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C.I.Arb. East Asia Branch Committee Members 2008/2009

 

Officers    
     
Chairman - John Cock
jcock@evanspeck.com
     
     
Vice-Chairman - Timothy Hill
timothy.hill@lovells.com
     
     
Ex Officio - Glenn Haley
glenn.haley@deacons.com.hk
     
   

 

Hon Secretary - Nicholas Longley
nicholas.longley@mayerbrownjsm.com
     
     
Hon Treasurer - Joe Gilfeather
joe.gilfeather@gmail.com
     
     

Public Relations Officer

- Fung Ching Nam
cnfung@mtr.com.hk
     
     
Members    
     
Raymond Au - rksau@mtr.com.hk
     
     
Paul Barrett - paul@pnbarrett.com
     
     
Peter Caldwell - psc@pscaldwell.com
     
     
Sacha Cheong -

scheong@winston.com

     
     
Jayems Dhingra - jayems@tiberiasmc.com
     
     
Tony Houghton - thought@pacific.net.hk
     
     
Cheryl Je
- cheryl.je@mccharlton.com
     
     
Richard Leung - richardleung@dvc.com.hk
     
     
David Sandborg - david.sandborg@gmail.com
     
     
Yeung Man Sing - msyeung@li-partners.com
     
     
Paulo Fohlin
(co-opted)
- paulo.fohlin@vinge.se
     
     

Rendy Ng
(co-opted)

- rendy.ng@bakernet.com
     
     

 

The Branch Sub-Committees

The following sub-committees are established and run by the Branch:

Professional Development and Training

The Professional Development Sub-committee is primarily responsible for the Branch's education and training activities, promoting and organizing all courses, seminars and training weekends for members from Associate to Fellow.
Chair: Timothy Hill

Entry Course

This sub-committee undertakes the organization and presentation of the Entry Courses for would-be members. These courses are presented by the Branch (on average) twice a year, catering for up to 200 applicants.
Chair: Paul Barrett

Programme

Responsible for the organization of talks, speeches, and social functions on behalf of the Branch.
Chair: Raymond Au

Editorial & Newsletter

Responsible for the presentation of the Newsletter, and for the Branch's representation on the Asian Dispute Review, a quarterly publication which is circulated free to approximately 7,000 people internationally. The Branch is one of the major sponsors of this publication.
Chair: Paulo Fohlin

Web Site

Responsible for the presentation of the Website, and for the Branch's public relations and liaison with CIArb Head Office in London.
Chair: Sacha Cheong

Regional

This comprises 15 members representing the majority of the jurisdictions encompassed within the Branch area. This is one of the most important sub-committee's given the diverse range of jurisdictions within the Branch's remit, and its major role is to allow a channel of communication between members and the Branch Committee. The maintenance and expansion Branch's relationships with other arbitral bodies within the region is also part of this sub-committee's brief.
Chair: Anthony Houghton

PSDAS

Responsible for producing copies of DVD on a demonstration hearing, the project of which is funded by the Professional Services Development Assistance Scheme (PSDAS) set up by the HK Government.
Chair: Fung Ching Nam
Deputy: Yeung Man Sing

Young Members

Responsible for liaison between the Branch Committee and the Branch's Young Members Group.
Chair: Rendy Ng

Membership

Responsible for developing Branch membership.
Chair: Fung Ching Nam

Vis (East) International Arbitration Moot

Responsible for organising and running the Annual Willem C. Vis (East) International Commercial Arbitration Moot, an international arbitration education initiative and competition.
Chair: Louise Barrington
Vis (East) Moot webpage