𝗛𝗼𝗻. 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗿𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲

Honourable Justice Jabbar Alide of the High Court, Commercial Division, is scheduled to speak at the prestigious 10th ICC Africa Conference on International Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, which will be held from 3-5 June 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria.

Hosted by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Nigeria, the landmark conference will bring together arbitration practitioners, business leaders, policymakers, and dispute resolution experts to discuss dispute resolution and cross-border commercial transactions across the continent.

Justice Alide will showcase Malawi’s growing commitment to arbitration by spotlighting the recently enacted International Arbitration Act, 2024, which incorporates the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, as well as the establishment of the Malawi International Arbitration Centre.

Speaking ahead of the conference, Justice Alide said the Malawi Judiciary has been instrumental in ensuring that commerce thrives in respective jurisdictions.

He further expressed his excitement as he looks forward to demonstrating “how the modern Judge and the bench must support international commercial arbitration, and showcase the steps that Malawi, and the Malawi Judiciary, are taking in encouraging arbitration, both at the local and international stage.”

The participation of Justice Alide at this high-level continental forum reflects the Malawi Judiciary’s continued commitment to embracing modern dispute resolution mechanisms and strengthening Malawi’s position within the global commercial and arbitration landscape.

The conference will be held under the theme: “𝘈 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘶𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 & 𝘈𝘋𝘙 𝘪𝘯 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢.”