Mar 24, 2021 | Arbitration, International Disputes, NZIAC
By Maria Cole. Third-party funding, also known as litigation funding, is where a third-party, with no legal interest in the dispute, agrees to fund some or all the costs of a party to the dispute in return for a “a slice of the action”. Historically third-party...
Mar 17, 2021 | Arbitration, International Disputes, NZIAC
By Melissa Perkin. Arbitration users have become well-accustomed to remote hearings such as procedural hearings by telephone, or witness cross-examination being undertaken by video-link in recent years. The technology to conduct remote hearings in domestic and...
Mar 5, 2021 | Arbitration, International Disputes, NZIAC
By Melissa Lin and Belinda Green. The International Bar Association (IBA) published its revised Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the Rules of Evidence) on 17 February 2021. The revised rules will apply to all arbitrations in which the...
Feb 4, 2021 | Arbitration, NZIAC
By Melissa Perkin On 26 January 2021, China and New Zealand signed a deal to upgrade their existing free trade pact which will give commodities exports from New Zealand increased access to the world’s second-largest economy. The upgrade has primarily focused on...
