In 2024, reform has been a subject in significant jurisdictions. In England and Wales, review of the Arbitration Act 1996 is underway, and Reed Smith has been playing its part. In France, a working group has been convened by the French Ministry of Justice to reform France's arbitration law. In India, the Department of Legal Affairs released a draft Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Bill, proposing extensive changes to the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996.
In Africa, the subject of this newsletter, arbitration will undoubtedly continue to feature highly in the transformation taking place across the continent.
We are delighted to include Diamana Diawara’s contribution in this final newsletter of 2024 from an ICC and personal perspective, alongside the contributions from our arbitration practitioners around the Reed Smith global network.
We hope you enjoy reading it and welcome your feedback. In the meantime, we wish you all a restful year-end break.
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