Michael Dunmore
Michael Dunmore is a Legal Director in the Kennedys Muscat, Oman and Dubai offices. Michael has been resident in the Middle East for close to a decade and is involved in disputes throughout the region, with a particular focus on construction arbitrations and telecommunication disputes. Michael sits as arbitrator and has acted as counsel in well over 80 arbitrations under most sets of arbitral rules.
Side events
Resolve Academy: Mastering International Arbitration: Theory, Practice, and Strategy
Resolve Academy is organising an Advanced Course on International Arbitration on 12th & 13th May 2026, from 9:30 to 16:30, in Limassol, at the Mediterranean Beach Hotel. The Course Structure is available here.
Supporting Organization:
The course will be delivered by Tatevik Karapetyan (Director, Resolve Academy, Yerevan), Kevin Nash (Director General, LCIA, London), Tarunima Vijra (Senior Counsel, van den Berg Arbitration, Brussels), Stavros Pavlou (Executive Chairman, Patrikios Legal, Limassol), Agis Georgiades (Partner, CGA, Nicosia) and Michael Dunmore (Legal Director, Kennedys, UAE & Oman). The event is sponsored by Arbitration Channel & New York Arbitration Centre. Registration is NOT included in the CAD 2026 registration fee.
The registration fee for this course is €200. You may apply using this link.
Side events
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards from the Court’s Perspective: Judicial Standards, Limits, and Discretion
Resolve Academy is organising this side event on the eve of Cyprus Arbitration Day 2026 (13 May 2026, 16:30–17:30), at Mediterranean Beach Hotel, Limassol. The event is sponsored by Resolve Academy, MA’AT Partners Law and Arbitration, and the International Commercial Arbitration Institute. The discussion will focus on the practical challenges courts face in enforcing arbitral awards, examining judicial standards, limits of intervention, and the scope of judicial discretion in arbitration-related proceedings.
Supporters:
The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants and Spring Cohort 2026. Registration Link.
There will be one panel, as follows:
Moderator: Ani Davoodi
Speakers: Stavros Pavlou; Chrystalla Christoforou; Michael Dunmore; Phillip Georgiou
Side events
Swiss Arbitration: Geopolitics and International Arbitration: Where will Tariffs, Competition for Natural Resources and Re-Armament Lead Us?
Swiss Arbitration is organising this event on the eve of CAD 2026 (14th May 2026, 9:00-11:00), at Four Seasons Hotel. The event is sponsored by Archipel and Patrikios Legal.
There will be two panels, as follows:
Panel 1: "Arbitrating geopolitics: new disputes and trends"
Moderator: Panagiotis Kyriakou; Speakers: Myrto Pantelaki; Marily Paralika; and Sargis Grigoryan
Panel 2: "Enforcement amid geopolitical tensions"
Moderator: Tatiana Minaeva; Speakers: Lezgin Polater; Stavros Pavlou; and Michael Dunmore
The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants. To register, please email “Swiss Arbitration” to info@cad.com.cy.