Nearly 7 months since the imposition of lockdown measures in the United Kingdom to curb the spread of COVID-19, the toll on individual businesses and on the economy as a whole is becoming clear.

When no choice of law governing an arbitration agreement is expressly given, how is the governing law of that arbitration agreement determined?

This article looks at the impact of COVID -19 on international arbitration: its impact at the time of writing in the Spring /Summer of 2020 and its possible impact on the conduct of international arbitration in the future.

Ben Giaretta C.Arb FCIArb, Chair of the London Branch, sets out some strategies for building your arbitration career.