Announcements and Updates

Professor Derek Auchie sets out some thought-provoking observations about the effectiveness of mediation as a dispute resolution process.

Professor Derek Auchie asked me to answer this question in a blog post which you can read on Derek’s website: Too many cooks or the dream team?

Thanks to initiatives of colleagues in the arbitration and mediation fields, practitioners are becoming more aware of what needs to be done to reduce the environmental impact of these processes.

On 6 February 2020 I was delighted to represent the Scottish Arbitration Centre at this event about arbitral seats organised by the Franco-British Lawyers Society and the Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre.

Gillian Carmichael Lemaire has been appointed as an Ambassador for the Scottish Arbitration Centre. 

Pinsent Masons are among the sponsors of the 2nd Annual GAR Live Construction Disputes, which will take place as part of Paris Arbitration Week on Thursday 4 April 2019.