Topic: Time and costs
Bogart: rising fees are making some cases unviable
Rising counsel fees and a lack of predictability in arbitrators’ approach to costs are making it economically unviable to finance certain cases, Burford Capital CEO Christopher Bogart has told delegates at GAR Live Dubai.
14 November 2024
A tale of two arbitrations: Burford’s Bogart on reducing time and costs
Burford Capital’s CEO Christopher Bogart argues it is time for international commercial arbitration to reclaim its original promise of efficiency – and draws on the funder’s experience in two recent cases to show how differences in case management can have a striking impact on time and costs.
31 October 2024
GAR-LCIA roundtable: is it time for a reset?
"Has international arbitration lost its way? And, is it a time for a reset?" were the questions posed to a group of leading practitioners from around the world at a roundtable held by GAR and the LCIA.
23 July 2024
"Too many faces in the trough": why the roundtable was needed
In an interview, J William Rowley KC tells GAR what led to the roundtable on whether international arbitration has "lost its way".
23 July 2024