Organisation: Halliburton
Lord Mance addresses GAR Live London
In a keynote speech at GAR Live London, Lord Mance gave an overview of problems affecting international arbitration in London, including how to deal with arbitrator conflicts of interest and confidentiality following the UK Supreme Court decision in Halliburton v Chubb; and "the outside world... making itself felt" through state-imposed sanctions.
17 May 2022
Join us for GAR Live London
Readers are invited to join us next week for GAR Live London, which will feature a keynote from Lord Mance on the effect of sanctions on international arbitration and discussions on disclosure and confidentiality.
04 May 2022
Cuatrecasas hires Colombia disputes head
Alberto Zuleta has joined Spanish firm Cuatrecasas to lead its litigation and arbitration practice in Bogotá after five years in the same role at Holland & Knight.
09 March 2022
England's 1996 act – still best in class?
As the Law Commission of England and Wales undertakes a review of the 1996 English Arbitration Act, practitioners marked its 25th anniversary of coming into force, on 31 January 1997, with a discussion of whether it's still "best in class".
03 February 2022
Osborne Clarke report shows English courts' support for process
A review by Osborne Clarke of the more than 500 cases concerning a substantive provision of the 1996 Arbitration Act that came before the English courts before 2010 and 2020 demonstrates that they "remain highly supportive of...international arbitration".
25 January 2022
Ask Jackie: LCIA chief takes questions in Paris
At a Q&A for Paris Arbitration Week, LCIA director general Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof discussed what makes the perfect arbitrator, why institutional appointments are a good thing, and the use of “closet” tribunal secretaries.
22 September 2021
US discovery saga a damp squib
A New York electronics supplier has said it will withdraw a US Supreme Court petition over the availability of discovery for foreign commercial arbitrations – dashing practitioners’ hopes that a growing circuit split on the issue would soon be resolved.
09 September 2021
Halliburton brings claim against Ecuador’s national oil company
A subsidiary of US oil services giant Halliburton has brought an UNCITRAL claim against Ecuador’s national oil company.
08 September 2021
Young ICCA elects Three Crowns barrister as co-chair
Three Crowns senior associate Maanas Jain has been elected as a co-chair of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration’s youth network until 2023.
08 September 2021
Join us for GAR Live: Beijing
Readers are invited to join us for GAR Live: Beijing, which will address topics including arbitration in Asia and the dos and don’ts of cross examination.
18 August 2021