Practical Law

One well-known reason for commercial parties to choose arbitration is the reassurance that such proceedings are confidential. For various reasons, parties prefer not to air “dirty linen” in public.

Where a number of disputes arise between the same parties under different contracts or between related contracts and different parties, the courts have a number of procedural and legal mechanisms to ensure that, as much as possible, there is a “one-stop shop” for resolution of all issues at the same time.  This is commonly encountered … Continue reading Multi-contract disputes and arbitration: minimising time and costs →

Parties to arbitration agreements often find that their counterparty nonetheless seeks to pursue proceedings in a foreign court (in many cases their home court). The foremost weapon in order to restrain such abuses is the anti-suit injunction, and the existence of this type of remedy under English law is well known internationally. Injunctive relief is … Continue reading Taking a stand for the law of the seat: anti-suit injunctions and arbitrations →