031217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260909T031217Z UID:10000980-1793885400-1793899800@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:15th Annual Commercial Arbitration Symposium 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/event/15th-annual-commercial-arbitration-symposium-2026/ LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Networking,Singapore Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Events-Featured-Image.png ORGANIZER;CN="Singapore Institute of Arbitrators":MAILTO:secretariat@siarb.org.sg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261120T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261121T170000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092456 CREATED:20251230T034711Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T034711Z UID:10000766-1795165200-1795280400@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Vienna Arbitration Days 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.viennaarbitrationdays.at/#new_tab LOCATION:Austria CATEGORIES:Conference,Outside of Asia-Pacific ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Vienna-Arbitration-Days-Logo.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20261124 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20261127 DTSTAMP:20261007T092456 CREATED:20260610T015359Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260610T015359Z UID:10000930-1795478400-1795737599@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Global Rule of Law Conference 2026 DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://events.sal.sg/event/GlobalRuleofLawConference2026/summary#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Events-Featured-Image-16.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261130T083000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261201T173000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092456 CREATED:20260102T032639Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T032639Z UID:10000782-1796027400-1796146200@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:24th ICC Miami Conference on International Arbitration DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://events2go.iccwbo.org/event/24th-icc-miami-conference-on-international-arbitration#new_tab LOCATION:Miami\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Conference,Outside of Asia-Pacific ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Events-Featured-Image.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261130T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Paris:20261204T173000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092456 CREATED:20260129T081548Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260213T035229Z UID:10000816-1796027400-1796405400@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:London Arbitration Week DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://www.londonarbitrationweek.co.uk/#new_tab LOCATION:London\, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Conference,Outside of Asia-Pacific ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/London-Arbitration-Week.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261204T080000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Singapore:20261206T170000 DTSTAMP:20261007T092456 CREATED:20260604T090923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260604T090923Z UID:10000844-1796371200-1796576400@www.maxwellchambers.com SUMMARY:Asia ADR Summit 2026 & 2nd Nepal ADR Week DESCRIPTION:Event Details \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Beyond the Black Box: When Experts Disagree: What Are They Really Disagreeing About? \n \n \n \n Expert disagreement is not always a disagreement of opinion. Experts may reach different conclusions because of different instructions\, assumptions\, data or methodologies or because they genuinely differ in professional judgment. This roundtable asks whether the arbitral process does enough\, early enough\, to identify the real source of that disagreement\, and whether doing so could help tribunals and parties determine the most appropriate procedural response. Who should attend? Experts and dispute resolution practitioners who work with expert evidence and are interested in sharing practical perspectives on how disagreements between experts arise\, how they are managed\, and where the arbitral process could do better.. To ensure a meaningful and interactive session\, attendance will be capped. Register your interest early – confirmed participants will receive a confirmation email no later than 1 November. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click here to register your interest\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n The number of participants will be limited to ensure the invitees have an opportunity participate in the discussion. Successful registrants will be notified by email as soon as possible. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 23 November 2026\n \n \n \n \n 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM\n \n \n Registration will open at 5:15 PM (Participants will have the option to enjoy light refreshements during the discussion). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Maxwell Chambers\, Singapore\n \n \n \n \n Organiser: Maxwell Chambers\n \n \n \n \n Format: In-person\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Please RSVP by 17 April 2023. We look forward to having you join us! \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facilitators \n \n \n \n Amanda Lees\, Partner\, MallesonsAmanda is a cross border dispute resolution specialist based in our Singapore office. She assists her clients to resolve disputes through international arbitration\, litigation and mediation.\n\nAmanda is an expert in international arbitration in the Asia Pacific region\, including in Malaysia\, Indonesia\, Vietnam\, Myanmar\, India\, China\, Hong Kong\, Singapore and Australia. Amanda has significant experience in both commercial and investment treaty arbitration. She also acts as international counsel in complex cross border litigation.\n\nAmanda is quick to grasp complex and technical disputes across a range of industry sectors\, including energy and resources\, commodities\, construction\, finance\, insurance\, telecommunications\, technology\, manufacturing and consumer goods. Amanda takes a strategic approach to dispute resolution that keeps her client’s commercial objectives at the fore.\n\nSignifying Amanda’s expertise and reputation in the field\, she is regularly appointed as arbitrator and is on the arbitrator panels of leading arbitral institutions. She is a director of the Singapore branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and has taught arbitration procedure and law to hundreds of lawyers across the Asia Pacific. Amanda is also a regular speaker at international conferences.\n\nAmanda is the Head of Mallesons' Singapore Dispute Resolution practice\, and Head of Mallesons' International Arbitration practice in Australia and Singapore. \n \n \n \n Michael Tonkin\, Partner\, HKAMichael Tonkin is a Chartered Quantity Surveyor\, Chartered Arbitrator\, RICS Accredited Expert Witness and CEDR Accredited Mediator with over 35 years of construction industry experience. He is an effective dispute resolver and has acted as quantum expert on around 80 occasions.\n\nMichael has been a party appointed expert witness\, a single joint expert witness and a third-party expert evaluator. He has given oral testimony in traditional cross-examination as well as concurrent evidence (hot-tubbing) in international arbitrations\, in Asia\, Australasia and the Middle East. Michael often acts as ‘coordinating expert’ across several disciplines of expert.\n\nMichael has been appointed as arbitrator on more than 70 occasions (as sole arbitrator\, chairman of a tribunal of three\, and co-arbitrator) under the auspices of ICC\, LCIA\, DIAC\, ADCCAC and the TAI. He regularly participates in other alternative dispute resolution processes such as adjudication and dispute adjudication boards (DABs). \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Share \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Facebook \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Twitter \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n LinkedIn \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n WhatsApp URL:https://aiadr.world/asia-adr-summit-2026/#new_tab LOCATION:Singapore CATEGORIES:Asia Pacific,Conference ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.maxwellchambers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Save-The-Date.jpeg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR