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NLJ this week: The Arbitration Act 25 years on

10 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, third parties 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.’

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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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