<p>The Australian Arbitration Option, held on 31 October 2012 at the DIFC  Conference Centre, provided an opportunity for senior government officials and  eminent jurists to inform key decision makers from corporations and major law  firms involved in international trade that Australia was an attractive business  dispute resolution destination.<br /><br />Essam Al Tamimi, Senior Partner at Al  Tamimi &amp; Company chaired this forum.&nbsp; He stated that &lsquo;We were provided with  clear and compelling reasons why Australia, through the Australian Centre for  International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) is a viable option for global  companies in the Gulf region who use international arbitration as a means of  resolving disputes.&rdquo;<br /><br />Leading international arbitrator and Chairman of  ACICA, Professor Doug Jones presented at the seminar which was attended by over  80 delegates.<br /><br />The forum was the first initiative arising from the MOU  signed in May 2012 between the DIFC and New South Wales, Australia&rsquo;s largest  state economy.</p>