Dispute Resolution roundup for week ending 6 June 2014

Article summary

The big news this week has been the introduction of so called ‘buffer agreements’ as part of the latest batch of CPR amends. As well as updating our practical guidance to reflect this development we have also reported a number of decisions. These include CIMC Raffles in which the Commercial Court set aside two CPR 71 orders because the applicants were not within the territorial jurisdiction at the time the orders were applied for/made. In addition, take a look at our arbitration analysis examining how party’s perceptions and expectations of international arbitration compares to those of arbitrators. We continue to focus on providing a roundup of key news stories from the last week highlighting their practical implications as well as updating our Practice Notes to ensure you are kept up to date.