Does your company operate in both England and Spain, and is it subject to cross-border litigation? Have you ever encountered a cross-border dispute that could easily have been resolved through arbitration, but didn’t know where to begin?
Navigating cross-border disputes requires more than legal knowledge—it demands insight into jurisdictional nuances. For in-house counsel managing cross-border disputes, understanding the legal and practical contrasts between jurisdictions is critical.
On 10th July, the Spanish Chamber of Commerce is hosting a seminar in collaboration with Member Ayuela Jiménez, which will provide strategic, actionable guidance to help you navigate litigation and arbitration between England and Spain—two pivotal legal systems for international business.
In this seminar, Lawyer and Partner Eduardo Ayuela, along with Managing Associate Srishti Jain from Keidan Harrison, will cast the focus on:
- Risk Management Across Legal Systems: Key differences between English common law and Spanish civil law—and what they mean for dispute exposure.
- Drafting with Disputes in Mind: How jurisdiction and arbitration clauses can work for or against you in future proceedings.
- Cost and Budget Clarity: Typical fee structures, cost recovery expectations, and the growing role of third-party funding.
- Enforcement Realities: Practical steps for securing and enforcing judgments or arbitral awards across borders.
- Avoiding Local Pitfalls: Insights into procedural traps, document management, language barriers, and cultural expectations.
This session is designed to equip legal departments with the foresight and tools to mitigate litigation risk and make informed decisions when disputes arise in either jurisdiction.
After the session, there will be an opportunity to network over a light breakfast.
Date & time: Thursday 10th July, 8:30 (for a 9:00 start) – 10:30
Location: Spanish Chamber of Commerce | 126 Wigmore Street | London W1U 3RZ
The seminar welcomes both Members and non-Members, and is free of charge for Members of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce in the UK.
ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Eduardo Ayuela Zurita
Eduardo Ayuela is a confounding partner at Ayuela Jiménez and is responsible of Shareholder litigation and Arbitration at the law firm with extensive experience in domestic and international litigation and arbitration, including cross-border situations.
Eduardo specialises in civil and commercial disputes involving contract law, joint ventures, and post-M&A, particularly in the energy, hospitality, and mining sectors. He has also experience representing claimants and defendants in emergency, expedited, and ordinary proceedings.
Eduardo is also an Associate Professor at IE University (Contract Law).
Srishti Jain 
Srishti is a managing associate at Keidan Harrison. Her practice focuses on cross-border commercial disputes. She has over a decade of experience in acting for and advising clients on shareholder disputes, joint venture disputes, post-M&A disputes, financial disputes, insolvency matters, interim relief applications, jurisdictional matters and enforcement actions. In addition to regularly acting for clients before the English Courts, she has acted as counsel for multinational clients in commercial disputes before various courts and tribunals in India and the US as well as in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations under various arbitral rules.
Her experience spans a number of sectors, including banking, mining, oil and gas, telecommunications, construction and infrastructure, pharmaceuticals and hospitality. Whilst she has been involved in disputes across jurisdictions, she has a particular focus on disputes arising out of India and the MENA region.
Srishti is admitted to practice in New York and India and is qualified as a solicitor-advocate in England and Wales.
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Ayuela Jiménez Legal, S.L.P. is a Spanish boutique law firm founded in 2015 with offices in London, Madrid and Bilbao. The team deals with domestic and international disputes, including conflicts relating to civil and commercial litigation, arbitration, white-collar crime, and labour law. The firm also advises companies, both listed and unlisted, as well as international groups, funds, and high-net-worth individuals. Ayuela Jiménez and its founding partners are ranked as ‘Highly Regarded’ by Chambers and Partners (Europe and Global) in dispute resolution.
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