Arbitration

Domestic Arbitration

Arbitration remains strong in its traditional areas such as rent review, commodities reinsurance and has expanded into new areas such as finance and sport. It is only in the field of construction that it has suffered a decline, this is for a number of reasons including:

• The House of Lords ruling in Beaufort Developments v. Gilbert Ash that
  judges have the same powers as architects to review certificates.
• The advent of adjudication as a quick and supposedly inexpensive remedy.
• Improvements in the operation of the Technology and Construction Court.
• The removal of arbitration from many standard form contractors as the
  automatic default for dispute resolution.

Arbitration whatever its subject, nevertheless retains its great advantage of privacy. With the proper deployment of the powers available under the 1996 Act, speed and economy can be achieved making it an even more attractive alternative to litigation.

BLM’s arbitration practitioners have considerable experience across a wide range of arbitration which can be used to our clients’ fullest advantage.

International Arbitration

Over the last 25 years arbitration has become the preferred final method of resolving commercial disputes.

Many arbitral institutions and a number of jurisdictions (including England & Wales) have revised laws and procedures with an eye to maintain or enhancing their attractiveness as centres for arbitration. Other bodies such as the IBA have produced protocols which have helped to create tools for the better operation of arbitrations between different legal cultures.

The BLM team has been part of this evolution in its participation in arbitrations over 4 continents and its contribution to the debate about the rules of arbitral bodies and contractual rules relating to arbitration, and is well placed to represent parties in the international arbitral process.

 If you have specific questions or want to make a general enquiry about our arbitration services, click here. 

Berrymans Lace Mawer is a preferred supplier and affiliate of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering.	BLM is an affiliate member of the Confederation of Construction Specialists	BLM is a member of the RIBA panel of legal advisors and part of the CPD Providers Network.

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