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Arbitration memes!

Michael McIlwrath (MDisputes)

November 1, 2015

Fellow Kluwer arbitration blogger, Duarte Henriques, recently started a Facebook page dedicated to discussing topical issues in international arbitration. The page regularly features “memes” all aspects of the practice.

Below are a few. When international arbitration meets social media, no one is spared.

That awkward moment when you are old enough to understand the IBA Guidelines...

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Arbitration product placement?

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The most common rationale used by tribunals in allocating costs is "oh, whatever"

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Parties to the rescue!

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Alexis Morpheous?

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And they say arbitrators have no sense of humor...

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Opposing counsel in, like, every case

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Obligatory arbitration cat meme

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Tags: arbitration memes

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Duarte Henriques

November 1, 2015 AT 7:48 PM

Thanks much Michael for this, but I ought to “share the laurels” (as we say here…) with someone else, who has been a great inspiration (whereas my contribution is mostly perspiration). Anyway, my older kids have seen some memes and said: “Dad, stop it, you don’t know how to do it! You have to link your idea to the movie in question…” But that’s precisely my point: most of those ideas do happen in real life and sound like taken out from those Hollywood productions…

Juan Herrera

November 2, 2015 AT 10:38 PM

Where is the link of the Facebook page?

Michael McIlwrath response to Juan Herrera

November 3, 2015 AT 10:51 PM

Not sure the link will work but it is https://www.facebook.com/groups/418845801659200/ It is a closed group to keep out the spammers, but pretty much open to anyone. (Since they let me in!) In case you or others are not aware, there are a number of useful international arbitration pages in Facebook and in Linkedin where these topics, including the post above, are discussed. For example, Alexandre Hory maintains a Facebook page on international arbitration with over 10,000 members, an impressive number for our relatively small international practice area. Most of these pages can be located by searching for the terms international arbitration.