International Dispute Resolution
International Negotiations
Vibrant business activity often leads to disagreements between the people involved in commercial activities that subsequently develop into resource-intensive and costly financial disputes. Frequently, it is hard to resolve a suddenly emerged problem without a…
International Arbitration: England & Wales
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) & the Arbitration Act 1996 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of four countries that in their union form a group of three jurisdictions:…
General principles of English contract law
This article is devoted to the most common issues of contract law, including its historical and legal aspects of formation. English legal system was formed by centuries of case law. The contract as a legally…
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Litigation may not always meet clients’ demands on resolving disputes, for such cases other methods are used for peaceful settlement. In a world of ever-changing and competitive business conditions more often arises a necessity…
Marking the distinction between Arbitration and Mediation
Arbitration Arbitration is a method of dispute resolution, which involves a neutral arbitrator’s supervision and decision-making along the considering the case. Mostly it’s held in informal conditions and changeable schedule. During the process arbitrators usually…
Arbitration: impactful risk mitigation mechanism for inter-country claims
Clear and well-defined dispute resolution clause considering the key aspects of investments for inter-country deals from the very beginning provides parties an opportunity to receive protection of international investment treaties. Aforementioned makes arbitration a key…
National arbitration laws
Mandatory laws The Arbitration Ordinance contains only few provisions that cannot be excluded by the parties and is based on the following principles: “(a) subject to the observance of the safeguards that are necessary in…
The Latest From the High Court on Interpreting the Scope of Arbitration Clauses
Background Against public threats of legal actions made by John Hancock about Mrs. Rinehart, among others, Mrs. Rinehart’s children executed deeds which contained releases of claims and promises not to make further claims. Mrs. Rinehart’s…
International Commercial Arbitration
The basic concept of arbitration as one of the main forms of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is that the dispute is not considered by the state judicial authority, but by an independent entity outside the…
International Dispute Settlement: Mediation, Court Support Services
How to resolve a dispute? Do you have to go to court? Pre-trial settlement of commercial disputes is becoming increasingly popular in Europe and throughout the world. The global leaders in the development of alternative…