Dec 1, 2020 | Arbitration, NZIAC |
By Melissa Perkin Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48 Introduction On 27 November 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the landmark case of Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd [2020] UKSC 48. The decision...
Jan 24, 2020 | Arbitration, NZIAC |
By Sophie Hursthouse Transparency International’s Corruption Perceptions Index 2019 has just been released, revealing the rankings of 180 countries and territories when analysed for perceived levels of corruption. The long-awaited report reveals New Zealand is again...
Jul 26, 2019 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Mediation, NZIAC |
In a watershed moment on Wednesday of this week, the New Zealand Parliament passed the Trusts Bill which contains unique and important provisions that expressly provide for arbitration and mediation of internal and external disputes involving trusts, including for...
Apr 14, 2019 | Arbitration, NZIAC |
By Richard Bamforth and Liz Williams The Commercial Court has remitted an award to the arbitrator for reconsideration on the basis of serious irregularity after the arbitrator sought the opinion of a third party and conducted his own research without notifying the...
Mar 15, 2019 | Arbitration, NZIAC |
Australia was the sixth country to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), after Japan, Singapore, Mexico, New Zealand and Canada triggering the 60 day countdown to entry into force of the Agreement on 30 December 2018 and the first...
Feb 2, 2019 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Mediation, NZIAC |
By Catherine Green The rule of law is profoundly important for a fair and functioning justice system to underpin effective international dispute resolution. It is beyond argument that New Zealand is highly respected globally as an independent and lawful jurisdiction...
Dec 11, 2018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration |
Participating, non-participating and boycotting parties under proposed Article 16(4) By Albert Monichino QC* Introduction On 1 October 2018, the Justice Committee of the New Zealand Parliament (‘Justice Committee’) published its Final Report on the Arbitration...
Dec 6, 2018 | Arbitration, NZIAC |
We were delighted to have leading international arbitrator Peter Baugher join us from Chicago, Illinois for an evening discussion last night on how we can best resolve international commercial disputes in today’s complex and dynamic legal, economic, and...
May 31, 2018 | Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, NZIAC |
In this issue we look at what happens when a member of an arbitral tribunal fails to perform, enforcement of arbitration agreements against non-signatories, and securing the appointment of an arbitral tribunal in the absence of agreement. We also look at whether there...
May 23, 2018 | Arb-Med, Arbitration, Mediation, NZIAC |
Hot on the heels of the CPTTP Agreement finalised earlier this year, the New Zealand International Arbitration Centre (NZIAC) has announced the launch of its new and innovative 2018 suite of International Arbitration, Mediation and Arb-Med Rules, and a fresh new...