The arbitral legislative regime in Australia has recently undergone substantial reform with a view to positioning Australia as a hub for dispute resolution in the Asia-Pacific region. Underlying both the domestic and international arbitration regimes is the UNCITRAL Model Law It is universally...

On 8 May 2019, the High Court of Australia handed down its eagerly anticipated decision in Rinehart v Hancock Prospecting Pty Ltd. It was hoped that the High Court would clarify the Australian approach to the interpretation of arbitration clauses, including whether the ‘presumptive liberal...