Hamid Abdulkareem will speak on a panel titled “Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration for African Parties/Governments: Is There a Need for Reform?” during the IBA Annual Conference 2025, organized by the International Bar Association.
The session will explore whether African countries should strengthen national legal systems or establish regional arbitral hubs to address the growing number of international disputes involving African parties.
Hamid will speak alongside Sarah McKenzie (Webber Wentzel), Shola Oshodi-John (Nigerian Institute of Chartered Arbitrators), and Leyou Tameru (TWA & Partners). The session will be chaired by Emma Jean Markin (Markin & Associates).
The panel will take place on Thursday, 6 November, from 11:15 am to 12:30 pm (ET) at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Room 604, Level 600, MTCC).
To learn more or register for the conference, visit: https://www.ibanet.org/session-details/se_323001
ABOUT HAMID ABDULKAREEN
Hamid, counsel in the London office, is an experienced arbitration practitioner and litigator, having regularly advised multinational companies on an extensive range of disputes, particularly within the energy and natural resources sector. He has played a lead role in multiple disputes arising from Nigeria’s deep offshore production sharing contracts, resulting in successful outcomes for his clients.
Hamid is a current co-chair of the IBA Arbitration Committee’s Africa Group, having previously served as co-chair of the IBA’s Insolvency and Arbitration Workgroup. He is also co-chair of the ITA’s Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, as well as a member of the Advisory Board of the Lagos Court of Arbitration’s Young Arbitrators Network.