All in-house counsel, legal practitioners, arbitrators and academics interested in the field of dispute resolution.

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1 ICC-CIETAC Joint Workshop Beijing, China September 25, 2016 Venue CIETAC Meeting Room 5 th Floor, CCOIC Building 2 Huapichang Hutong,Xicheng District Beijing, China Highlights The ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR s Task Force on Decisions as to Costs is releasing a new Report. This is the Commission s latest initiative to ensure that ICC arbitration continues to be a viable and attractive form of dispute resolution for its users. The objective of this Report is to inform users how arbitral tribunals may allocate costs with a view to controlling time and costs effectively and to assist in creating fair, well-managed proceedings which meet the expectations of users. The Report identifies ways in which tribunals and parties might use costs allocation powers to promote cost effective and efficient conduct of proceedings, clarifies the variety of considerations that tribunals take into account in assessing reasonableness and apportionment of costs, and discusses other costs issues arising out of third party funding, success fees and the treatment of settlement offers. In compiling the Report, the Task Force examined costs allocation decisions made in arbitral awards arising out of the ICC International Court of Arbitration and eight other arbitral institutions, as well as the approaches taken in various national systems and laws. This research is included in Appendices to the Report. Who should attend All in-house counsel, legal practitioners, arbitrators and academics interested in the field of dispute resolution. Organized by: the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Arbitration and ADR and China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC)

2 PROGRAMME 08:30 09:00 Registration 09:00 09:10 Welcoming Remarks 09:10 09:20 An Introduction to The Report and Background 09:20 09:35 Keynote Speech: Why Is It Important to Consider the Costs in International Arbitration 09:35 09:45 Introduction to the Facts of the Mock Case and Tasks of the Workshop 09:45 10:20 Group Session 1: Addressing Costs at Early Stage of Procedure The Case Management Conference Component 10:20 10:55 Plenary Session 1 10:55 11:10 Coffee Break 11:10 11:45 Group Session 2: Reasoning on Costs The Awards Component 11:45 12:20 Plenary Session 2 12:20 12:35 Coffee Break 12:35 12:55 Panel Commentaries on the Workshop 12:55 13:00 Closing Remarks

3 SPEAKERS Mingchao Fan Director, Arbitration and ADR, North Asia, ICC, Shanghai Shilin Huang Partner, K&L Gates, Taipei Kim Rooney Arbitrator and Barrister, Gilt Chambers, Hong Kong Ronald Sum Chairman, Committee on Arbitration & ADR, ICC Hong Kong; Partner, Troutman Sanders, Hong Kong Jingzhou Tao Member, ICC International Court of Arbitration; Partner, Dechert LLP, Beijing Christopher To Executive Director, Construction Industry Council, Hong Kong Ernest Yang Head of Litigation & Regulatory Group, DLA Piper, Hong Kong

4 LOGISTICS AND REGISTRATION Venue CIETAC Meeting Room 5 th Floor, CCOIC Building 2 Huapichang Hutong,Xicheng District Beijing, China Working language English How to register: Please complete the registration form and RSVP to wenny.huang@iccasia.org by 20 September, Due to the limited capacity, the registration will not be successful until confirmed by the organizer. Registration fee: Free Travel and accommodation: Travel and hotel expenses are not included. Participants are responsible for making their own travel arrangements and hotel reservations.

5 REGISTRATION FORM Participant information: Title (Mr/Dr/Mrs/etc.): Family name: First/given name: Position: Company: English Proficiency: Fluent Conversational Limited Country: Phone: Fax: Date: / / Signature: Data protection information: The details you provide on this form will be used for registration purposes. They will be stored in ICC s databases for the sole use of ICC (the International Chamber of Commerce). Under the French law informatique et libertés of 6 January 1978, you may have access to these details and request deletions and corrections at any time by contacting ICC at arbevents@iccwbo.org. The details you provide may be used by ICC to keep you informed of developments in your area of activity through publications, subscriptions, events and other commercial offers. Pictures during the event - disclaimer ICC staff will be present taking pictures and footage at the event. These images may be used, without further notification, at a later date to market this event and/or within the following printed/online materials: brochures, newsletters, marketing materials, videos, social media platforms and the ICC website.