Arbitration-by-Attrition: Is Arbitration in Australia Losing its Appeal?
Gadens Lawyers, Sydney
by Damian Sturzaker & Megan Valsinger-Clark
It's not often that one feels sorry for large gas exploration companies. However one can't help feeling a little sorry for Oil Basins following the decision of the Victorian Supreme Court in Oil Basins Ltd v BHP Billiton Ltd.
Unfortunately for Oil Basins, BHP was successful in its bid to have an award against it set aside, both in the Supreme Court and in the Court of Appeal.
Arbitration is designed to be both fast and final. In Oil Basins' case, arbitration has been neither. The real question us, could this problem have been avoided?
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Singhania & Partners Newsletter from India
Singhania & Partners, New Dehli
India has rapidly risen to become a major force in the global economy and is currently the most attractive retail market in the world. The boom in the Indian retail sector did not go unnoticed; and the untapped sector is now being forayed by various retail giants from all over the world.
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Be alert but not alarmed:The new Australian Labor Government’s proposed Industrial Relations legislation
Gadens Lawyers, Sydney
by Ian Dixon and Georgina Evans
In April 2007, The Labor Party released their IR policy Forward with Fairness, which detailed the changes a Labor Government would make to the Industrial Relations system. Since winning the Federal election in November 2007, they have further elaborated a timetable as to the implementation of these policies.
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