Arbitration

Uber has built a formidable strategy for insulating itself from liability for drivers’ conduct, but the legal terrain differs sharply between the US and England and Wales

The drive to arbitration: Lindsey Sasson compares & contrasts Uber’s British & US legal strategies

The courts have drawn a firm line under attempts to extend arbitration appeals. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed of the University of Leicester highlights that if the High Court refuses permission under s 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, that is the end

Masood Ahmed explores constraints on the Court of Appeal’s powers with regard to arbitral awards

Deborah Ruff, Julia Belcher & Charles H Golsong analyse the key changes in the revised Chinese Arbitration Law

English law assumes human arbitrators, but AI decision-makers may have a role to play, writes Daniel Kessler

Litigants may soon trade courtrooms for code, but is the law ready? Writing in NLJ this week, Daniel Kessler of 4 Stone Buildings explores whether artificial intelligence (AI) can act as an arbitrator, concluding that English law still assumes a human decision-maker

A Court of Appeal ruling has drawn a firm line under party autonomy in arbitration. Writing in NLJ this week, Masood Ahmed, associate professor at the University of Leicester, analyses Gluck v Endzweig [2026] EWCA Civ 145, where a clause allowing arbitrators to amend an award ‘at any time’ was held incompatible with the Arbitration Act 1996

Masood Ahmed analyses an arbitration case that highlights the tension between party autonomy & finality

Nick Marsh & Alex Bromwich on s 72 of the Arbitration Act 1996: three 2025 judgments show that parties should act promptly & plead consistently