Legal Practitioner's Guide to Challenges in assessing loss in emerging economies

Presentation

The approach to quantifying a claim can make or break a dispute. Identifying the correct approach is, therefore, a critical issue for legal practitioners. A substantial proportion of international arbitrations involve emerging or less developed economies. Such economies often operate in a volatile political and social landscape, frequently with insufficiently liquid capital markets, and fragile financial and regulatory institutions.

How do these realities influence the assessment of damages and are they properly accounted for?
Do they contribute to the perception (or reality) that developing countries are disproportionately hit by outsized damages claims?
Can these factors create more roadblocks for claimants trying to establish their entitlement to damages?

Our panel comprises arbitration practitioners from France, UK and Kenya, a former senior executive of a large corporate, as well as quantum experts. All our panellists have significant experience in handling disputes in developing economies. Their combined experience will provide a comprehensive insight into how to deal with the challenges which exist in these markets. Whilst this event will address some technical issues, it is primarily aimed at senior legal practitioners who represent clients operating in developing economies. The session will provide useful takeaway points on how to shape the issue of damages assessment in a potential or ongoing dispute.

Schedule:

10:30 – 10.45 - Registration, networking and refreshments
10.45 - 12.00 - Panel discussion
12.00 - 12.30 - Networking

We would like to make this event as useful as possible. Therefore, if you have a question you would like the panel to address, you can send it in advance of the event by email to natalia.chumak@signaturelitigation.com Please include "PAW 2025 - Damages - Question" in the subject matter. We cannot guarantee we will be able to accommodate everyone, but we will do our best to address the questions either during the panel discussion or as a follow up.