This is a Second Edition of the book published in 2014. Since 2014, there have been a number of significant changes in the ADR market, most particularly in Singapore, Malaysia and China. The new material adds to the smorgasbord of choices available to practitioners and support them in isolating which method would work best for their particular situation. Reviews of the First Edition demonstrated that the book has proven to be a very useful tool in practice and in academe. This Second Edition will add to that toolkit.
<p>A systematic approach through the history, methods and practices of different forms of dispute resolution to enable the reader to make informed decisions about what method will best fit a current or emerging dispute.
Each major applicable principle is supported by how that principle is derived from different jurisdictions in the region, making this a useful handbook for in-house counsels in Asia and England.</p>
<p>This new edition covers:</p>
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<li>Changes in scope of good faith principle (Chapter 3)</li>
<li>Internationalisation, greater acceptance and enforcement of mediation with the advent of the Singapore Convention (Chapter 3)</li>
<li>Significant changes in the practice, scope and reach of arbitration in the region (Chapter 5)</li>
<li>The maturing of adjudication in the region (Chapter 6)</li>
<li>The international commercial courts in China and Singapore (New Chapter).</li>
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Paul is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice of Clifford Chance and acts as counsel in court and international arbitration proceedings. He is also regularly appointed as sole arbitrator or tribunal chairman in international arbitrations and is on the panel of arbitrators of many arbitral institutions. He is admitted to the Singapore bar and is on the rolls of solicitors of England & Wales.
Paul is a qualified Chartered Arbitrator. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, a board member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Singapore) Ltd and chairman of the international arbitration sub-committee of the Law Society ADR committee. He is recognised as a leading dispute resolution practitioner in numerous independent legal directories.
Rashda has been practicing as an advocate for over 20 years in London and also in various states in Australia (primarily in NSW). She has advised on and conducted major commercial, maritime and construction, oil and energy & infrastructure litigation, arbitration and mediation involving wide ranging issues.
As well as her litigious practice, Rashda has undertaken non-contentious work in drafting, reviewing and settling major project documentation including Defence contracts (Class 1 submarines), infrastructure (roads and tunnels)and banking and finance documentation (prospectuses and insurance policies) and Public Private Partnership transactional documentation.
She was formerly Adjunct Professor teaching international commercial arbitration at Sydney University Law School.
She is a CEDR accredited mediator and has been appointed as arbitrator in a number of Australian domestic arbitrations as well as international arbitrations primarily in the Asia Pacific region.
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