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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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General

UK Supreme Court returns to orthodox liquidated damages approach

The UK Supreme Court in its recent judgment in Triple Point Technology v PTT Public Company[1] has...
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Arbitration

Court sees through layers of lipstick and linguistic camouflage in audacious application to set aside arbitral award

Unfortunately, too many unsuccessful arbitration participants still see it as worth their while to ‘roll the dice’ by manufacturing a pathway to a...

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General

Pandemics, lockdowns and contracts – can overseas courts give us any insight?

When the COVID-19 pandemic first arrived in New Zealand, there was widespread discussion amongst the legal community about the impact the pandemic and the...
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General

Unfair terms in consumer contracts – important changes to the Fair Trading Act 1986

A 2018 Ministry of Business, Innovation & Employment (MBIE) survey of small businesses found that 45 per cent of participants considered that they had...
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Arb-Med, Arbitration, Mediation

The Trusts Act 2019: keeping it in the family

No-one likes to have their dirty laundry aired in public. Sadly, it has been all too common for parties in family trust and estate...
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Arbitration

What are the cost implications of challenging an arbitral award through the courts?

A recent decision of the Singapore High Court shone a spotlight on indemnity costs and when they will, and won’t, be granted following the...
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Arbitration

Equitable compensation allowed for breach of arbitration clause by a third party

The English High Court was asked whether a third party which derived rights from a contract, and failed to comply with the contract’s arbitration...
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Arbitration

Limits to appeals of arbitral awards

The issue of whether there should be a right to review an arbitral award for an error of law, and if so in what...
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Arb-Med, Arbitration, Mediation

Alternative Dispute Resolution under the Trusts Act 2019 – missing in action?

The new Trusts Act 2019 (Act) came into force on 30 January 2021. It brings a number of significant changes to trust law and...
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Arb-Med, Arbitration, Mediation

The Trusts Act 2019: What you need to know

Although exact numbers are unknown, it is estimated there are hundreds of thousands of trusts in New Zealand. The new Trusts Act 2019 came...
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Arbitration

Arbitrators, independence and impartiality – important guidance from the UK Supreme Court

Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48

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