Cross-border transfer of evidence in litigation or arbitration proceedings is no longer innocuous in today’s world, with countries frequently at odds with each other over data security regulations.

All these together create a procedural environment that respects business logic, ensures negotiation autonomy and maintains ...

Considering the complex structure of commercial insurance programs—typically purchased in annual “towers” of insurance—risk managers and in-house counsel often do not pay sufficient attention to ...

COMMERCIAL legal disputes are a reality of doing business, and they happen for a host of reasons. Breach of contract is the most common source of business disagreements. In simple terms, a breach of ...

The Canadian Arbitration Report 2024 confirms anecdotal evidence that more businesses are using arbitration and mediation to resolve business disputes more cheaply, faster, and effectively, said the ...

The government has introduced commercial courts aimed at speeding up business dispute settlements, a move officials and investors say would help improve the country’s investment climate. In this ...

The origins of modern-day "alternative" dispute resolution (non-adjudicative dispute resolution dubbed ADR) can be found in the ancient records of secular and religious peoples. Thousands of years ago ...

Arbitration has emerged as the only effective dispute resolution mechanism for commercial disputes, said Justice N. Anand Venkatesh, Judge of the Madras High Court. At an awareness session on ...

The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has urged judges and other judicial officers across the country to prioritise the quick dispensation of justice in ...

Since the introduction of mandatory pre-court mediation in India, settlement rates remain low at 1.75%. Experts argue that ...

Centres in four emirates to handle civil and commercial disputes Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, UAE’s Minister of Justice and Chairman of the Federal Supreme Council of the Judiciary Abu ...