39841 LM Int’l Commercial Dispute Resolution Assessment Brief 2026-27 | UoB

39841 LM Int’l Commercial Dispute Resolution Assessment Brief 

1. The English Arbitration Act 2025 introduces a statutory duty of disclosure, widely presented as clarifying conflicts of interest in English arbitration law following Halliburton v Chubb, and as aligning domestic law more closely with the UNCITRAL Model Law, while sustaining England’s position as a preferred seat for international commercial arbitration.

Critically evaluate how far this reform could resolve the controversies identified in Halliburton, and assess whether areas of uncertainty remain, including its alignment with the UNCITRAL Model Law.

2. ‘Public policy is both a necessary safeguard and a threat to the finality of arbitral awards in international commercial arbitration’.

Critically evaluate how English courts have interpreted and applied the public policy exception to the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards, and assess whether this approach is consistent with international standards under the New York Convention 1958.
 
3. ‘The Singapore Convention on Mediation aspires to be to mediation what the New York Convention is to international arbitration’.

Critically discuss.

4. ‘International commercial courts are in direct competition with international commercial arbitration’.

Critically discuss.