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General

.nz Dispute Resolution Scheme – Annual Report release 

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Arbitration

When the math matters: NZDRC arbitrator gets rent review right

Rent review disputes might not make headlines, but when they end up in arbitration — and then in the High Court — the details...
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General

GICA and the Dispute Resolution Scheme in action

The first adjudication decision under the Grocery Industry Dispute Resolution Scheme (the Scheme) (www.grocerydispute.co.nz ) has been issued....
Article
Arbitration

The treasure of the San José

An investor-State arbitration is currently underway between the Republic of Colombia and a US company over a 300-year-old shipwreck containing treasure estimated at $20...
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Arbitration

“Anchored to the contract” – UK Supreme Court concludes the MUR Shipping saga on force majeure and reasonable endeavours

The UK Supreme Court has overturned the judgment of the Court of Appeal in MUR Shipping, and held that a reasonable endeavours proviso in...
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Arb-Med, General

ReSolution Wrap-Up – the latest in Asia-Pacific regional agreements

RCEP is growing and more countries are signing up to the Singapore Convention - Alex and Alice track some recent changes to international agreements...
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Arbitration

It’s Time: How New Zealand can bring together Latin America and Asia

Is it time for work to begin again on the Southern Link project? Here, we identify the opportunities which have arisen since the easing...
Article
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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...
Article
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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

What are the implications of becoming a contracting state to the New York convention?

Article
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General

It’s up to the parties to frame the claim: court of appeal overturns decision where judge became “third man” to the proceedings

The Court of Appeal of England and Wales overturned a High Court decision where the Judge held a warranty had been breached on a...
Article
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Arbitration

Harman obligation released for documents from mining arbitration

The implied undertaking of confidentiality in Harman v Secretary of State for the Home Department [1983] 1 AC 280 not to use documents discovered...

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