Practical Law

Paris Arbitration Week 2020, originally scheduled for 30 March to 3 April, was one of the first major conference series to be postponed due to COVID-19, with new dates arranged for 6 to 10 July. At the time of postponement, the intention was very much for the event to take place as normal, as an … Continue reading Paris Arbitration Week: a virtual experience 6 to 10 July 2020 →

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) is an organisation with some similarities to the International Bar Association (IBA), with a regional focus on Asia-Pacific. Its annual conference (the 29th) was this year in Singapore between 24 and 27 April 2019. The conference was well attended by lawyers, experts and various others with an interest in the … Continue reading Reflections on the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee’s sessions at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association Conference in Singapore, April 2019 →

The International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) held its 24th biannual congress against the spectacular backdrop of Sydney in the autumn between 15 and 18 April 2018. The theme of this Congress was Evolution and Adaptation: The Future of International Arbitration. I had planned my trip to Sydney more than a year in advance and was … Continue reading Reflections on the International Council for Commercial Arbitration’s 24th Congress, Sydney, 15-18 April 2018 →

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) is an organisation with some similarities to the International Bar Association (IBA), with a regional focus on Asia-Pacific. Its 27th annual conference took place in Auckland between 6 and 9 April this year. The conference is well attended by lawyers and others with an interest in legal developments and issues … Continue reading Inter-Pacific Bar Association Annual Conference 2017 →

The arbitration environment in India has historically suffered from a number of issues, two of which have been particularly serious. The first has been the attitude of the courts towards arbitration. Over the years, there have been many complaints about delay in the courts doing anything at all about arbitration once seised, and about perceived interference … Continue reading The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration: will it really change international arbitration in India? →

The Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA) is an organisation with some similarities to the International Bar Association (IBA), with a regional focus on Asia-Pacific. Its annual conference (the 26th) was this year in Kuala Lumpur between 13 and 16 April. The conference is well attended by lawyers and others with an interest in legal developments and … Continue reading Reflections on the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee’s sessions at the IPBA Conference in Kuala Lumpur, April 2016 →

On 10 March 2016, the London Shipping Law Centre held a seminar, hosted by Stephenson Harwood LLP in London, inviting a number of commercial barristers to give their frank reflections on the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996) almost 20 years on from its drafting and coming into force: had the AA 1996 proven fit for purpose?