UK: Herbert Smith Freehills signs Greener Litigation Pledge

Herbert Smith Freehills has become a founding signatory of the Greener Litigation Pledge, an important industry-led initiative to reduce the environmental impact of dispute resolution processes. All organisations involved in dispute resolution in England and Wales are invited to sign the Pledge. Signatories agree to take active steps to work toward minimising the carbon footprint … Read more

ICSID releases revised proposed Mediation Rules

On 15 June 2021, the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes released its latest working paper as part of its Rules Amendment Project. In addition to proposing changes to the ICSID Convention and ICSID Additional Facility arbitration and conciliation, as covered in an earlier blog post, Working Paper 5 also refines the proposed … Read more

UK: Civil Justice Council recommends court-compelled ADR

The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has recommended a greater use of compulsory ADR within the civil courts of England and Wales. In particular, it has concluded that court-mandated ADR is not incompatible with Article 6 of the European Human Rights Convention (right to a fair trial) and is therefore lawful. That conclusion is contained in … Read more

Upcoming Webinar: Mediation in Arbitration

On Thursday 18 March 2021 at 10.45 am (GMT) speakers from Herbert Smith Freehills will join the panel for a live London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) webinar on Mediation in Arbitration. Read more

Mediation in Arbitration Podcast: The Profile of Mediation in Arbitration

We are pleased to share this Mediation in Arbitration podcast, in which Craig Tevendale, Chris Parker and Rebecca Warder discuss the results of the Herbert Smith Freehills and London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) Mediation in Arbitration Survey (discussed in this previous post). The podcast also covers potential barriers to mediation in international arbitration, … Read more