Organisation: London Maritime Arbitrators Association

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

After 10 years in Asia, a specialist in construction and maritime disputes has rejoined his first firm, Ince & Co, as a partner in Monaco.

23 October 2017

A shipbuilder spun off from South Korea's Daewoo Group has filed an appeal of two London Maritime Arbitrators Association awards that denied its US$372.8 million claim against an offshore platform operator.

25 September 2017

Sir Anthony Colman, an English arbitrator and judge who split his time between London and Dubai and was recently appointed chair of the Emirates Maritime Arbitration Centre, has died‎ aged 79.

02 August 2017

Introduction by contributing editor Clare Calnan, Wikborg Rein LLP

21 July 2017

Signalling confidence in the UK market despite Brexit, the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry – the UK capital’s largest independent networking and business support organisation – has resurrected a historical arbitration service that it offered.

23 May 2017

An executive of US distressed-debt investor Oaktree Capital has had his conviction for stealing part of a US$644 million arbitral award against Venezuela’s oil and gas company PDVSA cleared in the United Arab Emirates, it has emerged.

23 January 2017

A Texas bankruptcy court has granted distressed Korean group STX Offshore & Shipbuilding emergency protection, blocking creditors’ efforts to collect on US$40 million in London arbitration awards.

25 October 2016

Market uncertainty as a result of Brexit and competition from other seats will see a move of cases away from London suggested GE global litigation counsel Michael McIlwraith during an event in London to launch Kluwer International Arbitration Journal's special Brexit edition – but others disagreed.

21 October 2016

A London executive accused of embezzling the proceeds of an arbitral award against a Venezuelan state entity will not be extradited to the United Arab Emirates, after British prosecutors said there was insufficient evidence against him.

27 September 2016