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Alibaba founder, Jack Ma stated this week that “we should use AI to solve problems rather than being controlled by AI.” However, does the use of AI itself create problems? Should corporate counsel and disputes practitioners be mindful of potential disputes? Or is this paranoia arising from a failure to understand how AI works?

In the first of Maxwell Chambers new #BeyondtheBlackBox series, Benson Lim and Jae Hee Suh will lead the discussion on “Resolving Disputes over the Implementation and Use of AI”.

The discussion, subject to the Chatham House Rules, will address, amongst others:

• The use of AI in the legal industry to automate and enhance legal work and the related risks.
• The potential IP and tech-related disputes arising from the use of AI in the commercial sectors. Examples include chat histories on OpenAI’s ChatGPT being made publicly visible due to a bug.
• The novel disputes relating to the intersection of government regulations and use of AI. These will be discussed in the broader context of the clash between governments and Big Tech, the most recent example of which being the US congressional hearing for TikTok’s Singaporean CEO.
• The relevance of investment protections and possible investment arbitrations for aggrieved tech investors.

Simmons & Wavelength will also conduct a live demonstration of one of their over 30 legal tech products to the invitees – product details to be unveiled at the discussion!

Arbitration has become the preferred method of dispute resolution for a wide range of commercial disputes.

The SIAC Academy Specialist Arbitration Series seeks to shine the spotlight on the different areas of arbitration disputes, the major stakeholders, contractual relationships, key legal principles and types of claims and defences that are typically brought in that area, as well as the issues and strategic considerations to take note of in each stage of the arbitration for that particular area of dispute.

In the third instalment of this series, we focus on Insolvency, Banking and Finance Arbitrations.

Maxwell Conversations features leading personalities at the top of the international dispute resolution industry. These events seek to challenge assumptions with a deeper examination of the issues.

In this session, Lawrence Teh, Global Co-Head of International Arbitration of Dentons will speak with prominent arbitrator Prof. Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler. They will speak on the topic “Party Representation and Equal Treatment”.

The conversation will be joined later by Prof. Dr. Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Founding Partner & Head of International Arbitration at Zulficar & Partners, and Yoshimi Ohara, Partner at Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu.

This event aims to ease the burden of business leaders by highlighting the most significant cybersecurity challenges across the business sector and the potential remedies to address them. We will also be sharing the importance of PDPA compliance and how an organization which complies with PDPA can gain: Trust, Credibility, and Confidence in clients and build sustainability.

Investment Arbitration, involving the resolution of disputes between host States and foreign investors, is a
developing area which is gaining increasing relevance to practitioners, against a changing global landscape. Designed as a primer, this two-day course will provide an introduction and overview of the investment arbitration legal framework, key substantive principles and concepts for interested arbitration practitioners, in-house counsel and government lawyers.

In its third edition, the SIAC Academy will provide practical, “hands-on” training on the written advocacy skills, knowledge and techniques that a budding arbitration counsel needs for the pre-evidentiary hearing stages of the arbitration. As there are many approaches to case strategy and written advocacy, this course seeks to offer participants an insight into the strategic thinking and advocacy styles of leading arbitration practitioners, using the basic framework of a typical arbitration, for the participants to develop or refine their own style.

Participants of this intensive two-day course will be provided with the fact scenario of a hypothetical case and will be guided through the stages of a typical arbitration proceeding, as they craft a case theory, draft the Notice of Arbitration, Response to the Notice of Arbitration, select and interview their arbitrators, prepare for their first Preliminary Meeting and Mock Application for Consolidation, prepare a request to produce documents, responses to their opposing counsel’s request to produce, as well as draft the outline of a witness statement.

Due to the interactive, “hands-on” nature of this course, spaces are limited, and participants are required to bring along their laptops to complete the in-class exercises.