Important proposed changes to the English Arbitration Act: (1) Summary disposal of issues 

In the first of a miniseries exploring the proposed reforms to the law governing arbitration in England and Wales, the Arbitration Act 1996, Dubai-based Antonia Birt (www.reedsmith....) and London-based Liam Hart (www.reedsmith....) explore the proposal to give arbitrators the power to dispose of claims on a summary basis (that is, without waiting for a full trial) with host, Bartek Rutkowski (www.reedsmith....) .