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The Herbert Smith Freehills arbitration team has partnered with the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation to conduct a snapshot survey of more than 50 mediators, exploring their experience of mediation in arbitration in 2019 and 2020. The results of the survey shed light on current take-up of mediation in arbitration, the stages of the … Read more
The Mediation in Arbitration Survey is now closed and we are very grateful to the more than 50 mediators who have shared their experience with Herbert Smith Freehills and the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation. Read more
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Alternative Dispute Resolution (the “APPG”) has recently published a report titled ‘Securing the UK’s position as a global disputes hub: Best practice lessons between Singapore and the UK’ (the “Report). The Report follows from the APPG’s fact-finding visit to Singapore, in which it aimed to learn how Singapore has established … Read more
Tomorrow marks an important day for international dispute resolution as the Singapore Mediation Convention comes into force, just over a year after its signing ceremony on 7 August 2019. More formally known as the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation, the new Convention aims to establish a global enforcement regime for settlement agreements … Read more
On 22 July 2020, the Republic of Ghana became the 53rd country to sign the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (the “Singapore Convention”) since it opened for signature in Singapore on 7 August 2019. Read more
The High Court has held that statements made in a “without prejudice” mediation paper were admissible as they were to be used to rebut allegations of fraud, by showing that the claimants had known about, and approved, the transactions said to constitute the alleged fraud: Berkeley Square Holdings v Lancer Property Asset Management Ltd [2020] … Read more
The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) has expanded its dispute resolution services by launching the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) on 26 May 2020. Read more
