Caribbean Commercial Law Workshop

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Sunday, August 17th
4.00 - 5.00pm	Delegate Registration
7.00 - 8.00PM Welcome Cocktail Reception Sponsored by:

Monday, August 18th	PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW AND COMMERCIAL LITIGATION
8.30 - 9.00AM	Delegate Registration
7.30 - 9.00AM BREAKFAST Co-Sponsored By:
9.00 - 9.15AM Moderator	Professor Winston Anderson, UWI Caribbean Law Institute Centre, Barbados
9.15 - 10.00AM Extreme Orders and Courts Without Borders: Creative Thinking in International Commercial Litigation	Brian Finlay QC, WeirFoulds LLP, Ontario, Canada
10.00 - 10.45AM Electronic Disclosure: A Primer for Every Commercial Litigator	Frank Walwyn, WeirFoulds LLP, Ontario, Canada
10.45 - 11.00AM COFFEE BREAK Sponsored by:
	CROSS BORDER INSOLVENCY
Moderator	Paul Webster QC, O'Neal Webster, British Virgin Islands
11.00 - 11.30AM Meeting the Jurisdictional Challenges of Cross-Border Corporate Insolvencies in the 21st Century: is Flexible Common Law Creativity or Formal Codified Reciprocity the Better Solution?	The Hon. Justice Ian Kawaley, Puisne Judge's Chambers, Bermuda
11.30 - 12.00PM The application of the UNCITRAL Model Law principles to Offshore Financial Centres (and Why the USA is failing us)	Jeremy Walton, Appleby, Cayman Islands
12.00 - 12.30PM Seeking Assistance in the USA for Caribbean Insolvencies	Mr. Evan Flaschen, Bracewe ll & Giuliani, LLP, Connecticut
12.30 - 2.00PM LUNCH Sponsored By: 1.20 - 1.50PM Lunch Presentation: Delivering the Promise- Market Conduct and Compliance Issues for Insurance Companies in an International Environment Althea Hazzard, Sagicor Life Inc.

	INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Moderator	Jeremy Walton, Appleby, Cayman Islands
2.00 - 2.30PM	Nigel K Meeson, QC, Conyers Dill & Pearman, Cayman Islands
2.30 - 3.00PM Unexpected ways in which Private International Law issues matter in International Arbitration Why the choices of which choice of rules will decide the law of the contract/dispute matters in international arbitration: how to decide which legal regime’s choice of law rules will apply Why the choice of the procedural law of the arbitration matters: how to decide which procedural law applies Why the choice of English law to govern a contract can result in the tribunal applying foreign law the meaning of the terms in the contract	Victor Lyon, QC, Attride-Stirling & Woloniecki, Bermuda
	INTERNATIONAL TAX AND INVESTMENT TREATIES AND DEVELOPMENTS IN FINANCIAL PRODUCTS
3.00 - 3.10PM Moderator	Dr. Trevor Carmichael QC, Chancery Chambers, Barbados
3.10 - 3.40PM International Tax Enforcement Initiatives: The Right of Small States to Mutual Benefits	Bruce Zagaris, Berliner Corcoran & Rowe LLP, Washington, USA
3.40 - 4.10PM International Initiatives on Tax Information Exchange Agreements	David Spencer, New York, USA
4.10 - 4.40PM The Utility of fFexible Private Trusts and Foundations	The Hon. Justice David Hayton, Caribbean Court of Justice, Trinidad
7.30PM - Cocktail Function

Tuesday, August 19th
FINANCING RESORT AND CONDOMINIUM DEVELOPMENT IN THE CARIBBEAN

8.00 - 9.00AM    BREAKFAST   Sponsored By:

9.00 - 9.45AM

Overview of changes in real estate and resort lending criteria arising from the crisis in the international credit markets

Changing equity and yield expectations of institutional lenders in the Caribbean resort/condominium market

Collateral considerations: diminished credit reliance upon receivables arising from pre-sales of residences

Alternatives to institutional financing for real estate projects in the Caribbean:
- hedge funds
- international capital markets, including the US private placement market and the US high yield market

Structuring a construction trust real estate financing in the international capital markets: an overview of the $250 million Cap Cana bond offering through Bear Stearns.

Peter Darrow, Mayer Brown, New York

OIL AND GAS

9.45 - 10.20AM
The New Oil and Gas Tax Regime in Trinidad and Tobago
Peter Inglefield, PricewaterhouseCoopers ,
Trinidad and Tobago

10.20 - 10.45AM      COFFEE BREAK      Sponsored By:

10.45 - 11.20AM
The Structure of project financing for 56 inch Cross Island gas pipeline

Financing Model

Project and Financing Documentation

Security Package

Major Players

Maria Thorne,
The National Gas Company of Trinidad & Tobago Ltd

11.20 - 11.55PM
Dealing with Cross Border Oil and Gas Reserves

Anarchy in the International Oil Patch

Technical, Commercial and Legal Issues Raised by Reservoirs which Transcend International Boundaries

Real Life Examples

International Conventions and Unitization as Possible Solutions

Bringing Governments and Working Interest Owners to the Table

John P. Cogan Jr., McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Texas

11.55 - 12.30PM
Oil & Gas Price-Supply Volatility: Managing Risks For Credit Agreements, Physical Commodity Sales And Financial Derivatives Phillip G. Lookadoo, Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP, Washington , DC

12.30 - 2.00PM Lunch   Sponsored by:



2.00 -2.30PM   PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

For registration information please contact:
Ms. Lorna Payne,
University of the West Indies, Faculty of Law, Cave Hill Campus, Cave Hill, St. Michael Barbados, W.I.
Tel: (246) 417 4220 Fax: (246) 424-1788 Email: lpayne@uwichill.edu.bb