Dispute Resolution in the Securities Industry: The Way Forward
Domestic Sessions – Day 1

Resistance to mediation — are clients doing themselves a disservice by not including mediation and other avenues in their dispute resolution options? What role should legal counsel play?

The capital market is taking mediation to a whole new level, by creating not just a specialist dispute resolution centre for investors and capital market intermediaries, but also utilising mediation as an effective tool to achieve positive outcomes. For disputes involving higher claims (i.e. exceeding RM250,000), the Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Center (SIDREC) now permits lawyers to participate as legal counsel, thereby providing a new space for legal practice. How might lawyers explore growth opportunities in this area of legal practice?

Speakers:

• Marion Smith QC,
  Visiting Senior Lecturer in the School of International Arbitration,
  Queen Mary University of London;
  Barrister,
  39 Essex Chambers, UK
• Khoo Hsu Chuang,
  Co-Host,
  The Morning Run, BFM 89.9: The Business Radio Station;
  Contributing Editor and Video Presenter,
  The Edge Media Group
• Shanti Abraham,
  Messrs Shanti Abraham & Associates

Moderator:

Sujatha Sekhar Naik,
Chief Executive Officer,
SIDREC

Cross-Border Dispute Resolution: Access to Justice for Investors
International Session – Day 4

This working group will focus on how the legal community — both local and international — and dispute resolution centres can collaborate across borders and various jurisdictions to provide access to justice for participants of cross-border transactions. Thinking out of the box by using the latest trends and technological advancements, the working group will discuss and share developments in this area and further explore how these advances have created new opportunities for legal practitioners to provide legal services in this area.

Speakers:

• Marion Smith QC,
  Visiting Senior Lecturer in the School of International Arbitration,
  Queen Mary University of London;
  Barrister,
  39 Essex Chambers, UK
• Chittu Nagarajan,
  Managing Director,
  Modria India
• Sujatha Sekhar Naik,
  Chief Executive Officer,
  Securities Industry Dispute Resolution Center (SIDREC)
• Shanti Abraham,
  Messrs Shanti Abraham & Associates