Specialty Group: Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution

By: Andrew Shute, Partner and Jason Savage, Senior Associate  Grattan v Porter [2016] QDC 202 The plaintiff (Mr Grattan) and his wife were historically close friends with the defendant (Ms Porter) and her hus ...

Introduction Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution method based on consent of the parties, regardless of whether it is a commercial or investment arbitration. A dispute may be brought to arbitration only wher ...

Appellate jurisdiction is regulated under the Civil Procedure Code[1] (“CPC”) that entered into force on 01.10.2011. Thus, the decisions rendered by the courts of first instance may be challenged before the comp ...

The International Bar Association (“IBA”) Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (“IBA Rules” or, “Rules”) are, without any doubt, a point of reference in the taking of evidence in inter ...