The pandemic this year may have held a lot of us back from
physical gatherings, but it certainly did not diminish our interest
in gathering (virtually) for this year's Hong Kong Mediation
Lecture. The lecture, organised by the Department of Justice and
proudly sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills, was well attended,
with attendees coming from a diverse spread of countries, including
the United Kingdom, Canada, Turkey, Serbia, Saudi Arabia and
Singapore.
Following opening remarks by the Secretary for Justice, Teresa
Cheng SC, and Simon Chapman QC, Partner of Herbert Smith Freehills,
Mark Appel, an Independent International Mediator and Arbitrator,
delivered a presentation on ‘Investor–State Mediation
at the Tipping Point'. His speech looked at a number of
points including how Investor–State mediation seems to be at
the tipping point of change, what accumulation of events have led
us to this place and what was required for real change to
occur?
