I regularly publish analysis of developments in cases and international practice, and am a contributor to Arbitration Matters. Read a selection here:
Timothy’s 2022 Hot Topic – At the crossroads of class actions and arbitration, Arbitration Matters #702, January 2023
Alberta – Court of Appeal to clarify its jurisdiction in arbitration matters, Arbitration Matters #689, December 2022
Amazon purchasers’ class-action competition claims referred to arbitration, Arbitration Matters #683, November 2022
Case note - Ong v Fedoruk, 2022 ABQB 557, Arbitration Matters, September 2022
Promoting witness honesty in virtual hearings and the lessons to be learned from social science: A conversation with Dr. Ula Cartwright-Finch, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Vol. 14 No. 2, September 2021.
A warning shot for investor-state dispute settlement under NAFTA 2.0? HSF Notes, August 2017
What to watch for as NAFTA (re)negotiators get to work HSF Notes, August 2017
UK’s ratification of ILO Forced Labour Protocol HSF Notes, January 2016
High Court of Hong Kong requires strong reasons to refuse to enjoin foreign proceedings brought in breach of Hong Kong arbitration clause HSF Notes, May 2015
Investor’s claims against Peru thrown out due to abusive corporate restructuring to acquire treaty rights HSF Notes, February 2015
PCA–Hong Kong Host Country Agreement anticipates increase in disputes involving States in Asia HSF Notes, January 2015
NAFTA tribunal considers issues of res judicata and the customary international law minimum standard of treatment HSF Notes, November 2014
The future of investment agreements: meeting of the World Investment Forum Unclean hands and contributory fault HSF Notes, November 2014
Unclean hands and contributory fault, Global Arbitration Review, September 2014 (Subscription required)
Revisions to the HKIAC’s Model Clauses address uncertainty regarding the law governing arbitration clauses HSF Notes, August 201
The largest Arbitration Awards in history: Three majority shareholders in Yukos awarded total damages of over $50bn from the Russian Federation HSF Notes, August 2014