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The Trusts Act 2019: keeping it in the family

by Virginia Bonanni | Jul 14, 2021 | Conflict Management, Family Law, Sample, Trusts

By Maria Cole* No-one likes to have their dirty laundry aired in public. Sadly, it has been all too common for parties in family trust and estate disputes, to find their private family affairs made public and become the topic of law journal articles and gossip at...

What are the cost implications of challenging an arbitral award through the courts?

by Virginia Bonanni | Jul 14, 2021 | Arbitration, NZDRC, Sample

By Maria Cole. A recent decision of the Singapore High Court shone a spotlight on indemnity costs and when they will, and won’t, be granted following the unsuccessful challenge of an arbitral award. The decision highlighted the opposite principles in place between...

Arbitrator Breached Duty to Act Fairly by Seeking an Opinion From a Third Party and Conducting his Own Research

by Catherine | Apr 14, 2019 | Arbitration, Sample

BY RICHARD BAMFORTH AND LIZ WILLIAMS The Commercial Court has remitted an award to the arbitrator for reconsideration on the basis of serious irregularity after the arbitrator sought the opinion of a third party and conducted his own research without notifying the...