News and Insights
Information and updates from LCAM
Specialist perspectives, inspiring thought leadership and recent developments in alternative dispute resolution.
Starting an arbitration under the LCAM Arbitration Rules: Efficient management of time limits
The London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (“LCAM”) has been founded under the auspices of the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (“LCCI”), the capital’s largest independent business network and business support organisation, to provide efficient, innovative...
Disclosure of potential conflicts: Obligations on arbitrators to disclose potential conflicts of interest
The launch of LCAM May 2020 saw the London Chamber of Commerce and Industry launch its independent dispute resolution service, the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation, or LCAM. LCAM’s aim is to provide fast, innovative and cost-effective mediation and...
Producing the Award on time: the time limit and fee sanctions in the new LCAM Rules
In many arbitral proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional, there will be no set time limit on production of the award. This can be a source of significant frustration for the parties, who may be left waiting for many months to receive the award, potentially with...
Mediation in Arbitration Podcast by Herbert Smith Freehills
In this podcast Craig Tevendale, Chris Parker and Rebecca Warder look at the results of the HSF/LCAM survey on mediation and arbitration and what these results tell us about the current profile of mediation in mediation You can listen to the podcast...
Post-Covid commercial claims need conciliatory conclusions
Kathryn Britten, Managing Director at AlixPartners has written this article on the need for more mutually beneficial approaches to settling commercial disputes. An essential part of building back better will require fairer, less adversarial dispute resolution....
Mediation in Arbitration: Insights from the London Chamber Arbitration and Mediation/Herbert Smith Freehills Survey
The Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) arbitration team has partnered with the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) to conduct a snapshot survey of more than 50 mediators, exploring their experience of mediation in arbitration in 2019 and 2020. The results of...
London’s blockchain-driven mediation and arbitration service – an overview
Jonathan Wood, Head of International Arbitration at RPC has written this insightful overview of the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation (LCAM) for the International Bar Association. Here is the link:...
How to approach a Facilitated Contract Renegotiation (FCR)
Facilitated Contract Renegotiation (FCR) can be a very useful way of resolving an issue between contract parties without triggering a formal dispute mechanism, thereby enabling the parties to continue their contractual relationship. Here are some tips about how you...
Contracts and business agreements in the time of Covid-19
The government has invested an unprecedented amount of public money into the Treasury to shore up the country not just once but again as we head into a second lockdowns. However, the reality is that some business casualties like Laura Ashley and Debenhams may have had...
Business law: impact of Covid-19
There are very few, if any, areas of commercial life which have managed to escape the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and the measures taken around the world to seek to combat its spread. As government initiatives to support businesses around the world inevitably...
