News 2010

Professor Loukas Mistelis delivered the 2010 Alexander Lecture of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators on 23 November

Professor Loukas Mistelis is Director of the School of International Arbitration in the Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS). His lecture topic was "The Many Faces of International Arbitration".

International Arbitration has witnessed in the last fifty or sixty years a wider acceptance: it has gained recognition in parts of the world where historically there was reluctance to accept this method of dispute settlement and at the same time arbitration expanded in new industries, such as foreign direct investment, banking, sports, media and telecoms. At the same time there is increased criticism as to the efficiency and the user-friendliness of international arbitration while it often appears to be the only option, at least for cross-border transactions. His Lecture looked at international arbitration as a well-established but imperfect system and aims at highlighting practical and theoretical ways of moving forward.

The Alexander Lecture was founded in recognition of the contribution of Mr John Russell Willis Alexander (1897 - 1985) to the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators. John Alexander was both a fervent supporter of all things Institute and one of the leading academic figures in arbitration throughout the period. He served for 40 years as a member of Council and as president of the Institute between 1952 and 1955. He created the first Alexander Lecture in 1974, delivered by the then Master of the Rolls Lord Denning. The Alexander Lectures were designed as an annual series of public lectures to be given by the most distinguished members of the judiciary as well as legal practitioners and other eminent speakers within the field of arbitration. For more information see www.ciarb.org

25th Annual Lecture of the School of International Arbitration...

New book published: 'Concise International Arbitration' edited by Professor Loukas Mistelis

Concise International Arbitration Edited by: Loukas A. Mistelis, published July 2010, ISBN 9041126090 , ISBN 13: 9789041126092 Hardcover , 1136 pp.

For more information and to order the book see kluwerlaw.com

International arbitration survey gathers pace

A major survey on international arbitration by the School of International Arbitration at Queen Mary, University of London, sponsored by global law firm White & Case, is canvassing the views of in-house counsel in key markets worldwide.

This year’s survey, entitled “Choices in International Arbitration”, will consider the key factors that influence corporate choices about international arbitration. In doing so, the survey revisits and expands upon some of the themes of the first survey conducted by Queen Mary in 2006 which examined corporate attitudes towards arbitration.

• Read the full article on the Queen Mary Media Centre
• Access the survey

Professor Loukas Mistelis comments in the FT - why companies use arbitration for conflict resolution

More companies than ever use arbitration for conflict-resolution Professor Loukas Mistelis, of QMUL explains why in the FT

Just published: World Arbitration Reporter – The International Encyclopaedia of Arbitration Law and Practice Edited by Prof Loukas Mistelis and Dr Laurence Shore Specialist editors: Dr Stavros Brekoulakis and Dr Monique Sasson ISBN: 978-1-933833-46-0 (five volumes and CD-ROM)

This publication provides unparalleled guidance to one of today's most complex and diverse areas of legal practice, international arbitration. Extensively revised and updated, the World Arbitration Reporter (WAR) will be the only integrated reference work containing detailed commentary and analysis on national legislation from more than 100 countries as well as information on the rules of procedure of more than 100 international and national arbitral institutions and the leading international arbitration treaties and agreements. This second edition brings together the work of more than 100 internationally renowned experts who have prepared thousands of pages of commentary and analysis, consisting of either reports of national law and practice, or reports on the rules and practice of major domestic and international institutions and concise analyses of major international treaties. The reports are authoritative but accessible, up-to-date and comprehensive. A must for practitioners and scholars alike, WAR is a necessary and required work for every party that has an interest in international arbitration. To put it simply, WAR is the definitive comprehensive encyclopedia and reference work of international arbitration law and practice.

For more information and to order the book visit jurispub.com

27 February 2010

Professor Loukas Mistelis to speak at the 8th Annual DIS (German Arbitration Institution) Conference (Petersberger Schiedstage) on Arbitration and Finance.

22 February 2010

Professor Loukas Mistelis will speak at a seminar in Sydney organised by ACICA (Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration) and hosted by Clayton Utz on "User Trends in International Arbitration"

19 February 2010

Professor Loukas Mistelis will speak on Independence and Impartiality of Investment Treaty Arbitrators at a conference organised by the University of Sydney Law School