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Judicial Support

P.R.I.M.E. Finance and Experts from its Panel have conducted 22 bespoke judicial training programmes in twelve jurisdictions on five continents.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance's core aim is to promote the rule of law and help resolve disputes concerning complex financial transactions. One of the ways it does this is with its extensive judicial training programme. The enthusiasm with which judges have taken to P.R.I.M.E. Finance’s programmes speaks to an important, previously unmet need.

P.R.I.M.E. Finance's judicial training programme seeks to give judges a greater knowledge of complex financial products and related areas so that they have the tools they need to render effective decisions. P.R.I.M.E. Finance is increasingly recognized as being unique in offering the specialised information that judges need to better assess the merits of the complex financial disputes which they are being asked to adjudicate, including the often differing opinions expressed by expert witnesses in judicial proceedings. P.R.I.M.E. Finance’s independent status frees judges from conflict of interest concerns when seeking explanations of complex financial products and transactions. For many of these judges, P.R.I.M.E. Finance’s efforts are their first exposure to training in derivatives and the complex agreements which document these transactions.

In 2020, P.R.I.M.E. Finance won the prestigious Halsbury Rule of Law Award in recognition of the success of its judicial training programme. Judges of the Award praised the important role played by P.R.I.M.E. Finance in ensuring and supporting the independence and expertise of the judiciary. For more information, click here.

See below for an overview of the judicial support and training activities carried out by P.R.I.M.E. Finance. Several of these programmes took place with the support of, and under the auspices of, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

For further information, please contact the Secretariat, at secretary@primefinancedisputes.org.

Recent Judicial Support Activities

Judicial Training in The Bahamas

In August 2021, P.R.I.M.E. Finance held virtual training sessions across two…

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Judicial Capacity Building in Shanghai

In December 2019, P.R.I.M.E. Finance Experts Rick Grove and Jonathan Ross tau…

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Presentations to the Judiciary in Lisbon

In November 2019, P.R.I.M.E. Finance Experts Jeffrey Golden, Robert Pickel,…

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Judicial Capacity Building in Taiwan

In October 2019, P.R.I.M.E. Finance Experts Rick Grove and Jonathan Ross gave…

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Workshop at Judicial Roundtable in Shanghai

On 10 and 11 December 2018, P.R.I.M.E. Finance experts undertook a capacity-b…

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Judicial session at the High Court in Hong Kong

On 7 June 2018, P.R.I.M.E. Finance, with the support of the International Bar…

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Judicial session with the judges in Taiwan

On 4 and 5 December 2017, P.R.I.M.E. Finance presented a one and a half day…

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Judicial Trainings in Australia

On 16 and 17 October 2017, P.R.I.M.E. Finance, in collaboration with the Inte…

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Judicial support seminar in Bucharest

On 26 and 27 September 2016 P.R.I.M.E. Finance, in coordination with the Euro…

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Judicial support seminar in Santiago de Chile

On 31 March 2016, and in collaboration with the International Bar Association…

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Foundational Judicial Studies Course in London

On 29 September 2015, P.R.I.M.E. Finance joined the Banking and Corporate Fin…

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Judicial session with the Upper Court judges in Lisbon

On 12 and 13 March 2015, P.R.I.M.E. Finance conducted a session with the Port…

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Judicial session with the New York Commercial Division Institute

On 22 September 2014, P.R.I.M.E. Finance gave a presentation before the Comme…

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P.R.I.M.E. Finance conducts judicial session in Tokyo

On 6 June and 5 September 2014, P.R.I.M.E. Finance in collaboration with the…

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Judicial training before the Singapore Supreme Court

In May 2014, P.R.I.M.E. Finance experts Jonathan Ross, Rick Grove, as well as…

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Supreme Arbitrage Court of the Russian Federation

On 22 November 2013, P.R.I.M.E. Finance, with the support of the European Ban…

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Supreme Court and Chancery Court of Delaware

On 24 October 2013, P.R.I.M.E. Finance gave an extended presentation to the…

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Korean High Court in Seoul

On May 10, 2013, P.R.I.M.E. Finance had a two-hour discussion with more than…

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Supreme Court of Singapore

On April 23, 2013, P.R.I.M.E. Finance conducted a three-hour presentation to…

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Appellate Judges in New York

On April 16, 2013, P.R.I.M.E. Finance Expert, Daniel Cunningham, together wit…

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American College of Business Court Judges

On 11 December 2012, P.R.I.M.E. Finance gave an extended presentation to the…

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Supreme Arbitrage Court of the Russian Federation

On 26 November 2012, P.R.I.M.E. Finance and the European Bank for Reconstruct…

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