Time

DAY 1

08:00 – 08:30

08:30 – 08:45

08:45 – 09:00

09:00 – 09:15

09:15 – 09:30 

09:30 – 09:45

Registration and Refreshments

Welcome by Eunice Masipa, Law Society of South Africa

Address by Bruno Barata, Brazilian Bar Association 

Address by Sergey Stepashin, Association of Lawyers of Russia

Address by Prashant Kumar, Bar Association of India

Address by Zhang Mingqi, China Law Society

09:45 – 09:55

Welcome by Deputy Minister of Finance: Dr David Masondo

09:55 – 10:15

Address by Chief Justice: Raymond Zondo

10:15 – 10:30

Refreshment break

10:15 – 12:00

Session 1: Fostering the New Global Economic Order

The Role of the BRICS Legal sector in ensuring the economic growth and development goals of the BRICS nations are realised.

Moderators: India and South Africa (Joanne Anthony-Gooden)

12:00 – 13:00

Lunch

13:00 – 14:00

Session 2: BRICS Business Council

Roundtable panel discussion with Business Leaders from BRICS Countries.

Moderators: China and South Africa (Umesh Jivan)

14:00 – 16:00

Session 3: Dispute Resolution

Where we are and where are we going:

• Mediation and arbitration within BRICS:
• BRICS Arbitration Centre
• Arbitration Rules
• Judiciary’s role in arbitration.

Moderators: India and South Africa (Mojau Ramathe)

16:00 – 16:10

Refreshment break

BREAKAWAY SESSIONS

16:10 – 17:15

Tax

Breakaway Room 1

Moderators: Brazil and South Africa (Sinawo Makangela)

Company Law

Breakaway Room 2

Moderators: Brazil and South Africa (Ghandi Badela)

17:15

Networking session

DAY 2

08:00 – 09:00

BRICS Legal Forum Resolutions Meeting Leadership

09:00 – 10:00

Session 4: Formalisation of the Multilateral Systems for the BRICS New Economic Order:

Is there a need for a BRICS Treaty to regulate matters of mutual interest, including matters to encouraging and incentivising reciprocal investment and trade amongst BRICS member states.

Moderators: Russia and South Africa (Kabwela Chisaka)

10:00 – 10:15

Refreshment break

BREAKAWAY SESSIONS

10:15 – 11:00

Investment Policy

Breakaway Room 1

Moderators: China and South Africa (Jackwell Feris)

Intellectual Property

Breakaway Room 2

Moderators: Russia and South Africa (Ghandi Badela)

11:00 – 12:00

Role of ESG consideration for funding of BRICS Projects: BRICS Bank

Breakaway Room 1

Moderators: China and South Africa (Joanne Anthony-Gooden)

Policy and legal inhibitors for the financing of infrastructure projects in BRICS nations

Breakaway Room 2

Moderators: Brazil and South Africa (Matshego Ramagaga)

12:00 – 12:30

BRICS Legal Forum Resolutions

12:30 – 13:00

Closing and Exchange of gifts

13:00

Press Conference/Lunch