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Both sides now - The return of Arbitration in construction disputes in the United Kingdom?

This summer saw the re-release of Joni Mitchell’s 1970’s back catalogue of albums and outtakes of recordings, that included her most famous ballad “Both Sides Now”. Punk rock heralded the...Read more

Anthony Philpott
Barrister, 10 King's Bench Walk, Temple, UK
A Primer on International Arbitration for Board Members & Local Counsel

Arbitration is not a new concept, in fact it has been used for centuries, with Plato writing about arbitration amongst the ancient Greeks. As international trade and commerce have grown...Read more

Juliette Passer
General Counsel, International Project Development Group, LLC,, USA
Staying the Court Enforcement of a UK Construction Adjudication on the Grounds of Fraud, Where There are Company Voluntary Arrangements or Where There is Insolvency
The introduction of Alternative Dispute Resolution in the form of Adjudication to resolve construction disputes in the United Kingdom was meant to allow for unpaid building contractors and sub-contractors to...Read more

Anthony Philpott
Barrister, Barrister (Direct Public Access and Authorised Litigator) UK - AP Legal Direct , UK
Checkmate, Forum-Shoppers: How Uniform Rules of Procedure Can End The Beit Din Selection Stalemate
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Jewish Law dispute resolution practice is built upon rabbinic traditions first described in the Mishnah – a compendium of religious and civil black letter law compiled at approximately 200 CE...Read more
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Ben Turin
General Counsel and Director of Public Affairs, Kars 4 Kids Inc, USA
Foreign Court Judgements and International Arbitration Awards Enforcement
The economic cooperation and integration among various countries is constantly and inevitably increasing in the era of world globalization. The continued commercial expansion is unavoidably accompanied by civil and commercial...Read more
Natalya Seyalova
Sr. Legal Counsel AEM, HeidelbergCement AG, Germany
The Notion of Res Judicata in Investor-State Arbitration

The notion of res judicata is a general principle of both national and international law. The general ideas of the principle are that, in the public interest, there should be...Read more

Michael Lanser
Senior Legal Counsel, Skandia Mutual Life Insurance Company, Sweden
The Use of Mediation in Settling Patent Disputes

Multinational patent disputes are highly complex as they frequently deal with complicated technical facts and arguments that must be presented in numerous jurisdictions with different legal systems and jurisdictional traditions....Read more

Friederike Heckmann
Senior Patent Counsel, Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, Germany

Thorsten Bausch
Partner, Hoffmann Eitle, Germany
Decisions of ICSID Tribunals on Procedural Issues may not be confused with their Awards


The fnality of arbitral awards rendered by tribunals constituted under the International Convention on Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), 1965 have on many occasions been misconceived. ICSID awards can be...Read more

Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK

Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK
Recognition and Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: How Effective is Article V of the New York Convention of 1958?


It is precisely fifty-eight years ago that the Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (otherwise known as the New York Convention) was concluded. Since then the global...Read more

Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK

Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
A Review of Industrial Arbitration Court Cases in Singapore
Singapore has a unique tripartite system of industrial relations to resolve disputes in the workplace between employers and unions. The tripartite system involves a close but intricate relationship between the...Read more

Patrick Tay Teck Guan
Director, Legal Services, National Trades Union Congress , Singapore