Arbitral Insights

International Arbitration Silk of the Year (Chambers UK Bar Awards 2019) Rachel Ansell QC joins Gautam Bhattacharyya to discuss the career path that led her to the law and international arbitration. The duo cover Rachel’s mentors and their impact on her approach to mentoring, ways in which arbitration can be improved, the criticality of improved diversity, equality, and inclusion in the law – and...

Secretary general of the ICC Court, Alex Fessas joins global chair of Reed Smith’s international arbitration practice, Peter Rosher to talk about diversity in the world of arbitration and at ICC. The pair discuss why ICC is interested in diversity in its broadest sense, the genesis and aims of the World Business Pride initiative, the ICC Court LGBTQ initiative, and 2022 Pride celebrations. 

Olena Perepelynska , head of international arbitration at INTEGRITES, president of the Ukrainian Arbitration Association and chair of the ICC Ukraine Arbitration Commission, joins Paris-based partner Andrew Tetley to discuss international arbitration in Ukraine. The duo explore current ways of working in Ukraine, what arbitration in Ukraine is like more generally, how the conflict has affected arb...

Gautam Bhattacharyya  welcomes leading commercial silk Chirag Karia KC to discuss the path that led him to the law – first practising for 10 years in California, then coming to the English Bar – and his career in international arbitration. Chirag reflects on his career mentors, explores how the role of arbitrator differs from that of counsel, and shares ways in which we can all improve diversity,...

Gautam Bhattacharyya welcomes leading senior counsel and Head of Quadrant Chambers, Poonam Melwani QC , for a discussion exploring what brought her to a career in the law, who were (and continue to be) her mentors and career inspirations, her perspectives on arbitration, and how she champions and pushes for diversity, equality and inclusion in the legal world and beyond.

Eminent legal figure and former UK Supreme Court Justice Lord Wilson joins host Gautam Bhattacharyya to discuss why he chose law as a career (as opposed to acting), his career mentors and inspirations, reflections on his time in practice and as a judge, and some of his standout cases, including while in the Supreme Court.

Masin Projects CEO Rohit Singhal joins host James Willn to share his perspectives as a delay, technical, and quantum expert in connection with construction disputes resolved via arbitration. The episode covers what duties a party who is appointed as an expert has to the tribunal, examples of where experts have performed well, gotten it wrong, plus key takeaways on how best to use experts within co...

After completing a landmark 50 years at Richards Butler/Reed Smith, former partner, now maritime law consultant and arbitrator, Lindsay East joins host Gautam Bhattacharyya to look back over his illustrious career (including some memorable cases), discuss the development and future of international arbitration, and share his thoughts on how to improve diversity, equality and inclusion in the legal...

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.

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 insurgen...

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. 

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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: Con...

This International Women’s Day, our international arbitration practitioners Jemma Collins (Singapore), Catherine Lewis (London), Vanessa Thieffry (Paris), Jane Miles (Dubai), Clara Fung (Hong Kong) and Sujey Herrera (Miami) discuss what the theme of “breaking the bias” means to them in our dedicated IWD “Women in Arbitration” podcast episode, with our host Lucy Winnington-Ingram (London). The epis...

Welcomed by host Gautam Bhattacharyya , Donny Surtani walks us through his background from accountancy to becoming a lawyer – sharing his career inspirations and experiences with mentors, explaining his move to the English Bar and then to Canada, and, importantly, offering his views on increasing diversity, equality, and inclusion in the law and international arbitration.

Ahead of Tel Aviv International Arbitration Week’s third edition, Shai Sharvit , partner at Gornitzky & Co. and a founding member of Tel Aviv International Arbitration Week, joins global chair of our International Arbitration practice Peter Rosher to discuss the drivers for launching the event, how it has evolved, what makes it different from other arbitration weeks around the world, and what plan...

Bangladesh and English law-qualified lawyer Suhan Khan explains what inspired him to become a lawyer. He shares with our host, Gautam Bhattacharyya , his perspectives on the global legal world, discusses what adjustments could be made to ensure that the arbitration process is a better one for its users, and explores how international arbitration has evolved generally in Bangladesh.

Michelle Nelson and Alison Eslick highlight the growing recognition of arbitral award enforcement by local courts across the Gulf Region, focusing on United Arab Emirates, the State of Qatar, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Former presiding judge of the BVI Commercial Court, founding member of the Judicial Insolvency Network and former Canadian law firm partner, the Honorable Barry Leon discusses his career path and his inspirational mentors, and explains how his time on the bench has shaped his role as an arbitrator in our latest “Spotlight on…” episode with our host Gautam Bhattacharyya .

Global Chair of Reed Smith’s international arbitration practice Peter Rosher hosts Singapore partner Timothy Cooke to discuss the just launched Arbitration Pricing Calculator app , a first-of-its-kind mobile app, designed and coded by Timothy to help arbitration users forecast the costs of arbitration around the world.