CIArb Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration Middlesex University Dubai

Please note that you can now register for this exciting course.

Victor Leginsky Wins Dubai International Arbitration Centre Award

Very proud to have won second place for Best Co-Arbitrator in the recent Dubai International Arbitration Centre Awards held in Dubai, UAE. Thanks to Habib Al Mulla & Tarek Riad  @habibalmulla #internationalarbitration #award#arbitration #arbitralis #disputeresolution #DIAC #ICC #LCIA #CIArb

Victor Leginsky Chair of International Arbitration Conference Istanbul

Please consider attending this exceptional international arbitration conference in Istanbul on 3 September.  I have the pleasure of chairing this exciting event.  Please see the flyer Turkey ME International Arbitration Summit_Sep2014 (5). 

Leginsky to Speak at Construction Conference in Qatar

Victor Leginsky, Chartered Arbitrator and Certified Mediator, will speak at the C5 construction conference in Doha, Qatar on the future of dispute resolution in Qatar.  Please click on the brochure 525L14_Major Projects Infrastructure Qatar_S.  The conference is on 27-28 January 2014.  For more information please email Charlie Stanton at C.Stanton@c5-online.com .

 

Construction Arbitration, Abu Dhabi February 2012, Update

I am speaking on construction arbitration and dispute resolution in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in February 2012.  Here is the updated brochure.  Please click link below.

ME-GM2548 – event

Victor Leginsky and Construction Lifecycle Risk Management Arbitration

I recently spoke at the Construction Lifecycle Risk Management conference on construction dispute resolution in Abu Dhabi.  Here is a link to that conference http://www.google.ae/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=6&ved=0CDUQFjAF&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcmguide.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2011%2F03%2FME-GM2099-event-10.pdf&ei=bjXvTeWrAYe6hAeMmKm6CQ&usg=AFQjCNEMHuozawfRfdTRXo0tSXwLL9Getw

Practical Link for You to Help in Gaza

Here is a very practical link for you to help the people of Gaza.  Please take a look.

Arbitration Week in Dubai

A big week coming up for the world arbitration community in Dubai!  First, my home arbitration centre, the DIAC, is having a dialogue on Sunday afternoon.  Many issues relevant to arbitration in the UAE will be discussed.  Please go here and click on “program” to the left to see the list of items.  It will be sure to be a lively discussion!

Then, the IBA events begin!  First, the welcome function Sunday evening.  Then two days of interesting events – go here to see the topics.  Should be great!

Dubai Cares!

Dubai Cares, a social initiative of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Prime Minister and Vice-President and Ruler of Dubai, is taking concrete action to assist the children of the conflict in Gaza.  It is a great move.  I attended last evening at DIFC where volunteers are assembling school supply and health kits for the children of Gaza.  I spent two hours assembling school supply kits.  Since my new business is in DIFC, I felt a moral obligation to support this very worthwhile effort.  And since the death, injury and psychological damage to the children of Gaza is shocking no matter if you are Muslim or Christian, I applaud the effort of this focus on aiding the children.

While I do not want to turn my reflective blog into a political soapbox, I cannot see how more can not be done to avoid this massive impact on the children of Gaza.  Also, moves such as banning Arab political parties in Israel make one wonder what their motives really are at this time.  

I am  not an expert in the politics or military strategies of the Middle East.  However, I do intend to go back to DIFC to do more for the children of Gaza.

Research that Gets the Job Done

I read a good article by one Clark Aldrich that contains a cogent analysis as to why much business research sits on the shelf and isn’t “actioned”.  It comes down to defining the result you want to achieve in view of the available actions.  The two (result and action) are connected by a system.

Beyond this, I think two other concepts (where applicable) should be emphasized. One is “visioning” the actions you are going to take within the context that they must be taken, leading you to achieving the result.  The second is “practice” or “simulation” whereverer possible.  I think back on my career as litigation lawyer and realize that I have always visioned my self going through the trial or hearing, in a meaningful way, within context.  Also, wherever possible,m I have practiced or simulated asking the questions, doing the cross-examination and making my brilliant closing argument.

How does that relate to business?  We have to make sure that research is connected to a defined result.  We need to ensure we have a system in place to be able to explain and replicate the action leading to the result.  We have to vision how we want out business to be.  We have to engage in simulation as much as possible before we are confronted with the problems that we will be facing, and practice the positive behaviours.  We need to do these things now more than ever, as we need to recover an economy, not just maintain the status quo.