International Arbitration

About this book:

International Arbitration: Issues, Perspectives and Practice is a three-part compendium of contributions annotated to reflect Neil Kaplan’s over 40-year career as a Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong. Neil is widely referred to as the ‘father of arbitration in Hong Kong’ who has gone on to become one of the members of the upper echelons of the ‘great and the good’ of international arbitration. On the occasion of his 75th birthday, Neil Kaplan’s unparalleled influence in the field of international arbitration is celebrated in this book which comprises contributions from over twenty-five renowned international arbitration practitioners, all of whom credit Kaplan as having impacted the development of arbitration in their respective jurisdictions or professionally.

What’s in this book:

The book is constructed as a three-part compendium as follows:

• the Kaplan Lectures, an annual series established to bring some of the best minds in international arbitration to Hong Kong to address current and practical issues;
• key decisions and arbitration awards rendered by Kaplan, with commentaries that make current the issues arising out of these judgments and also provide an in-depth analysis of important issues emanating from his treaty arbitration awards;
• articles showcasing the reach of Kaplan’s influence through reflections by several of his former assistants who are now making a mark in their own right in the international arbitration community.

How this will help you:

Arbitration practitioners will welcome this book for its practical analysis of some of the most discussed and debated ‘hot issues’ in arbitration law and practice today. In addition, the commentaries on Kaplan’s key decisions offer especially insightful guidance for practitioners, academics and students in the field of international arbitration.