Course overview
This course builds on Introduction to Arbitration (LAW 7155) and deals with advanced issues in commercial arbitration and dispute determination, including but not limited to: advanced issues under the Commercial Arbitration Act and allied legislation; waiver and estoppel; advanced law of evidence including expert evidence and conclaves; formal hearings and the conduct of arbitrations including witnesses, evidence and legal issues; completion of hearings and awards; writing the award; alternatives to hearings; an introduction to international commercial arbitration; costs and remedies. The Course consists of structured tutorials and discussion board exercises to be completed each week, in addition to two workshops, one at the beginning (half day) and one towards the end of the semester (two days). The second workshop (on a Friday and Saturday) includes extensive role play and arbitration exercises, and attendance and satisfactory participation is a compulsory part of the course.