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The Operation of Adjudication and Litigation in Construction Disputes in the UK
This article observes the recent operation of Alternative Dispute Resolution, in the form of Adjudication, and Litigation in the civil courts in deciding construction disputes in the UK, including:
(i) recent cases...Read more

Anthony Philpott
Barrister, Barrister (Direct Public Access and Authorised Litigator) UK - AP Legal Direct , UK
Mediation as a Dispute Resolution Mechanism in High Tech Industry Collaborations: A Look at Pharma and Biotech

Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the pharmaceuticals and biotech industries should be looked at - as much as a means for saving on legal cost and managing litigation risk -...Read more

Jukka Muhonen
Director, Global Business Dev.& Alliance Management, Orion Corporation, Finland
The Conception of Public Policy and its Applicability with Respect to Enforcement of Awards of International Commercial Arbitrations in the Russian Federation
One of the most important steps of arbitration is often the process of arbitral award's recognition and enforcement, this process as such sometimes may turn out to be not less...Read more

Svetlana Björkman
Associate Legal Counsel, Wärtsilä Finland oy, Finland
'shouldn't Mediation be Spreading in Finland and the Nordics?'
Mediation is not just an English issue or an American issue. The Mediation Directive (EU Directive 2008/52/EC) came into force in back May 2011, and member states are still putting...Read more

Tim Williams
Area Counsel, Development & Finance, Wärtsilä Finland Oy, Finland
The Transactional Side of the International Arbitration and the Role of Corporate Counsel
In the business community, almost 100% of arbitrations are initiated by companies. For them, arbitration is clearly an appropriate way to solve disputes when breaches of contracts or treaties...Read more
Jorge Perez-Vera
Senior Legal Counsel, Total Marketing Services, France
Irish Arbitration Act 2010: A New Act for a Centuries Old Tradition
Over the centuries, Éire or Ireland has been described by historians in many different ways: ‘The Green Isle’, ‘The land of Saints and Scholars’, the ‘Land of a Thousand...Read more

Rory O'Keeffe
Legal Counsel, Accenture, UK
The View From an International Arbitration Customer: In Dire Need of Early Resolution
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In-house lawyers live in a world where every day the practice of law directly interfaces with the operation of a business. Within this world, the focus is not just on...Read more
Roland Schroeder
In-house Counsel, General Electric Company, USA
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Michael Mcilwrath
ICC Dispute Resolution Services, CEO, MDisputes, Italy
Alternative Dispute Resolution - The Preferred Option In The UK Construction Industry
Alternative Dispute Resolution in its various forms is the preferred option for resolving disputes in the UK Construction Industry and Adjudication in particular brings a swift outcome to the parties....Read more

Anthony Philpott
Barrister, Barrister (Direct Public Access and Authorised Litigator) UK - AP Legal Direct , UK
Drafting Arbitration Clauses and Arbitration Agreements Subject to Italian Law
As elsewhere in the world, arbitration is the most common form of alternative dispute
resolution in Italy.
Due to the need to keep all matters in a dispute confidential and the efficiency...Read more
Gianluca Buoro
Area Manager, Financing and Contracting Dept., Danieli, Italy