Organisation: Grain and Feed Trade Association
UK arbitration reforms will not address corruption
The UK’s new Labour government will not address issues of corruption in reforms to the country’s arbitration legislation despite the high-profile P&ID v Nigeria case – and has postponed reforms on litigation funding agreements until at least summer 2025.
22 August 2024
Bolivia challenges treaty award in pensions dispute
Bolivia has confirmed it is challenging a US$105 million investment treaty award in favour of a Spanish banking group as it provides updates on nine other pending arbitrations.
23 February 2023
UK Supreme Court hears appeal over arbitrator disclosure
In a closely-watched appeal on whether an arbitrator should have disclosed his involvement in overlapping insurance cases arising from the Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, the UK Supreme Court has been warned that English law on the issue is “out of step” with international practice.
13 November 2019
Shenzhen centre introduces appellate procedure
The Shenzhen Centre for International Arbitration has released new arbitration rules introducing, for the first time in China, an appellate procedure for arbitration.
03 January 2019
Reed Smith promotes in London and San Francisco
Reed Smith has promoted three lawyers to partner in London and San Francisco, with specialisms in commodities, mining, shipping and trade disputes.
30 January 2018
Abyei award influences reasoning standard in Maori land dispute
New Zealand's Court of Appeal has set aside the award in an ad hoc dispute over ancestral Maori lands – setting out the reasoning requirement and standard for awards under domestic law with reference to the Abyei Arbitration, among other cases.
10 October 2017
UNCITRAL to examine further reforms of ISDS
As it marks its 50th anniversary, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law has agreed to examine proposals for a permanent multilateral investment court and a standalone appellate body among a range of potential reforms to the investor-state dispute settlement system.
12 July 2017
Hong Kong courts continue to fly pro-arbitration flag, reveals data
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre has unveiled new statistics showing the continuing pro-arbitration stance of its local courts, which set aside only one award in 2016, as well as the prevalence of applications to enforce awards from mainland China.
08 February 2017
Do arbitrators have enough technical knowledge?
15 February 2016
LCIA names new director general
24 February 2014