9-8-23 / Oliver Cook — Arbitration
Oliver Cook co-authored this article with Liam McInerney (LK Law) published in the Wolters Kluwer: International Arbitration & Mediation concerning a decision in the Western Australia Court of Appeal to uphold that a UNICITRAL Tribunal rendered itself functus officio. The decision confirms that under the Commercial Arbitration Act 2012 (WA),…
25-11-21 / Nicholas Andreatidis KC — Arbitration, International
Nicholas Andreatidis QC and Angus O'Brien (Level Twenty Seven) were joined by Simon Bellas (Jones Day) and Cameron Sim (Debevoise & Plimpton) to unpick some of the uncertainties concerning legal professional privilege in the context of international arbitration. The video and podcast recordings of this Level Twenty Seven Chambers webinar…
22-10-21 / Shane Doyle KC, Sarah Spottiswood — Arbitration, International
This presentation formed part of ACICA's Australian Arbitration Week 2021 program. Shane Doyle QC and Sarah Spottiswood (Level Twenty Seven Chambers) and Chiann Bao (Arbitration Chambers) explored the situations where an arbitrator might be said to have performed its office so as to be (wholly or as to particular aspects…
4-3-21 / Sarah Spottiswood — Arbitration, International
Investment arbitration awards often give the impression that investment treaties are designed to reflect the interests of two actors: “investors” and “states”. There are in fact a myriad of actors, or “voices”, behind each word in an investment agreement. This chapter identifies three broad categories of voices: voices inside, outside…
19-2-20 / Glenn Newton KC, Shane Monks — Arbitration, International
A presentation at Level Twenty Seven Chambers on 18 February 2020 chaired by Glenn Newton QC and facilitated by Shane Monks. The session covered: What might be classed as "guerrilla tactics" and how one might deal with them Problematic behaviour by arbitrators, especially the disclosure of multiple appointments, as argued…
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