Arbitration
ICC reappoints van Leeuwen as chair of influential Arbitration Commission
Melanie van Leeuwen, a Paris-based arbitration partner with Derains & Gharavi, will serve a second term as chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
Arbitration Bill back on UK legislative agenda, government confirms in King’s Speech
Legal practitioners welcome efforts to reform the Arbitration Act 1996, but rue missed opportunity to bring back Litigation Funding Bill
Enforcement of arbitral awards, foreign judgments and settlements in Mauritius
Juristconsult Chambers’ Roobesh Ramanjooloo delves into issues which may arise in Mauritius when enforcing arbitral awards, foreign judgments and mediation settlements
Quinn Emanuel sets up shop in Singapore
Office led by partner Duncan Watson KC recognises city-state’s arbitration prowess
ICC reappoints Claudia Salomon as president for second term
Salomon became the first women president of the court back in 2021
Signature opens in Frankfurt with double partner hire from Mayer Brown
Partners recruited to co-found disputes firm’s third European office outside London base
Stewarts launches profession-wide pledge to help promote Indian arbitrators globally
India Promise addresses under-representation of Indian arbitrators on tribunals
Freshfields arbitration partner opts for the Bar
Peter Turner KC joins 39 Essex Chambers after 27 years as a partner at Magic Circle firm
Lady Chief Justice calls for greater ‘cross-fertilisation’ between mediation, arbitration and litigation
Dame Sue Carr moots establishment of ‘London Dispute Resolution Committee’ in LIDW keynote
Bird & Bird’s former London arbitration head launches own practice
Nick Peacock ‘excited to be truly independent and conflict-free for first time’
Arbitration and litigation funding legislation falls as UK heads to the polls
Laws clamping down on power of Big Tech and exonerating victims of Post Office Horizon scandal rushed through
Gillard and Goldsmith join speaker line-up for London International Disputes Week
Former Australian prime minister and UK secretary general will discuss state-related dispute resolution at June event
HFW hits Eversheds Sutherland for international arbitration team in Paris
Partners Julien Fouret and Gaëlle Le Quillec join alongside a senior associate
Former Clifford Chance arbitration head departs for Twenty Essex
Audley Sheppard KC is latest leading practioner to become an independent arbitrator
The end of an era as HSF’s arbitration head Paula Hodges bows out
After 16 years at the helm, Hodges will hand reins to new practice co-heads, reports Ben Rigby
Kingsley Napley launches arbitration practice with partner raid on boutique
James Glaysher joins UK independent firm from Candey to lead new practice
Howard Kennedy partner named next president of London Solicitors Litigation Association
Nikki Edwards pledges renewed focus on diversity and inclusion as the new leader of London’s litigators
Arbitra adds experienced international arbitrator from Swiss firm LALIVE
Veijo Heiskanen opts to become independent after 22 years with LALIVE
Is enforcement of foreign arbitral awards safe against fraud?
A recent case raises the question of whether the English civil court procedure is robust enough to protect an innocent party against fraud, writes Signature Litigation arbitration partner Neil Newing
Clyde & Co to support Credit Suisse bondholders in Swiss expropriation claim
Proposed investment treaty arbitration to offer alternative to court proceedings against Swiss government
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