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NLJ: Arbitration reform?

11 March 2022
Issue: 7970 / Categories: Legal News , ADR , Arbitration
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It's been 25 years since the Arbitration Act 1996 came into force, so what has worked and what needs reform?

Writing in this week’s NLJ, Shantanu Majumdar QC, of Radcliffe Chambers, reviews the practical operation of the Act, covering confidentiality, court challenges, jurisdiction and other aspects, as well as Law Commission proposals for amendment.

Majumdar writes: ‘The essential question for the Law Commission is the extent to which the Act reflects English law as it has evolved over the past 25 years as well as to address respects in which English law has not but should do so.’

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

Sports, education and charities practice welcomes senior associate

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Ellisons—Carla Jones

Partner and head of commercial litigation joins in Chelmsford

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Freeths—Louise Mahon

Firm strengthens Glasgow corporate practice with partner hire

NEWS
One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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