Publications

A Guide to the IBA’s Revised Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest
The IBA recently revised its Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration. This was the culmination of a review by the IBA Arbitration Committee,

How far do the new LCIA Guidelines for Parties’ Legal Representatives and the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation go?
“To the question: What are the professional rules applicable to an Indian lawyer in a Hong Kong arbitration between a Bahraini claimant and a Japanese

British Virgin Islands: A new arbitration centre in the Caribbean?
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) passed a new arbitration law in December, including provisions for setting up a new international arbitration centre. Ben Knowles, global

Give environment its own court
Climate change is believed to be one of the greatest threats facing humanity. In an attempt to address this threat, the international community came together

To Forfeit or not to Forfeit? ? Enforceability of Forfeiture Clauses in Oil and Gas Joint Operating Agreements (JOA)
A recent arbitration award has highlighted the question of the enforceability of forfeiture provisions in oil and gas JOAs. The effect of such provisions is

The US$50 billion Yukos award overturned ? Enforcement becomes a game of Russian roulette
Introduction The Hague District Court ruled on 20 April 2016 to reverse a PCA tribunal?s decision against Russia to pay damages in excess of US$50

A Guide to the IBA’s Revised Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest
The IBA recently revised its Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration. This was the culmination of a review by the IBA Arbitration Committee, which began in 2012. The salient changes address the rise of advance declarations by arbitrators; third-party funding;

How far do the new LCIA Guidelines for Parties’ Legal Representatives and the IBA Guidelines on Party Representation go?
“To the question: What are the professional rules applicable to an Indian lawyer in a Hong Kong arbitration between a Bahraini claimant and a Japanese defendant represented by New York lawyers, the answer is no more obvious than it would be in

British Virgin Islands: A new arbitration centre in the Caribbean?
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) passed a new arbitration law in December, including provisions for setting up a new international arbitration centre. Ben Knowles, global head of dispute resolution, considers some of the factors that may affect the success of arbitration in

Give environment its own court
Climate change is believed to be one of the greatest threats facing humanity. In an attempt to address this threat, the international community came together in Paris last December to reach the ?Paris Agreement?. Negotiators from 195 countries made a series of