Arbitral Insights

Greener Arbitrations: Everything you’ve wanted to know about carbon emissions but didn’t dare ask

To coincide with World Earth Day 2022, Vanessa Thieffry and Adam Hedley discuss carbon emissions – what they are, how they’re measured, and how they can be reduced in the context of arbitrations – and disputes arising out of the carbon market in the first of our Greener Arbitrations podcast miniseries.

Hot topics and trends: International arbitration in Portuguese-speaking Africa

Delaloa founding partner Pacôme Ziegler joins Clement Fouchard for a conversation on some of the hot topics in international arbitration in Portuguese-speaking Africa. The duo explore in particular Angola’s ratification of the ICSID Convention, followed by a discussion of the Romuva gas deposit in Mozambique with a focus on the latest developments, including the concession agreements, the insurgency which affected the project and future perspectives.

Spotlight on … The Hon. Wayne Martin AC QC

Gautam Bhattacharyya welcomes the former Chief Justice of Western Australia, The Hon. Wayne Martin AC QC, who discusses his career path and memorable mentors, and reflects on his time as a judge. The two discuss Wayne’s current role as an international arbitrator and explore what potential improvements could be made to the arbitration process to make it a more efficient one for all its users. 

Arbitration in Stockholm: Thoughts from SCC Board Chair Robin Oldenstam

Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Board Chair Robin Oldenstam discusses the path that led him to arbitration, his role at the SCC, and the future objectives of the SCC (including participation in the upcoming Swedish Arbitration Days) with our podcast host, global chair of Reed Smith’s international arbitration practice Peter Rosher. The duo then look toward the regions where they predict arbitration will see lots of movement in the next few years, before offering advice to up-and-coming counsel and arbitrators.

A fireside chat with ICC Director Diamana Diawara: Arbitration and ADR for Africa – a year on

Newly appointed ICC Regional Director for Africa Diamana Diawara joins our hosts Clement Fouchard and Andrew Tetley to discuss the progress of existing ICC initiatives, including the ICC Africa Commission and the “Hold the Door Open” policy, and the appetite for and differences in arbitration across the continent, before looking ahead and exploring the future of dispute resolution mechanisms more widely in Africa.

International arbitration and the metaverse

Co-founder of ArbTech and independent arbitrator, Sophie Nappert, joins global chair of Reed Smith’s international arbitration practice, Peter Rosher, and digital media and technology expert, Sophie Goossens, for a discussion on international arbitration and the metaverse. The conversation explores the definitions of the metaverse and Web3, what disputes are likely to arise in and from both, how these disputes may differ from disputes as we know them, the dispute resolution mechanisms that could or should be applicable to these concepts, and lastly, whether arbitration proceedings could ever take place in the metaverse.

Six years of Paris Arbitration Week: Why PAW packs a punch

On the eve of Paris Arbitration Week’s (PAW’s) six-year anniversary, international arbitration partner and Treasurer of the PAW Organizing Committee Clément Fouchard welcomes President of the PAW Organizing Committee Yasmin Mohammad to discuss PAW’s founding principles, the success the annual week-long conference has seen to date, the role of its organizing committee, and what the aims are for PAW 2022 and beyond.

Spotlight on … The Rt. Hon. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury

Former President of the U.K’s Supreme Court, The Rt. Hon. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury joins our host Gautam Bhattacharyya for this “Spotlight on…” session. He shares the path he took to becoming a lawyer, who inspired and mentored him in the course of his career, his perspectives on how being an arbitrator differs from being a judge, and his thoughts on how the arbitration process can be improved and on diversity, equality and inclusion in the law.  

Spotlight on ... Antony White QC

In our latest “Spotlight on…” episode, our host Gautam Bhattacharyya welcomes senior barrister and arbitrator Antony White QC to discuss his career path, why he chose to become a lawyer, and his inspirations and mentors from early on to the present day. The duo then explore possible ways in which arbitration as a form of dispute resolution can be improved upon, before moving on to the progress of diversity, equality and inclusion in the legal field. 

Building on the success of five years of GAR Live: Construction disputes

For the fifth consecutive year, global chair of Reed Smith’s international arbitration practice Peter Rosher and Jane Davies Evans of 3 Verulam Buildings will co-chair GAR Live: Construction Disputes. In this Arbitral Insights episode, and just ahead of Paris Arbitration Week, the duo discuss the event’s success over the years and walk us through what we can expect from the upcoming GAR Live: Construction Disputes 2022.