Arbitration Law Monthly

This is the first issue of Arbitration Law Monthly. Its purpose is to provide analysis of the most recent judicial rulings and legislative developments affecting arbitrations. The focus is primarily on matters which affect arbitrations with..

Determining the seat of an arbitration The provisions of the Arbitration Act 1996 are applicable to an arbitration only if the ‘seat’ of the arbitration is in England, Wales or Northern Ireland. The ‘seat’ is the..

Bills of lading and charterparties There has been much authority in England dating back to the 19th century as to whether an arbitration clause contained in a charterparty is incorporated into a bill of lading where the bill of lading contains..

It is plainly open to the parties to a reference to arbitration to agree to abandon the reference. In accordance with general principle, what is required is an offer to abandon made by one party, and acceptance of that offer by the other party...

Major international law congress to be held The 2nd International Law Congress 2001 is to be held in Dublin from 14 to 16 May. Featuring over 100 speakers on five concurrent streams, this conference is attracting a truly international audience..

Different views have been taken in different jurisdictions as to the confidentiality of arbitration proceedings and of any award issued at the end of those proceedings. The English view, set out in a series of cases the most important of which..