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Arbitration, Mediation

Trust in mediation

Under New Zealand’s new trust legislation, parties to certain trust disputes can be ordered to participate in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), such as mediation...
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Adjudication, Arbitration, Mediation

Sense and violence: English courts reject offshore construction contractor’s $25 million indemnity insurance claim because its interpretation of the policy made no commercial sense and did violence to the language

In Technip v MedGulf, the English High Court and Court of Appeal dismissed a construction contractor’s $25 million (USD) indemnity insurance claim for damage...
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Mediation

Labelling correspondence “without prejudice” will not always grant the user protection

When is correspondence labelled “without prejudice” truly to be treated as such? The High Court of England and Wales has looked at this issue...
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Mediation

Failing to engage in ADR could leave you tied up in knots

A seismic shift to the English legal system has been handed down by the Court of Appeal in Churchill v Merthyr...
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Arbitration, Mediation

Singapore High Court compels party to arbitration to engage in mediation

In the first case of its kind in Singapore, the High Court (Court) has ordered specific performance compelling a party already involved in arbitral...
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Mediation

NZ High Court orders former spouses to ADR

Courts worldwide have long seen the benefits of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) such as mediation. However, the courts have either been constrained or unwilling...
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Arbitration, Mediation

Different dispute resolution clauses in related contracts. Which one prevails?

If you have a number of related contracts between different parties and they have different dispute resolution clauses, which one do you use?...
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Arbitration, Mediation

Court thwarts bad faith attempt to lift veil of confidentiality of international arbitration award

The confidentiality of arbitral proceedings is important. It is protected by statute and model law. In EBJ21 v EBO21,[1] the Federal Court...
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Arbitration, Mediation

Clause and effect: the importance of well-drafted model clauses

Contracts, like disputes, come in all shapes and sizes. Most parties to a contract are keen to get the deal finalised and signed on...
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Arbitration, Expert Determination, Mediation

No access clause implied in commercial leases

On 28 October 2021, the Government amended the Property Law Act to imply a ‘no access in an emergency clause’ into commercial leases which...
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Arbitration, Expert Determination, Mediation

Changes on the way for commercial lease Covid-19 rent disputes

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Arbitration, Mediation

Resolving cross lease disputes

Going through another COVID-19 lockdown can be challenging, and disputes with neighbours may crystallise with people spending more time at home. Cross leases have...

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