In the last six episodes I have been focusing on arbitrators’ standards of performance. They are so important to the discharge of your duties
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MEET DEADLINES – EPISODE 6
Another overlooked issue in the training of arbitrators is about being timely. It impacts on a number of issues in the conduct of an arbitration hearing.
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KNOW STRENGTHS + WEAKNESSES OF YOUR CASE
COMMENT OF THE DAY #62 - EPISODE 4 ARBITRATION AND ADVOCACY This is an important part of preparation - know where you are strong but also know where you are weak. Be Prepared. Rarely is an arbitration 100% in favour of one party. Usually, it is a mix of arguments...
CONTROLLING YOUR HOURS
COMMENT FOR THE DAY #60 - EPISODE 3 ARBITRATION AND ADVOCACY You have been appointed to represent a party in an arbitration. There is to be an oral hearing. There are documents + zoom calls + witness statements + legal issues. It is a big undertaking. In the midst of...
ADVOCACY EPISODE 2
COMMENT FOR THE DAY #58 ARBITRATION Good advocacy requires skills. First, Be Organised. Prepare different schedules - a chronology of events from documents/bundles. Don't let anything slip through the net. You must have a clear understanding of the sequence of events...
ADVOCACY IS A CHALLENGE – EPISODE 1
COMMENT FOR THE DAY #56 ARBITRATION You can be an arbitrator or a party or the arbitration institution or an expert witness or just a witness. But you can also be an advocate - the person who presents the case + argues the case for one of the parties. If the parties...
CLEARING YOUR HEAD
COMMENT OF THE DAY #54 ARBITRATION If being an arbitrator is your career, you will be mixing hearings with reading submissions +drafting awards/directions. In the course of a month, challenges arise that can throw you off course - a bereavement; an ailment; a relative...
ARBITRATORS – BE ALERT FROM START TO FINISH
COMMENT OF THE DAY #52 ARBITRATION This column has always stressed that arbitrators, + mediators, need stamina. You are doing a professional job. Be 100% professional from the moment you are appointed to the moment that the award is published. And it is so easy to...
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Mr Graham Perry M.A. Cantab FCIArb
Experienced Arbitration Lawyer | China & Chinese Business Affairs | Public Speaker/Lecturer