What we do
- Arbitration clauses and procedure
- Mediation and settlement agreements
- Enforcement of awards
Drafting the clause
Seat, rules, number of arbitrators and the scope of the reference, settled before the contract is signed rather than after a dispute forms.
Running the reference
Statements of case, document production, witnesses and the hearing, managed so that the timetable holds.
Awards and enforcement
Recognition and enforcement, and the challenges that are available where an award is defective.
Questions clients ask
Is arbitration always faster than court?
Not automatically. It is faster when the clause and the tribunal are right; badly run arbitration can be slower.
Can a dispute still go to court?
Sometimes, on the appointment of the tribunal, interim relief or a challenge to the award.
Do you act as mediator?
We mediate where the parties want a facilitator, and we represent parties in mediations run by others.