This significant work is now reissued in paperback, without appendices. The text provides a detailed yet clear and accessible guide to English and international arbitration law. The book initially deals with the principles of arbitration as examined from an international perspective. The authors identify fundamental principles of arbitration law that are common to all jurisdictions, and show how some principles of arbitration law are treated differently in various jurisdictions. The book also examines some of the key jurisprudential questions, such as whether an international commercial arbitration is anchored to the place or seat of the arbitration, whether an arbitral award can be enforced even it has been annulled, and the continuing development and use of the lex mercatoria to resolve international commercial arbitrations. The sections on English arbitration law are structured around the provisions of the English Arbitration Act 1996. The work examines in turn the parties to the arbitration, the arbitration agreement, the powers and jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal, the making of an award and its enforcement. In order to assist practitioners the authors have particularly focused on areas of the law which have changed over recent years and which are still developing. The book gives detailed analysis of court decisions and trends in areas where no clear authority exists, such as in the incorporation of arbitration clauses, and the drafting of arbitration notices. The book also deals thoroughly with costs and appeals. The final section of Arbitration of Commercial Disputes provides a comprehensive set of precedents. The precedents section includes both standard arbitration clauses and bespoke agreements, plus examples of clauses dealing with other forms of ADR prior to arbitration. There are also a number of procedural precedents including a set of Terms of Reference, Directions and a confidentiality agreement. There is finally a set of Awards and a section on applications to the English courts.

Foreword Part I: An Introduction to ADR 1. Alternative Dispute Resolution Part II: International Arbitration - Principles and Practice 2. The Principles of Arbitration 3. Arbitration Institutions and Ad Hoc Arbitration 4. The Arbitration Agreement and the Parties 5. The Arbitral Tribunal and Jurisdiction 6. The Applicable Law 7. The Procedural Laws of the Arbitration 8. Preliminary Proceedings 9. The Powers of the Arbitral Tribunal and Interim Measures of Protection 10. Evidence, the Award and Remedies 11. Privacy and Confidentiality 12. Challenging the Award 13. Recognition and Enforcement of the Award 14. Treaties and Conventions Part III: Arbitration under English Law 15. Introduction to English Arbitration Law 16. The Scope and Characteristics of Arbitration 17. Commencing an Arbitration 18. Extending Time to Commence Arbitration Proceedings 19. The Parties 20. The Arbitration Agreement 21. Incorporating the Arbitration Agreement 22. Appointing the Arbitral Tribunal and the Cessation of its Office 23. The Arbitral Tribunal 24. Challenging the Arbitral Tribunal's Jurisdiction in the Proceedings 25. Powers of the Court 26. Procedural Matters Under the Arbitration Act 1996 27. Challenging and Appealing the Award 28. Appeal on a Point of Law 29. Powers of the Arbitral Tribunal in Respect of the Award 30. The Award Part IV: Precedents a) Arbitration Agreements (Model Arbitration Clauses, Ad Hoc Arbitration Agreements, Arbitration Following ADR, Incorporation of Arbitration Clause from Another Contract) b) Mediation Agreement c) Appointments and Jurisdictional Clauses (General Jurisdiction Clauses, Appointment of Arbitrator, Termination of Arbitrator's Appointment, ICSID Model Jurisdictional Clauses) d) Commencing an Arbitration (Arbitration Notices) e) Joinder and Consolidation Clauses (Joinder Provisions in Main Contract and Sub-contract, Agreement Between the Parties Extending the Arbitral Tribunal's Jurisdiction to Deal with a New Dispute, Agreement Between the Parties and a Third Party Permitting the Joinder of the Third Party into an Existing Dispute) f) Terms of Reference in an International Arbitration Conducted under the ICC Rules of Arbitration g) Procedural Clauses (Timetable and Orders for Directions, Disclosure, Security for Costs, Power of Attorney, Confidentiality Clauses, Calderbank Offer) h) Pleadings and Awards (Points of Claim, Final Award, Agreed Award) i) Applications to the Court (Arbitration Forms, Applications to the Court, Witness Statements in Support of Court Applications, Draft Orders)

Andrew Tweeddale , Solicitor-Advocate, Corbett & Co, Keren Tweeddale , Lecturer, London South Bank University

`"This book is an excellent resource not only for ADR practitioners but also for members of the international business community...The authors do an especially good job of discussing concepts that are usually overlooked in other works."' Dispute Resolution Journal