Sponsored briefing: The Mauritius International Arbitration Act – A decade on

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Sponsored briefing: The Mauritius International Arbitration Act – A decade on

Rishi Pursem SC and Bilshan Nursimulu discuss how Mauritius has evolved to become an increasingly popular choice for arbitration On 1 January 2009, the Mauritian International Arbitration Act came into force. It created a completely new regime for international arbitration and expressly provides that it is to be developed in keeping with the international principles …

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Sponsored briefing: The world-class disputes space the City’s been waiting for

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Sponsored briefing: The world-class disputes space the City’s been waiting for

A message from the chief executive of The International Arbitration Centre As London’s newest dispute resolution centre, The International Arbitration Centre (IAC) is delighted to sponsor the Disputes Yearbook. It is no exaggeration to say that over the last ten years London has risen to become the new home of international arbitration, offering a selection …

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Sponsored briefing: The full-frontal approach

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Sponsored briefing: The full-frontal approach

Simon Kerry asks whether front loading case management is effective in resolving cases and looks at the forthcoming Disclosure Pilot In recent years, reforms of the Civil Procedure Rules have focused on ‘front loading’ case management. In particular, for larger and more complex cases, planning phases have been established to set parameters within which the …

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Sponsored briefing: A new ADR instrument for conflicts between beneficiaries and professional fiduciaries

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Sponsored briefing: A new ADR instrument for conflicts between beneficiaries and professional fiduciaries

Moritz Blasy, Nicolai Binkert and Simon Ott detail Liechtenstein’s new conciliation procedure Liechtenstein’s fiduciary and financial services industry has a long history of rendering high-quality services to an international clientele of high-net-worth individuals. For almost 100 years Liechtenstein’s unique legal system has attracted high-net-worth individuals seeking to structure their wealth. The Liechtenstein foundation and the …

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Legal technology sponsored briefing: Going paperless – how to do it and what you will gain

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Legal technology sponsored briefing: Going paperless – how to do it and what you will gain

DeeDee Kato of Foxit Software details the benefits of going digital and how firms can do so efficiently Paperless initiatives are happening everywhere, whether you are a federal or state court system with e-filing requirements, or a hospital with fax-elimination/paper-elimination objectives. Law offices are no different. While there is doubt that firms will ever be …

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Sponsored firm profile: JMiles & Co

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Sponsored firm profile: JMiles & Co

JMiles & Co specialises in international arbitration, mediation and fraud and asset recovery and is a recipient of the Law Society of England and Wales Excellence Award for international legal services. We have acted for African governments and private clients in Africa and elsewhere across the world. The team consists of lawyers who have qualified …

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Legal technology sponsored briefing: Spear phishing – Carefully targeted, extremely damaging and fast increasing

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Legal technology sponsored briefing: Spear phishing – Carefully targeted, extremely damaging and fast increasing

Muthmainur Rahman on the increasing threat of sophisticated, personalised phishing It is a depressingly familiar experience – a message pops into the recipient’s inbox demanding that they log-in to their bank account, office systems or email provider urgently. Badly written, often featuring a generic salutation (‘Dear Valued Customer’) and frequently purporting to be from a …

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Sponsored briefing: Tech-driven review vs the fear of missing out

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Sponsored briefing: Tech-driven review vs the fear of missing out

Jane Colston discusses the use of AI in the courts under the new disclosure pilot scheme’s push for cheaper tech-assisted review Lord Burnett of Maldon has set up a new advisory board made up of senior judges and artificial intelligence (AI) experts to consider and advise on the issues arising from the use of AI …

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