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A new international Convention for the enforcement of mediated settlements
We are soon to have a new international regime for the enforcement of mediated settlement agreements. The UN Convention on International Settlement …
HONG KONG: UNLAWFUL DISMISSAL REINSTATEMENT RIGHTS FROM OCTOBER
Amendments to the Employment Ordinance ("EO") which strengthen the Labour Tribunal's ("LT") powers to make an order for reinstatement or re-engagement …
New convention on the enforcement of mediation settlement agreements approved
On 26 June, at the 51st session of UNCITRAL, final drafts for a Convention on the Enforcement of Mediation Settlements and corresponding Model Law were …
DISPUTE RESOLUTION IN ASIA-PACIFIC: PARTIES SEEK EFFICIENT PROCESSES AND ENFORCEABLE OUTCOMES
Following our report on the Global Pound Conference series, which brought together over 4000 stakeholders at 28 conferences worldwide, our analysis of …
Shaping the future of dispute resolution: global themes and regional differences revealed
The Global Pound Conference series - a unique and ambitious project to inform how commercial disputes should be resolved to better serve modern business …
Podcast: How Arbitration and ADR can be used together
In this short podcast Professional Support Consultants Hannah Ambrose and Vanessa Naish look at how Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution (or …
Justin D’Agostino to lead ICC Court’s new Belt and Road Commission
Justin D’Agostino, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Head of Disputes, has been appointed chair of a new ICC Court commission to develop the ICC’s approach …
Japan International Mediation Centre to open in Kyoto
It has recently been announced that a new "Japan International Mediation Centre" is to open in Kyoto, reportedly in early 2018. Mediation is a form of …
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