About this Seminar:-

Most quantum issues are resolved using expert forensic accountancy evidence. The limits of forensic accountancy are reached when Tribunals have difficulty deciding which assumptions about a business and its environment are right and which are wrong. In such cases, microeconomics can be used to assess whether one outcome is more likely than another. James Searby will talk about a large international commercial arbitration in the petrochemical sector and how economic evidence was used by the experts to try to shed light on quantum issues. Chuan Thye will moderate a discussion and Q&A on issues arising when collaborating with experts or challenging expert evidence in large, complex international arbitrations.

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About the Speaker:

James Searby is a Managing Director in FTI's economic and financial consulting practice, specialising in the assessment of quantum issues in contentious matters, in both litigations in national courts and international arbitrations. James’ primary expertise is in the field of valuation, whether of businesses, contracts, damages, intellectual property or financial assets. In 2011, he relocated to Singapore to launch FTI's International Arbitration practice in the region. He has a broad range of experience in the assessment of complex damages in high-value international arbitration and litigation cases in matters involving, inter alia, alleged expropriation, breach of contract, patent infringement, shareholder disputes and supply of defective equipment. In the course of his career, he has also worked on a range of projects in a regulatory or general business consulting context. The range of James' industry experience encompasses telecoms, oil and gas, chemicals, tobacco, construction, healthcare, life insurance and banking. He has worked in EMEA, North America and the Asia Pacific region for governments, companies and individuals, whether as claimants or respondents. James holds a Master in Business Administration from Imperial College at the University of London and a B.A. in Modern History and Economics from the University of Oxford. He is a CFA Charterholder. 

About the Chairman

Chuan Thye leads the Dispute Resolution group at Stamford Law. His broad, cross-border dispute resolution practice includes insolvency and restructuring work, banking, construction, energy, technology and investment disputes. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and of the Singapore Institute of Arbitrators. He sits on the panel of arbitrators for the Singapore International Arbitration Centre and the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration. 

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