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Court of Session refuses arbitration anonymity order (North Lanarkshire Council Stewart v Shields)

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Published on: 06 July 2017
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Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What are the rules on confidentiality in arbitration in Scotland?
  • What was the background to and the nature of the application in the North Lanarkshire Council case?
  • What did the court decide?
  • Why is the decision of interest to practitioners?

Article summary

Arbitration analysis: Brandon Malone, solicitor advocate at Brandon Malone & Company, discusses the application of the confidentiality provisions of the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 (A(S)A 2010) in North Lanarkshire Council v Stewart and Shields Ltd.

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