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International - Africa now has its own arbitration - will disputes be resolved on the continent?

"London and Paris, both European cities, were the go-to destinations to resolve commercial disputes – outside conventional courts – amongst African firms or shareholders.

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International - Transparency, Legitimacy, and Investor-State Dispute Settlement: What Can We Learn from the Streaming of Hearings?

"Scholars, NGOs, and practitioners have been discussing the legitimacy of investor-state dispute settlement (“ISDS”) for years. Much of this debate has focused on the critique that ISDS, usually taking the form of confidential and bind...

UK (Scotland) - The Edinburgh Declaration of International Mediators

“I write this in the aftermath of the really uplifting and wonderfully diverse conference which I had the privilege to host and chair recently in my home city, under the auspices of the Int...

International - Why this years G7 summit needs the art of mediation more than ever before

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International - Encompassing regional variations in dispute resolution

"A recent report has illustrated some key differences between the nations and regions of the world, in how they conceive dispute resolution should evolve, and in turn, pose issues for lawyers and in-house counsel alike as to how to manage them.
International - Litigation funding on the rise

"Litigation funding is an increasingly common feature of commercial dispute resolution. Key players in the funding market are building global capacity and diversifying the range of matters and jurisdictions in which they invest, and it is increasi...

Liberia - AFELL Mediates Over 500 Cases

"Says its intervention has helped to reduce ...

International - Regional Trade Agreement Dispute Settlement Mechanisms: Modes, Challenges and Options for Effective Dispute Resolution

Thursday, 20th April 2018

"The importance of regional trade agreements (RTAs) and their dispute settlement mechanisms (DSMs) will likely continue to grow considering the dynamics of the multilateral trade negotiations and the challenges faced by the World Trade Organization d...

International - International Arbitration & ADR Update

Monday, 3rd April 2018

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International - FIDICs new contracts and the devil in the detail

Tuesday, 21st March 2018

"At the tail end of last year, FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers, or Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils) published new editions of the widely used engineering and construction contract ...

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