…and reducing costs. The Act also clarifies that the law of the seat governs arbitration agreements by default when no choice is made. Nigeria’s Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 provides…
…putting it back to the ministry is a way of effecting mediation in the justice process.” Challenge of CADER’s Power to Act as Appointing Authority CADER’s woes were compounded…
…AI is currently transforming mediation, focusing on applications such as predictive analytics, virtual mediation platforms, and automated document review. While AI does bring substantial benefits, it also introduces ethical and…
…legal framework for arbitration, mediation, and other forms of alternative dispute resolution. The arbitration section of the ADR Act aligns with international arbitration standards, particularly the UNCITRAL Model Law on…
…DRC, the parties were bound by the DRC Mediation & Arbitration Rules (the “Rules”), which mandated arbitration. Article 69 of the Rules provided that “[u]nless the parties agree otherwise, the…
…such issues, including the Blockchain Expedited Arbitration Rules by the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation(LCAM), aimed at resolving disputes in the Web3 and digital asset space, and the UNCITRAL…
…Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) Principles, the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC) Guidelines, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) Guideline, and the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) Note. All stress…
…Mediation Advocacy in Conflict Resolution” at the International Dispute Resolution Centre. The session brought together Henrietta Jackson-Stops (IPOS Mediation), Jon Lang (IPOS Mediation), Charlotte Pope-Williams (3 Hare Court), Nikki Edwards…
…submissions, while chatbot interfaces help users draft clauses and file claims. Innovations also included encouraging mediation and allocating costs based on party conduct to promote procedural discipline. The panel then…
…referee-like intervention. However, he cautioned against a rigid, purist outlook in this era of renewed scrutiny. According to him, a flexible approach using mediation, negotiation, and hybrid models like med-arb…
…mechanisms like mediation and conciliation can serve as methods to enhance and modernise existing practices. Finally, she emphasised the need to make the dispute resolution system truly international—not just by…
The Arbitration & Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (“CAM Santiago”) and the Madrid International Arbitration Center & Ibero-American Arbitration Center (“CIAM-CIAR”) have concluded a strategic agreement whereby…
…the use of AI in cases administered under the SCC rules. Guidelines have also been released by the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators….
…the dispute amicably through consultations, negotiations, conciliation or mediation. If successful, it means that some disputes will not have to go to arbitration (if it is chosen as the mode…
On March 18, 2025, the Office of the Paraguayan Presidency’s Legal Counsel submitted to the Paraguayan Arbitration and Mediation Center (the “Center”) its draft to modernize Law No. 1879/2002, the…
…unclear. The 2022 Alternative Dispute Resolution Policy in Rwanda recommends repealing the entire Act to establish separate statutes for arbitration and mediation, but, so far, only the Kigali International Arbitration…
…E”) stipulated that if Dynamic did not choose to arbitrate in KSA, the parties could first attempt mediation. If the mediation failed, either party could refer the dispute to “arbitration…
The conference on “Arbitration and Mediation in Industrial Property,” during Paris Arbitration Week (“PAW”) 2025, brought together legal scholars, judges, arbitrators, and mediators to explore how alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”)…
…moderated by Dr. Yulia Levashova (Nyenrode University/Asia Pacific FDI Network), focused on “Dispute Prevention and Investment Mediation.” Speakers Kiran Gore (Law Offices of Kiran N. Gore PLLC), Dr. Diora Ziyaeva…
…and the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (more commonly known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation). The growing interest in mediation paved the way for other…
…remote hearings, cost allocation based on good faith, confidentiality, and the promotion of mediation and med-arb. She also noted that Slovenia’s 2008 Arbitration Act, based on the 2006 UNCITRAL Model…
…from the arbitral institutions were Rodrigo Garcia Da Fonseca from the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (“CAM-CCBC”), Dr Ismail Selim from the Cairo Regional…
…systems now mandate mediation, meaning U.S. lawyers are growing more familiar with alternative processes. This shift can also help counter the hesitation lawyers sometimes feel about being the first to…
…Policy provides that, in the absence of contrary agreements, disputes will follow the Rules in the Arbitration and Mediation Act 2023 (paragraph 5). The Policy encourages preference for Nigeria as…
