This article outlines the benefits and essential components of virtual ADR offered by third-party arbitration providers such as JAMS, with an emphasis on security and privacy.
We conclude by addressing the extent to which virtual arbitration creates due process concerns or concerns about violating a potential non-contractual right to an [...]
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the use of technology in international arbitration was steadily increasing. It was common for international arbitration practitioners to conduct
certain arbitral procedures remotely via videoconferencing or telecommunications (for example, preliminary conferences or witness examinations). [...]
The recent rapid growth of the cryptocurrency and cryptoasset markets utilsing blockchain technology is generating a growing number of related disputes. These disputes may
be resolved through state court litigation, through conventional arbitration, or through blockchain-based arbitration. [...]
The metaverse offers a new virtual world in which to interact with each other and could seriously impact the way in which many economic sectors operate. Naturally, where there
is economic activity, there will inevitably be disputes, so even though the adoption of the metaverse is still at an early stage, we can already envision some possible [...]
Online Dispute Resolution (ODR), an ever-evolving concept that commentators struggle to define, can be identified by its use of an online platform through which disputes are
resolved. This article provides an overview of the key steps involved in ODR and discusses ODR’s capacity to provide a quicker and cheaper alternative to traditional [...]
Public interest in artificial intelligence (AI) and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) has never been greater. In part, this is due to recent dramatic advances in both AI
capabilities and public adoption. It is now common for AI to drive vehicles, generate creative outputs and diagnose diseases. [...]
We are navigating a post-pandemic era with increased use of digital technologies and an unprecedented shift from traditional ways of conducting arbitration proceedings. This
has resulted in an unprecedented “dataquake” and a significantly increased role of arbitral institutions in terms of, inter alia, technological innovation. [...]
The rapid advancement of technology and the increasing globalisation of commerce have given rise to a need for more efficient, accessible, and innovative methods of resolving
disputes. Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) has emerged as a significant development in this context, leveraging technology to facilitate the resolution of disputes [...]
In this paper, the author analyses the CJEU’s decision in the case TP (Case C-288/22) focusing on the acting ‘independently’ requirement. In the author’s opinion, the
decision leaves important questions unanswered, commits interpretative faults that incorrectly deprive TP from the taxable person status and is suitable to generate [...]
