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Lord Mayor's speech to the High Court Judiciary
On Tuesday 13th July 2010, the Rt Hon Lord Mayor addressed the Hight Court Judiciary, and Lord Chancellor, at Mansion House. In his speech, the Lord Mayor highlights the role that the city of London is playing in aiding the current economic recovery and references alternate dispute resolution as a significant factor in this. For more speeches by the Lord Mayor, visit http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/speeches
The recipient of the 2009 Brian Keelan Memorial Prize for excellence in the study of dispute resolution in a commercial context is Mr Josh Chetwynd from the USA. Mr Chetwynd's paper focuses on the environment in which most Major League Baseball players deal with conflict and dispute resolution and considers the typologies of resolution utilized by players and compares this to that of Western Societies and other cultures
Commercial Dispute Resolution in Russia
Mr Mikhail Rozenbourg, the Senior Partner of Chadbourne LLP Moscow office, challenges the common perception that commercial disputes should be resolved outside of Russia, whenever possible. Mr Rozenbourg, whilst understanding and appreciating the fact that London is the most popular seat of arbitration for commercial disputes, argues that the arbitration forum in Russia can still provide an efficient way of receiving a fair arbitration award. This article was first published in 'Investment Climate' magazine and is reproduced with the kind permission of the author.
Review of Civil Litigation Costs: Final Report (Chapter 36) - ADR
Lord Jackson discusses how ADR has a vital role to play in reducing the costs of civil disputes, but reports that it is under-used. He recommends a serious campaign to ensure litigation lawyers, judges and businesses are properly informed of how ADR works and the benefits it can bring.
IFSL: International Private Wealth Management 2009 Report
The December 2009 edition of IFSL’s International Private Wealth Management report estimated that the global market for wealthy individuals with over $1m of investable assets fell by 19% in 2008 to $32.8 trillion. Assets of wealthy investors contracted by 22% in Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific, but 8% in the Middle East and 6% in Latin America.
Innovation and the Facilitation of Recovery - Law and Regulation
Bankers, lawyers and regulators met in the City of London on Monday 19th October at a seminar co-hosted by the City Disputes Panel with the Financial Markets Law Committee. They debated how best to resolve the issues resulting from the fall-out of the financial crisis and how best to ensure that such a crisis does not arise again. This article summarises some of the themes arising from the seminar.
Directing to Educating, a challenge to lawyers by Joy Davies
In the view of many, after more than twenty five years, mediation growth in this country is almost stagnant, despite the support of HMCS and many judges. Joy Davies of Nottingham Law School looks at why and asks what the next twenty years may bring. The author discusses the need to change the agenda in the world of civil and commercial mediation, and focus on the needs of the end user, and questions whether the courts have usurped the role of lawyers and their clients in determining the appropriate way to resolve a dispute. First published in the New Law Journal, 31st July 2009.
The Use of Mediation in Construction Disputes. Nicholas Gould
Construction Disputes: Negotiate, mediate, adjudicate or litigate? The outcome of a research project into dispute resolution in the construction industry.
