International Conference „Specific Principles of the Commercial Arbitration and their Manifestation in Arbitration Proceedings“

The conference is aimed at representatives of the legal and business sectors. In the planned three panels of the conference, both theoretical issues and issues related to the effective application of arbitration proceedings in commercial turnover will be discussed.

The topics of the conference will be presented by the following prominent Bulgarian and foreign specialists in the field of international arbitration, with extensive experience in private practice:

• Mr. Lazar Tomov, Bulgaria, a lawyer, arbiter of List of the Arbitrators for domestiqe and International Disputes settled by the AC at the BCCI, with „Concept, Limits and Manifestation of the Parties Autonomy“
• Prof. Polya Goleva, Bulgaria, arbiter of List of the Arbitrators for Domestic and International Disputes Settled by the AC at the BCCI, with „Parties Autonomy Limits in Arbitration Proceedings“
• Dr. Dafina Sarbinova, Bulgaria, PhD in Law, Senior Assistant Professor, Law Faculty Sofia University “St. Climent Ohridski”, with „Parties Autonomy Limits in Arbitration Agreements in International Commercial Dispute“
• Ms. Anna Förstel-Cherng, Austria, Deputy Secretary General, VIAC, with „Constitution of the Arbitral Tribunal“
• Dr. Silvia Spassova, Bulgaria, a lawyer,  PhD in Law, Senior Assistant Professor, Law Faculty Sofia University “St. Climent Ohridski”, with „Arbitrators Independence and Impartiality. Challenge of an Arbitrator“
• Dr. Volodimir Nagnybida, Ukraine, Vice President of the ICAC, with  "Limitations of the Parties in their Submissions: Gross Procedural Violation or the Right of the Arbitral Tribunal to Conduct the Process Properly"
• Mrs. Ileana Smeureanu, Romania, arbiter of List of the Arbitrators for Domestic and International Disputes Settled by the AC at the CCI Romania,  with „Evidence and Taking of Evidence“
• Ms. Rouja Ivanova, Bulgaria, Vice President of AC at BCCI,  with „Waiver of Right to Object“
• Ms. Maria Stancheva, Bulgaria, with „The International Arbitration Conventions in the Award-Making Process – Certainty or Restrictions“
• Ass. Prof. Aneta Antonova, Bulgaria, PhD in Law, Associate Professor the  in Civil and Family Law, Law Faculty Sofia University “St.Climent Ohridski”, with  "Applcability of Supreme Court Interpretative Decision 1/2020 in Respect of the Nullity of Transactions in Arbitration Proceedings"
• Ms. Andreea Simulescu, Romania, arbiter of List of the Arbitrators for Domestic and International Disputes Settled by the AC at the CCI Romania, with „Allocation on Costs“
• Ms. Elena Milevska - Shtrbevska, Republic of North Macedonia, President of Permanent Court of Arbitration attached  to the Economic Chamber of North Macedonia,  with „The Arbitration as a Challenge in the New Reality“
• Ass. Prof. Georgi Ganchev, Bulgaria, Senior Assistant Professor the Law Faculty, PU “Paisii Hilendarsky”,  with “The Future of  Arbitration“.

Given its international format, the participation  can be in person or remotely, and participants will be given the opportunity for different ways of presenting, discussing and sharing experience and expertise.

The video conference link via ZOOM will be sent to all persons who have applied for participation online.

Participation in the conference is free from fee.

PROGRAM                          REGISTRATION

Important date:

20 October 2023 – Time limit to registration