Arbitration Law Monthly

Agreement to terminate and stay of proceedings In Downing v Al Tameer Establishment [2002] EWCA Civ 721 the Court of Appeal addressed the crucial question of whether the refusal of one party to go to arbitration, and the commencement of judicial..

ADR and the costs sanction In Dunnett v Railtrack plc (No 1) [2002] EWCA Civ 302 and Dunnett v Railtrack plc (No 2) [2002] EWCA Civ 303, [2002] 2 All ER 850 the Court of Appeal has made it clear that a failure by a party to consider ADR when this..

Arbitration concerning the Troll oil field This note, by Anders Ryssdal and Hans Aarre, both of Wiersholm, Mellbye & Bech, Oslo, discusses the recent Norwegian arbitral award concerning the Troll oil field. Background to the dispute In 1986..

Arbitration subject to condition The distinction between arbitration and other dispute resolution processes is often a fine one, but it is crucial as arbitration legislation applies only to arbitration and not to anything else. The New South Wales..

Extension of time The English Arbitration Act 1950, s27, conferred wide powers upon the English courts to override the agreed time limits for the commencement of arbitration. It was possible to apply to the courts for an extension of time, and this..