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COVID-19, Security for Costs, Third party funding

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Third Party Funding and Security for Costs in International Commercial Arbitration

Megan Betts, Evanthia Kasiora (Squire Patton Boggs)/July 30, 2020July 29, 2020 /1 Comment

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The COVID-19 pandemic has already created market volatility and adversely affected the financial position of companies and individuals around the world. This post explores two main ideas: (1) whether the pandemic is likely to result in an upturn in recourse to third party funding arrangements; and (2) whether arbitrating parties should anticipate increased exposure to…

Arbitration Act 1996, English Arbitration Act, English courts, Foreign Dispute, UK, Witness Statement

Securing Witness Evidence: English Courts to the Rescue of Foreign Arbitrations

Megan Betts, Evanthia Kasiora (Squire Patton Boggs)/May 25, 2020May 27, 2020 /Leave a comment

In A and B v C, D and E [2020] EWCA Civ 409, the English Court of Appeal issued on 19 March 2020 an order compelling a non-party to arbitration proceedings seated in New York to give evidence in support of the arbitration. The Arbitration The dispute arose under two settlement agreements between A…