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Hiring Unit: Faculty of Law

Course Number: LAWG 550

Course Title: International Arbitration in Practice: From Notice to Award

Course Credits: 1

Term: Focus Week Winter 2026

Course Schedule: Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs 0905-1155 (Student Affairs Office will contact you if there is a change to the date/time)

Location: Chancellor Day Hall

Course Description: This course provides a practical exploration of the lifecycle of an international arbitration, guiding students through each procedural stage from the notice of arbitration to the final award.

Using an adaptation of a real-world case, students will learn key strategies including the selection of an arbitral tribunal, crafting successful submissions, leveraging expert evidence, and understanding quantum submissions. Additionally, the course will address strategic document production requests (Redfern/Stern schedules). The course will also explore some of the key strategic differences in commercial vs. investor-State arbitration.

The class is highly interactive, employing a "learning by doing" model that includes case simulations, discussions, and targeted mini-assignments such as drafting document production requests and short Requests for Arbitration based on given fact patterns.

Please note that this course will be allocated to a member using an exemption as per article 15.03.03 of the MCLIU collective agreement.

This posting will be taken down at 12:00 a.m. on the day indicated below as the deadline to apply. You have until 11:59 p.m. the day before the indicated deadline date to submit your application.

Hiring Unit:

Faculty of Law

Course Title:

Law Focus Week Workshop 1: International Arbitration in Practice: From Notice to Award

Subject Code:

LAWG 550 001/009

Location:

Chancellor Day Hall

Schedule:

Mon-Thurs 0905-1155

Deadline to Apply:

2026-02-03

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