The Arbitration Act 1996 – Time for Review?

Thirteenth Annual Review of the Arbitration Act 1996

Monday 8 February 2010 10:00 to 18:00

Location

British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Charles Clore House, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5JP
 

Participants

David Brynmor Thomas, Herbert Smith LLP
Phillip Capper, White and Case LLP
Sir Peter Cresswell, Three Verulam Buildings
Hew Dundas, International Arbitrator and Mediator
Julianne Hughes-Jennett, Lovells LLP
Dr Julian D M Lew QC, 20 Essex Street
Professor Robert McCorquodale, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Michael O'Reilly, Adie O'Reilly LLP
Sarita Patil Woolhouse, No5 Chambers
Khawar Qureshi QC, Serle Court Chambers
Alan Redfern, One Essex Court
Lord Justice Rix, Royal Courts of Justice
Stewart Shackleton
Richard Smith, Allen & Overy LLP
Shai Wade, Reed Smith

Topics include:

  • Provisions on costs and appeals - an assessment from an international perspective
  • Does s 69 reflect the right balance and is s 68 sometimes misused?
  • Enforcement of Awards and States
  • Do words really mean what we choose them to mean? 'Conclusive' in Shell v Dana Gas
  • Do anti-suit injunctions have a future?
  • Who guards the guards and who decides arbitral jurisdiction?
  • Arbitration agreements and EU law
  • Section 7 of the Arbitration Act - A strong principle of separability?
  • The Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010: What lessons for the 1996 Act?
  • Interim measures - is the support available for arbitration effective?

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