December 10, 2015
In recent years the Australian Courts have developed an enviable reputation for adopting a very proactive approach to the enforcement of both Australian and foreign arbitral awards. In particular, the Australian courts have adopted a vigorous approach in seeing off various challenges, many of them unmeritorious, trying to set aside arbitration awards on relatively spurious…
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November 25, 2015
If anyone is wondering why Hong Kong enjoys such a great reputation as Asia’s premier hub for arbitrating international disputes, a simple review of arbitration activities over the past year should provide ample evidence. The courts, the executive arm of government and the members of the arbitration community have had an impressively productive year. The…
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October 30, 2015
Why people resort to arbitration? Bearing of course in mind that it is not possible to generalize, it is suggested that very frequently one resorts to arbitration because one looks at a dispute resolution mechanism which be different from court proceedings (a remark which is more than obvious since otherwise one would stay with court…
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October 23, 2015
The Government’s proposal to introduce a fixed costs regime for clinical negligence claims of up to £250,000 will almost certainly strike the death knell for access to justice for many negligently injured patients. It had previously been assumed that fixed recoverable costs were only being considered for cases where damages are awarded up to £100,000.…
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October 19, 2015
There is no doubt that Family law responds, more than other areas of law, to changes in society and high earners now earn significant salaries and there is a clear trend for couples to divorce later in life, to reflect a greater life expectancy and a greater expectancy of what quality of life they will…
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