We are pleased to announce that Holman Webb is co-sponsoring the inaugural International Negotiation and Dispute Resolution Seminar Series. The project is an initiative of the NSW Young Lawyers’ International Law Committee in partnership with the Australian International Disputes Centre and the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration.

The aim of this project is to give Series participants a greater understanding of different areas of international dispute resolution in private law, public law and investment disputes, as well as treaty and contract negotiation. The twenty-five Series Participants were selected by application.

John Wakefield attended the launch, on behalf of Holman Webb, with Cari-Dee Le, who is also the program coordinator for the Series.  Other distinguished guests included the Hon Chief Justice James Allsop & the Hon Justice Lindsay Foster (Federal Court of Australia), the Hon Justice David Hammerschlag (Supreme Court of New South Wales), Professor Joellen Riley (Dean of Law, University of Sydney), Mr Gary Ulman (President, The Law Society of NSW), Richard Broinowski (President, Australian Institute of International Affairs NSW), and Nick Clark (CEO, Rule of Law Institute of Australia).

The program participation fee raised $1,250 for the NSWYL Charity - the Alannah & Madeline Foundation, which works to support children who have experienced or witnessed serious violence.