China: The Achilles heel of China arbitration? Patrick Zheng, Cameron Hassall, Joseph Chu and Yu Bing of Clifford Chance investigate the availability of interim relief in mainland China and offshore in support of China arbitration
Cyprus: Pressing for disclosure Stelios Americanos of Stelios Americanos & Co explains the working of interim injunctions and disclosure orders under Cyprus law
France: Picking up the pieces Thomas Baudesson of Clifford Chance gives an overview of the post-financial crisis developments in litigation and dispute resolution in France
Greece: Seeking resolution Anthony B Hadjioannou and Aggeliki Moutafi of KGDI Law Firm give details of court procedures in Greece
India: Dependability, diversity and delay Sumeet Kachwaha and Dharmendra Rautray of Kachwaha & Partners highlight some important points in the Indian litigation and arbitration landscape
Italy: A shift to the alternative Cristina Pagni and Gabriele Bonivento of Hogan Lovells describe how legal reforms are leading to a change in Italy’s dispute resolution landscape
Lithuania: A question of procedure Mantas Juozaitis and Ramunas Audzevicius of Motieka & Audzevicius give details of how disputes are resolved in Lithuania
Panama: Panama’s ADR push Fernando Arias and Fernando Aued of ARIFA describe the use of alternative dispute resolution by the Panamanian government in international public contracts
Portugal: All options open João Frias Costa and Pedro Cantista of Gouveia Pereira Costa Freitas & Associados provide an overview of Portuguese judicial proceedings
Romania: A call for change Gabriel Sidere and Florin Dutu of CMS Cameron McKenna SCA discuss the role of specialised arbitration in making Romania’s capital markets more attractive to investors
South Korea: Cross-border caution Jin Yeong Chung and Robert Gilbert of Kim & Chang discuss the effects of fraud on the entitlement of a negotiating bank to claim reimbursement from the issuer
Switzerland: The birth of modern arbitration Dr Georg von Segesser and Fabienne Helfenstein of Schellenberg Wittmer examine the Alabama Arbitration and its continuing effects on modern dispute resolution in Switzerland
Ukraine: A new deal Oleksiy Filatov and Andriy Stelmashchuk of Vasil Kisil & Partners discuss the latest round of judicial reform in Ukraine
UK: A challenging possibility John Whittaker and Paul Friedman of Clyde & Co look at the right to challenge arbitration awards under the English Arbitration Act
US: A passing tide Michael S Oberman of Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP observes the receding phenomenon of class arbitrations after the Concepcion decision
