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To arbitrate or to litigate? Masood Ahmed & Syed Ali explore the courts’ approach to unilateral option clauses both at home & abroad

The British Institute of International Comparative Law (BIICL) and White & Case have published their 2023 empirical study on provisional measures in investment treaty arbitration.

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), in collaboration with Pinsent Masons, has published its ‘Future of International Energy Arbitration Survey Report 2022’.

The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has announced the appointment of James Castello as the next Deputy Chairman of the LCIA Board of Directors.

The City of London Law Society (CLLS) has formed a new committee to advise the government, the legal industry and other stakeholders committed to promoting London as a destination for global arbitration in an attempt to position London among leading international arbitration centres.

In part four of an NLJ series on the Arbitration Act 1996, reflecting on the first 25 years, Ravi Aswani & Valya Georgieva discuss appeals on a point of law.

Challenging an arbitration award under section 69 of the Arbitration Act 1996: Ravi Aswani & Valya Georgieva discuss appeals on a point of law

With the war in Ukraine ongoing and the after-effects of the pandemic ‘only slowly subsiding, global markets are in turmoil’, writes Cadwalader special counsel Simon Walsh, in this week’s NLJ. And what always increases during times of turmoil? Disputes.

Arbitration is becoming an increasingly attractive prospect for financial institutions dealing with disputes: Simon Walsh explains its appeal

Portal grab for defendants; Covid rent arbitration flop; Beware of glass cubes; MIAM rule book.

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Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Private wealth and tax team welcomes cross-border specialist as consultant

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

International hospitality and leisure specialist joins corporate team as partner

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven

Firm appoints head of intellectual property to drive northern growth

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NLJ this week: No such thing as a ‘Welsh seat’

Talk of a reserved ‘Welsh seat’ on the Supreme Court is misplaced. In NLJ this week, Professor Graham Zellick KC explains that the Constitutional Reform Act treats ‘England and Wales’ as one jurisdiction, with no statutory Welsh slot

NLJ this week: Jury reform risks justice for efficiency’s sake

The government’s plan to curb jury trials has sparked ‘jury furore’. Writing in NLJ this week, David Locke, partner at Hill Dickinson, says the rationale is ‘grossly inadequate’

NLJ this week: Crypto fightback offers ‘new frontier for law’

A year after the $1.5bn Bybit heist, crypto fraud is booming—but so is recovery. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Holloway, founder and CEO of M2 Recovery, warns that scams hit at least $14bn in 2025, fuelled by ‘pig butchering’ cons and AI deepfakes

NLJ this week: Time to revive the duty to report crime?

After Woodcock confirmed no general duty to warn, debate turns to the criminal law. Writing in NLJ this week, Charles Davey of The Barrister Group urges revival of misprision or a modern equivalent

NLJ this week: When are experts truly ‘necessary’?

Family courts are tightening control of expert evidence. Writing in NLJ this week, Dr Chris Pamplin says there is ‘no automatic right’ to call experts; attendance must be ‘necessary in the interests of justice’ under FPR Pt 25

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Arbitration

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Jurit LLP—Caroline Williams

Freeths—Michelle Kirkland Elias

Flint Bishop—Deborah Niven