CEDR and the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) have collaborated on a new podcast series on smarter approaches to dispute resolution.

This series brings together BIICL’s ‘Breathing Space Series’ which aims to help safeguard commercial activity in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and CEDR’s vision of ‘Better conflicts, better outcomes leading to a better world’.

While looking at issues relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series will also look at evolving attitudes to dispute resolution, future trends and advice from leading conflict specialists.

Podcast 1 features:

• Helen Dodds, Director of Legal UK and Member of LawTech UK Commercial Dispute Resolution Taskforce
• Dr Karl Mackie CBE, Founder President & Mediator at CEDR
• The Rt. Hon. Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, former President of the UK Supreme Court and now Arbitrator and Legal Expert at One Essex Court
• Ben Thomson (facilitator), Content Strategist at CEDR

In it, they discuss:

• The background to the ‘Breathing Space’ project
• An overview of the three ‘Breathing Space’ concept notes
• The overarching changes in approaches to dispute resolution following the COVID-19 pandemic
• Future developments and trends in commercial dispute resolution

More information on BIICL's Breathing Space Series and access to the three Concept Notes can be found here - https://www.biicl.org/projects/breathing-space-concept-notes-on-the-effect-of-the-pandemic-on-commercial-contracts

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