Taming the Guerrilla in International Commercial Arbitration

1.1    Introduction. x

1.2    Literature review.. x

1.3    Research Objectives. x

1.4    Research frontiers. x

1.5    Research methodology. x

1.6    Research scope. x

1.7    Structure. x

Chapter 2: The Nature of Guerilla Tactics in International Arbitration. x

2.1 Introduction. x

2.3 International commercial arbitration. x

2.4 The various directions of the growth of international arbitration.................................... x

1. Evidence of increase in choice of arbitration generally. x

2. Increase in the amount in dispute in arbitration cases and attracting high value cases .... x

3. Increase in the number combined with growth and spread of arbitral institutions. x

4. Refinement of arbitral legislation and institutional rules. x

5. Increase in the number of States to the New York Convention.................................... x

2.5 How is international arbitration different from litigation and why would parties choose the former over the latter?. x

1. Enforcement x

2. Neutral venue. x

3. Confidentiality. x

4. Qualities and expertise of judges versus arbitrators. x

5. Number of arbitrators. x

6. Finality. x

7. Costs. x

8. Flexibility. x

9. Consistency / precedents. x

10. Availability of expedited procedure and express summary or early determination procedure  x

11. Interim / emergency relief. x

2.6 Origin and development of guerilla tactics. x

2.7 Understanding the notion of 'guerilla tactics' in international arbitration. x

2.8 Analysis of the different surveys in which users witnessed and conveyed dissatisfaction of the arbitral process due to the use of guerilla tactics. x

1. In 2010........................................................................................................................... x

a. Sussman and Ebere survey ............................................................................................ x

b. QMUL 2010 survey ...................................................................................................... x

2. In 2015........................................................................................................................... x

3. In 2018........................................................................................................................... x

2.9 Past attempts to codify ethical standards and rules for legal representatives.................. x

2.10 Conclusion....