Among the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on legal systems is an increase in the number of arbitration hearings being conducted virtually rather than in person. The 12th edition of Mayer Brown’s Global International Arbitration Update, released in January 2021, shines a light on this and other ways in which the pandemic is changing
Arbitrating COVID-19 Contract Disputes: 10 Takeaways
In this Blogpost, James Ferguson recaps on a recent webinar he participated in on “Arbitrating COVID-19 Contract Disputes” with his colleagues from London, Singapore, Frankfurt and Rio de Janeiro. The discussion included the key issues likely to arise in arbitrations of COVID-19 contract disputes under both common law and civil law principles. The
Impact of Covid-19 in International Arbitration
In light of the developing COVID-19 situation, the main arbitral institutions around the world are taking precautionary measures to minimise the potential impacts this may have on the progression of arbitrations and to safeguard the health and safety of everyone involved in arbitral proceedings. Such initiatives – most of them related to the adoption of