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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...
Press Release
General

GROCERY INDUSTRY DISPUTE RESOLUTION SCHEME DELIVERED BY THE NEW ZEALAND DISPUTE RESOLUTION CENTRE GOES LIVE 

Minister Andrew Bayly, the Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, announced yesterday that he has approved the rules of the Grocery Industry Dispute Resolution...
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General

Introducing our refreshed website: A new experience awaits!

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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...
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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

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

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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...
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Arbitration

Dipping its ‘cryptoes’ in the water: poor litigation strategy ruins a valid arbitration agreement

In Beltran, Julian Moreno and another v Terraform Labs Pte Ltd and others,[1] the Singapore High Court dismissed a cryptocurrency exchange’s application...
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Arbitration

Going for gold – Latest ruling from English Court of Appeal in tug of war over Venezuelan gold reserves

Deutsche Bank AG v Central Bank of Venezuela & Ors [2023] EWCA Civ 742 is the latest instalment in the UK battle between two...
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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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Arbitration

Serious irregularity standard in arbitration

In Cipla Limited v Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc [2023] EWHC 910, the English High Court has confirmed a high threshold exists for successful challenges to...

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