OrganiserOrganiser
Ruslan Ughrelidze
Managing Partner, Solicitor Advocate · Lawlex · Convenor, English Law Forum
“ELF is a small room by design. If you have questions before you accept, reply to your invite and it lands with me directly.”
Tashkent · 29 September 2026
The voices in the room.
A forum shaped by perspectives from across English law, international practice and business. The Tashkent speaker lineup will be shared as it is confirmed.
Forum voices
People behind the dialogue.
Meet the organisers. The Tashkent speaker lineup will be announced separately.
Organiser
Co-OrganiserCo-organiser
Barry Coulter
Barrister, London
“A useful afternoon of English commercial-law conversation with practitioners from the region: the kind of dialogue that is harder to have from a desk in London.”
Confirmed and proposed speakers
The confirmed lineup.
The flag on each portrait shows the forum they are confirmed or proposed for. Further names will be added as they are announced.
SpeakerOrganiser · Sessions I & III
Ruslan Ughrelidze
Managing Partner, Solicitor Advocate · Lawlex · Convenor, English Law Forum
“Joins the opening and Sessions I and III of the Tashkent programme.”
SpeakerCo-organiser · Sessions I–III
Barry Coulter
Barrister, London
“Joins Sessions I, II and III of the Tashkent programme.”
SpeakerSpeaker · Opening & closing
Shukhrat Sadikov
Chairman · Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Speaker
Speaker · Session I
Asliddin Makhammadiev
Deputy Chairman · Chamber of Advocates of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Speaker
Speaker · Session III
Vazira Esanova
International Cooperation · Uzbekistan
SpeakerSpeaker · Opening
Irakli Kandashvili
Chairman · Georgian Bar Association
“Delivers opening remarks at the English Law Forum.”
SpeakerSpeaker · Opening
Lasha Kalandadze
Attorney · Partner, Lawlex Georgia
“Delivers opening remarks at the English Law Forum.”
SpeakerSpeaker · Session II
Andrey Bychkov
Of Counsel · Humphries Kerstetter, London
“Joins Session II — International Commercial Arbitration & Cross-Border Disputes.”
SpeakerSpeaker · Session II
Alexander Uff
Barrister · Quadrant Chambers, London
“Joins Session II — International Commercial Arbitration & Cross-Border Disputes.”
SpeakerSpeaker · Session III
Anthony Metzer KC
King's Counsel · Goldsmith Chambers, London
“Joins Session III — Investment Treaty Arbitration & Foreign Investment Protection.”
SpeakerSpeaker · Session IV
George Symes
Barrister · Goldsmith Chambers, London
“Joins Session IV — Rule of Law, Jurisdiction & Effective Cross-Border Dispute Resolution.”
SpeakerSpeaker · Session IV
Jacqueline Caspi
Barrister · Goldsmith Chambers, London
“Joins Session IV — Rule of Law, Jurisdiction & Effective Cross-Border Dispute Resolution.”
SpeakerSpeaker
Naila Hadid
Barrister · Thomas More Chambers, London
“Session to be announced.”
SpeakerSpeaker
Jacob Gifford Head
Barrister & Mediator · Thomas More Chambers, London
“Session to be announced.”
Previous forums
Voices from past forums.
Some of the practitioners, judges and officials who have spoken at English Law Forum gatherings.
R. Ughrelidze
Solicitor Advocate
B. Coulter
Barrister, Mediator
A. Metzer KC
Barrister, KC | Judge
T. Laidlaw
Solicitor
J. Parker
Auditor
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A. CHERNYKH
Attorney
V. Liashchenko
Lawyer
M. Tymofienko
International lawyer
O. BONDARCHUK
Chairman of Ukrainian National insolvency agents Association
S. Denton
Expert on onshore, mid-shore and offshore trustee
M. Patchett-Joyce
Barrister, Arbitrator, Mediator
R. Atkinson
President of the Law Society of England and Wales
G. Ward
British Ambassador to Georgia
M. Sherratt KC
Barrister
D. Giles
Barrister
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The value
Why speak at ELF
A curated room of decision-makers, not a broadcast to an empty hall.
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A considered room
General counsel, partners and arbitrators from the host jurisdiction and neighbouring markets. Invited seats, not walk-ins.
02
Experience the counterparty
Meet the lawyers, businesses and courts on the other side of the deal, in their own city and on their own terms.
03
Co-branded profile
A speaker announcement card, LinkedIn feature and post-event write-up across Lawlex channels.
04
English law, where it matters
You'll be speaking in a jurisdiction where English commercial law is a live commercial choice, not an academic one.
05
Panel over podium
Short, sharp 15 to 30 minute slots and moderated panels. Your voice, not a keynote monologue.
06
Cultural exchange
Time built into the day to meet local practitioners and experience the host city: food, hospitality and conversation.
“A small, senior room in a city you might not otherwise visit. The sort of afternoon that leaves you with a handful of names worth calling.
Take part
Interested in speaking?
Get in touch with the organisers about contributing to the conversation.
Where we go next
Future forumsAfter Tashkent, the English Law Forum travels. Explore a city and send an enquiry to hear about future plans; dates are not yet confirmed.
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