On 13 November 2014 the International Commercial Arbitration Court and the Maritime Arbitration Commission at the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry held II International Arbitration Readings in Memory of Academician Igor POBIRCHENKO

The Arbitration Readings brought up for discussion one topic: “Arbitration Agreement: Basic Principles and Current Trends” which allowed twenty speakers from Ukraine, Belarus, the Netherlands, Poland, Serbia and Finland during 4 sessions deeply and thoroughly highlight the issue.

Over 100 participants took part in the Arbitration Readings, including representatives of academic and institutional science, business, in-house counsels, representatives of law firms, attorneys specializing in the field of foreign economic activity and international commercial arbitration, representatives of the regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry, arbitrators of the ICAC and MAC at the Ukrainian CCI, students of law departments of higher education institutions of Kyiv.

The representatives of the judicial branch of Ukraine, namely: President and Vice President of the Supreme Economic Court of Ukraine, Vice President of the High Specialized Court of Ukraine for Civil and Criminal Cases, judges of local courts, courts of appeal and others, also actively participated in the work of the Arbitration Readings which gave a special interest and practical significance to the conference.

Following the results of the discussion, the participants of the Arbitration Readings adopted Resolution, the text of which will be published in the nearest future

The materials of the Arbitration Readings will be published in a separate collected book.

The Program of the Readings is attached.