PRACTICE NOTES
This Practice Note
This Practice Note explores the wide-ranging functions in-house legal teams may assume in international arbitration and connected issues. It is intended as direct guidance for in-house counsel (though, stylistically, we refer to such lawyers in neutral terms). It should equally assist practitioners collaborating with in-house teams, or seeking clearer insight into their place within the arbitral workflow. Much of the pragmatic advice could also apply where the chosen dispute resolution route is, for instance, litigation or mediation. Although the emphasis is on the contribution of in-house counsel to international commercial arbitration, the discussion and pointers may likewise inform in-house lawyers involved in international investment arbitration (investor–state dispute resolution), particularly viewed from the perspective of investors.
Introductory Practice Notes that may help include:
Arbitration-new starter guide
Arbitration-an introduction to the key features of arbitration
Arbitration