London still dominates arbitration

Research by HFW has found that London continues to dominate the market for international maritime arbitration, accounting for more than 80 per cent of all cases globally. London handled 1,737 maritime arbitrations in 2019 – up 14 per cent on the previous year – which equates to around 83 per cent of all international maritime arbitrations that year, according to HFW’s analysis of data from major arbitral institutions around the world. Singapore and Hong Kong – London’s two strongest competitors – trailed with 229 and 124 international maritime arbitrations in 2019, respectively.