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Hello Rules Revision! The German Arbitration Institute (DIS) revised its arbitration rules for the first time in 20 years. Therefore, the German Dispute Resolution team of Baker McKenzie has started a podcast focusing on the revised rules, which apply to international and domestic arbitrations. The revised rules came into force on 1 March 2018. In this first video Heiko Haller gives a detailed introduction on the main changes users have to be aware of.

Third party funding is a relatively new phenomenon in the UK; historically it had been viewed by the Courts as unethical and contrary to public policy amid fears that it promoted unmeritorious claims being brought before the Courts and resulted in conflicts of interest, both actual and perceived; such arrangements would therefore often be deemed unenforceable. Nowadays, however, third party funding arrangements are generally permissible, are becoming better understood by lawyers and the courts alike,…