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dispute resolution update
25 Mar 2022 Renewables Projects: Ten reasons you should be seeking to secure investment treaty protection
You are investing or otherwise involved in a renewables project based outside of your home jurisdiction.
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dispute resolution update
25 Mar 2022 Renewables projects: five reasons why you should be thinking about international arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism
Arbitration is the preferred dispute resolution mechanism in international energy projects.
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Quickguides | international arbitration
01 Feb 2022 Third Party Funding in International Arbitration
In this Quickguide we explain what third party funding is and the practicalities of securing it, and then go on to outline the issues it gives rise to.
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dispute resolution update
21 Oct 2021 Australia has signed the Singapore Convention on Mediation: What now?
The Singapore Convention establishes a uniform framework for the enforcement of settlement agreements resulting from mediations in international commercial…
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construction update
01 Jul 2021 Changes imminent for construction industry: Western Australia launches new Security of Payment Legislation
Changes for the construction industry in Western Australia with new security of payment legislation. Adjudication regime to be revised. Expanded application…
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Quickguides | internationAl arbitration
14 May 2021 Use of arbitration in finance disputes
This guide provides an introduction to commercial international arbitration, explaining what it is and the factors to consider when deciding if it is…
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quickguides | international arbitration
14 May 2021 International arbitration clauses
This guide addresses the issues to bear in mind when drafting international arbitration clauses. Topics covered include: Why choose arbitration?; How to draft…
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Quickguides | internationAl arbitration
14 May 2021 Introduction to International Arbitration
This Quickguide provides an introduction to international arbitration, its key characteristics and how it works. It concludes with a comparison between…
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quickguides | international arbitration
12 May 2021 International Arbitration: Which institution?
The majority of international arbitration users favour institutional rather than ad hoc arbitration. However, when deciding which institution to select, there…
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construction disputes update
12 Apr 2021 Summary judgment for progress payments available despite termination
Further to our construction disputes update on 22 February 2021, the following is an update MSP's application for summary judgement against Tianqi. As set…
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construction disputes update
15 Mar 2021 Navigating security of payment claims - adjudication or court?
Victorian Court of Appeal decision in Yuanda Vic Pty Ltd v Façade Designs International Pty Ltd [2021] VSCA 44 demonstrates that a contractor who seeks to…
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construction disputes update
16 Dec 2020 The NSW Supreme Court considers the "Mining Exception" for the first time
The NSW Supreme Court considers the "Mining Exception" in section 5(2)(b) of the Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 1999 (NSW) for the…
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construction disputes update
11 Nov 2020 Lessons from recent Victorian security of payment skirmishes
Recent security of payment decisions by the Victorian Supreme Court and Court of Appeal emphasise the importance of payment claims and schedules in resolving…
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dispute resolution update
09 Nov 2020 How to ensure your expert determination clause helps avoid litigation and doesn't add to it
Three recent cases involving expert determination show that the courts will take a supportive approach but there are risks of satellite litigation if a clause…
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Regulatory Alert
06 Nov 2020 High Court keeps intact Western Australian COVID-19 border closure
Authors: Jeremy Chenoweth, Partner; Dan MacKenzie, Senior Associate; and Joshua Storey, Lawyer
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construction disputes update
05 Nov 2020 Developer recovers economic losses for structural defects caused by engineer's misleading or deceptive conduct
Construction dispute involving misleading and deceptive conduct: Mistrina Pty Ltd v Australian Consulting Engineers Pty Ltd [2020] NSWCA 223
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International Arbitration Update
07 May 2020 Interpreting arbitration agreements: Is your clause concerning?
A look at the drafting implications of a recent NSW Court of Appeal decision that a dispute about compensatory damages was excluded from arbitration.
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quickguides | internationaL arbitration
19 Feb 2020 International Investment Protection
This Quickguide considers the mechanisms that exist to protect foreign investors and also looks at how investment disputes are resolved.
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international arbitration update
05 Dec 2019 Should you be thinking about international arbitration?
Ten questions which indicate that you should Are you located in a different jurisdiction to your counterparty? Are your counterparty's assets for…
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construction Disputes Update | Australia
16 Oct 2019 Quantum Meruit: No longer a Panacea for a Bad Bargain
Authors: Jeremy Chenoweth, Partner; James Clarke, Partner; Melissa Yeo, Senior Associate; and Emma Restall, Lawyer
