Rafal Morek

The EU Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Platform, once seen a future cornerstone of cross-border consumer protection in the European Union, has officially been discontinued. The platform will be…

In the case of Destin Trading Inc v Saipem SA [2025] EWHC 668 (Ch) (24 March 2025), the English High Court (Chancery Division) held that the dispute resolution clause contained in a settlement…

Singapore is widely known as a leading centre on the map of international mediation. On 7 August 2019, a signing ceremony for the United Nations Convention on International Settlement Agreements…

The ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR has published an interesting report on “Facilitating Settlement in International Arbitration” (“Report”), which provides guidance on the effective use of…

It has taken a lot of time and effort for the Ukrainian mediation community to enact the law on mediation (the "Law"). On 16 November 2021, the Ukrainian Parliament finally passed it. This…

On 29 January 2021, the European Union and Canada adopted four decisions providing for specific rules regarding the Investment Court System (“ICS”) agreed in the 2016 EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic…

Is this yet another case in which New York is setting global trends? By the end of the year, the state courts in New York are due to have a system in place requiring that civil and commercial…

  While the Brexit saga continues to make headlines around the world, the international mediation community should not forget to keep an eye on recent major developments in the field of ADR. The…

There are many well-known arguments for and against mandatory mediation. Neither of the two camps of its proponents and opponents appear willing to surrender. However, some recent developments signal…