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Arbitration Matters

  • Assess the strengths and weaknesses of the client’s legal case, including the claims and defences that can validly be made;
  • Assess jurisdictional issues, as well as enforcement issues, that may arise;
  • Envisage the opposing party’s likely or actual position, and assess its strengths and weaknesses in turn; and

  • Advise the client on whether initiating an arbitration is recommended or not, as well as the potential risks of doing so.
  • The initiation of the arbitration by preparing and filing a request for arbitration, or filing the initial answer to a request for arbitration;
  • Assistance with the constitution of the arbitral tribunal consisting in appropriate arbitrator selection, conflict checks, correspondence with the arbitral institution, etc.;
  • Assistance in the gathering of relevant and probative evidence, including the selection of documents in need of translations;
  • Preparing written submissions, with full supporting evidence including factual exhibits, legal authorities, witness statements and expert reports;