Happy 25th Birthday to… the English Arbitration Act 1996!
The English Arbitration Act has played a significant role in the development of London as a key market for arbitration,...
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Party-Appointed Experts in International Arbitration: Possible Solutions to “Hired Guns”
This article discusses possible solutions to "hired guns".
Regulating Double-Hatting in Investment-Treaty Arbitration: Latest ICSID-UNCITRAL Proposals
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Daniel Boon, Associate at Stephenson Harwood LLP and Aleksander Kalisz, Associate at the Centre of Construction Law...
Kabab-Ji: Supreme Court refuses enforcement while clarifying the approach to governing law of arbitration agreements
The Supreme Court's decision in Kabab-Ji v Kout Food Group reinforces England's pro-arbitration stance, clarifying governing law validity, and endorsing...
PL Holdings: The CJEU extends Achmea to ad hoc arbitration
PL Holdings establishes that ad hoc arbitration agreements resembling invalidated intra-EU BIT clauses are incompatible with EU law, signaling potential...
The Clown Behind the Gown
In a unique experience at Ecole Philippe Gaulier, renowned theatre school, valuable advocacy lessons were learned from unconventional clowning techniques,...
Conflict of norms in international arbitration
This article tackles the conflict of norms in international arbitration when it comes to climate change.
London vs Singapore: A (false) struggle for the title of world’s leading seat of arbitration
This article discusses London vs Singapore that are neck and neck in the pursuit of the title of the world’s...
Evaluating the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s “Digital Dispute Resolution Rules, 1.0”
Following recent rapid developments in the law relating to digital assets across the globe, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce released its...
The Yukos saga: Making sense of the English rules on stay of enforcement and security
The High Court decision in (1) Hulley Enterprises Limited, (2) Yukos Universal Limited, (3) Veteran Petroleum Limited v The Russian...
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