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July 2010

The Court of Appeal fetters the power of parties to stipulate in the arbitration agreement that the arbitral tribunal should comprise members of a religious community
The power to select the tribunal which is to determine a dispute is one of the major attractions of arbitration over litigation. The recent decision of the Court of Appeal in N.Jivraj v S. Hashwani [2010] EWCA Civ 712 (22 June 2010), however, has seemingly fettered that power where parties seek to dictate that the tribunal should comprise members of a particular religious group. The judgment concludes that, parties will only validly be able to require that the tribunal should comprise members of a particular group of shared religion or belief if the belonging to that group is necessary and proportionate for the proper discharge of the tribunal's function to resolve the dispute in hand.

June 2010

Olswang advises Broad Communications on its involvement in Bharti Airtel's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Zain Africa
Olswang has advised long-standing litigation client, Nigeria based Broad Communications, on its involvement in Bharti Airtel's multi-billion dollar acquisition of Zain Africa. Bharti's deal is one of the largest ever cross-border deals in the emerging markets with a reported value of in excess of $9 billion.

May 2010

Olswang acts for Paradox Entertainment
Olswang has acted for Paradox Entertainment to amicably settle a rights dispute with Orion.

April 2010

The Bribery Act 2010
The Bribery Act 2010 is new legislation approved by Parliament in April to combat bribery in public and private sectors. This article considers some of the key points that organisations should know about the act and the actions that they may need to take.