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UK cheapest and most popular place for international arbitration disputes

5 October 2011 | Mark Weston

The United Kingdom has come out as the cheapest place in the world to hear international arbitration disputes. It is also the most commonly chosen venue. The results are surprising as London has a reputation...

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European Commission looks to introduce online arbitration process for cross-border business-to-consumer disputes

2 June 2011 | Paul Gershlick

The European Commission is looking to introduce a new online arbitration system for low value cross-border business-to-consumer disputes to save consumers having to go through the court process. This should...

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Hot Tubbing

19 April 2010 | Justine Ash

“HOT TUBBING” The Jackson Report on litigation costs included some novelties, for example the concept of “hot tubbing”. Hot tubbing or “concurrent evidence”, is a method of giving...

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The Bribery Act becomes law

13 April 2010 | Tim Constable

The Bribery Act received its Royal Assent on 8 April 2010 and duly became law on that date. This reflects Jack Straw's determination to push the legislation through before the end of this session of Parliament,...

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Compulsory Mediation – the European perspective :

30 March 2010 | Justine Ash

A recent ruling in the European Court of Justice has stated that an Italian court’s imposition of compulsory mediation on parties to litigation did not amount to a breach of Article 6(1) of the Convention...

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E-disclosure – the new questionnaire gets its first outing

7 March 2010 | Tim Constable

The essence of any Court case is fair play. Both parties are under an obligation to reveal every relevant document in their possession or under their control at an early stage even if the documents are...

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Corporate manslaughter – the first trial continues

7 March 2010 | Tim Constable

The trial of the first UK company and its director to be charged under the 2007 Corporate Manslaughter act has been adjourned for legal arguments (news report). Cotswold Geotechnical Holdings is accused...

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Corporate hospitality will be caught by new UK bribery legislation

8 February 2010 | Tim Constable

It is often thought that despite its other ills, the UK at least remains relatively free from corruption. According to the international anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International, we should think...

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Electronic filing and issue of Court documents

30 January 2010 | Tim Constable

HM Court Service is rolling out its electronic document filing system. It is already up and running in the Commercial Court, TCC and Chancery Division. Bankruptcy and Insolvency will go live in the Spring. The...

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Litigation project management – a new way of estimating costs

26 January 2010 | Tim Constable | 3 comments

The Jackson report on Civil Litigation costs has proposed a host of important reforms. One recommendation which seems very likely to be implemented is a new standard form costs estimate for multi-track...

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Latest news and views tagged Dispute Resolution

UK cheapest and most popular place for international arbitration disputes

European Commission looks to introduce online arbitration process for cross-border business-to-consumer disputes

Hot Tubbing

The Bribery Act becomes law

Compulsory Mediation – the European perspective :

E-disclosure – the new questionnaire gets its first outing

Corporate manslaughter – the first trial continues

Corporate hospitality will be caught by new UK bribery legislation

Electronic filing and issue of Court documents

Litigation project management – a new way of estimating costs

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