Dispute finance, in its modern form, originated in Australia in the mid-1990s

Recently, YMG member Gunita Phalswal attended the Diversity in Arbitration event held at Hogan Lovells Singapore. As a law student who wants to progress into the field of arbitration, she took away the following lessons from this event.

Witness conferencing has become a popular means of taking evidence, particularly from expert witnesses, in commercial arbitrations. In this article Timothy Cooke FCIArb looks at common approaches to ‘hot-tubbing’, as the process is sometimes known, and how it can contribute to the efficacy and efficiency of proceedings.

Given the value, complexity, location and sheer number of projects which comprise China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), it is highly likely that disputes will arise between parties involved in BRI projects, whether it be the states involved themselves, investors, lenders and other funders, contractors and subcontractors or companies in the vast supply chains that will be engaged by the initiative.