New UK Government announces intention to continue with reforms to Arbitration Act 1996 and publishes text of new Bill
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Last week, the new UK government set out its legislative proposals and priorities in the King’s speech. Although not mentioned in the speech itself, in the briefing notes accompanying it, the government sets out its plans to enact the recent reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996 contained in the 2022 Law Commission consultations on the law of arbitration in England and Wales.
The proposed Arbitration Bill was…
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