December 2010

We were delighted to announce recently that leading Canadian firm Ogilvy Renault and leading South African firm Deneys Reitz will join Norton Rose Group in June 2011: fantastic news for our arbitration practice, which is discussed in the noticeboard section.

In this issue, we provide an update to the Jivraj case which has caused so much concern in the London arbitration market. A unique perspective on the arbitration process is provided in our discussion of a survey by Queen Mary College – "Choices in Arbitration". We also look at the new UNCITRAL rules which recently came into force, and at TheCityUK's report on dispute resolution in London. On the back page we are delighted to feature a light hearted Q&A with consultant to our practice, Professor Robert Merkin.

Joseph Tirado

Head of international arbitration and ADR Norton Rose LLP

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