Maanas Jain will participate in an Oxford Union style debate at the GAR Live: Dubai 2022 conference.

Maanas will debate the following motion, “This house believes that arbitration should apply a binding doctrine of precedent”. The interactive session will see a panel of judges voice their opinions on what has been heard, consult the audience, and finally choose which side to support, giving reasons for their decisions.

The conference will take place on Wednesday 16 November at Jumeirah Emirates Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The debate will be from 3:30 to 4:45pm GST.

To find out more and to register, click here.

ABOUT  MAANAS JAIN

Maanas, an English-qualified barrister and senior associate in the London office, has advised, represented, and conducted advocacy for corporations in complex, high-value commercial and investment treaty arbitrations in a broad range of sectors (including energy, finance, technology, and infrastructure) under all major arbitration rules. He has extensive experience handling disputes involving States or State entities, as well as cases with an Indian connection.

Maanas also advises and represents parties in arbitration-related court matters. Most notably, he appeared as counsel in the UK Supreme Court on behalf of the ICC in Halliburton v. Chubb, which is the leading English authority on apparent bias in circumstances of multiple arbitral appointments in related cases.  Maanas is ranked as a “Rising Star” in The Legal 500 UK’s 2023 guide for International Arbitration. He was also recently recognised as one of London’s brightest arbitration stars in Legal Business’ 2022 Disputes Yearbook.

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