Impartiality and Disclosure: Will the Brazilian Supreme Court Change the Standard?
By Leonardo F. Souza-McMurtrie
Despite being a relatively young market at just over 20 years old, Brazilian arbitration has experienced rapid growth. As of 2020, Brazil...
From theory to practice – BATNA in the spotlight
By Alan Limbury (Strategic Resolution)
As long ago as 1981, in the very first edition of Getting to Yes: Negotiating Agreement Without Giving In, Roger Fisher and...
Traffic management contract dispute: $55m judgement debt dismissed
The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague, The Netherlands, has dismissed a $55 million judgment debt against Ghana which was being sought...
Delimiting the Limits of an Arbitrator’s Mandate: Submission and Remission
By Joel Soon (Singapore Management University)
When determining what matters fall within the scope of the submission to arbitration, five sources are relevant: the parties’ pleadings,...
The Bill to Amend the Brazilian Arbitration Act: A Threat to Arbitration in Brazil?
By João Gabriel Campos & Leonardo F. Souza
The 1996 Brazilian Arbitration Act (the BAA), which subjects domestic and international arbitrations to the same set of rules,...
Anaesthetists’ Association loses confidence in Medical & Dental Council
The Ghana Association of Certified Registered Anaesthetists (GACRA) says it has lost confidence in the Ghana Medical and Dental Council, accusing the council of...
Mediation and Access to Justice for All: The Case of Unrepresented Parties
By Bongkiyi John Paul
Legal systems round the globe are grounded in the rule of law and in theory, justice is available readily and equally...
Mediation and the art of managing emotions
By Tim Hardy
It never ceases to amaze me how often parties say that their emotions play no part in a dispute. Absolutely not, they...
How To Compel Remote Arbitration
By Theodore K. Cheng
One adverse impact of the pandemic has been to create delays in the scheduling of in-person evidentiary arbitration hearings due to ongoing...
Mediation Series: Appointing a Mediator
You are welcome once again to the ADR Mediation series.
In our last session, we discussed how to submit a matter to mediation.
Today, we are...
