Dubai Arbitration Week 2026: Event Registration
The Hormuz Effect: Tribunal Reasoning at the Crossroads of Legal Traditions
Monday, November 9, 2026
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Berlin Room, Waldorf Astoria DIFC, Dubai, UAE
Overview
The Strait of Hormuz sits at the intersection of global energy flows and geopolitical risk — and when disruption strikes, the contractual fallout lands before arbitral tribunals tasked with applying vastly different legal frameworks to the same commercial reality. This panel explores how tribunals reason through changed-circumstances claims when common law and civil law traditions offer competing answers, using Hormuz-related disruption scenarios as the unifying factual thread.
Meet the Speakers
Alia Al Mulla
Partner and Head of Commercial Disputes, Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Dr. Karen Seif
Partner and Head of Arbitration, Habib Al Mulla and Partners
Arno Janssens
Head of Middle East, Singapore International Arbitration Centre
Prof Najib Hage-Chahine
Managing Partner, Hage-Chahine Law Firm
Samy Markbaoui
Partner, White & Case
Charlotte Pope-Williams
Barrister, 33 Chambers
Seminar Details
- Date: Monday, November 9, 2026
- Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
- Location: Berlin Meeting Room, Waldorf Astoria DIFC
Panel discussion followed by networking event.