Andrew Mizner
@MiznerAndrew
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Editor of @CDR_Magazine and @AfricanLawBiz. Editor-in-Chief @globallegalgrp. Not posting here any more. For updates, see LinkedIn.
London, England
Joined December 2019
For a variety of reasons, I won't be posting here any more. For updates from me/CDR/ALB, visit LinkedIn or the relevant websites: https://t.co/R4EpyFrFNz
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Arbitration stands to benefit from the Mexican judicial reforms, in the short term at least, but as time goes on, the judicial uncertainty may impact it too. It has been interesting exploring those implications this week at #IBAMexico.
Read Editor-in-Chief @MiznerAndrew's report from #IBAMexico, where the implications of Mexico's judicial reforms' impact on #arbitration took centre stage. @IBAnews. https://t.co/9RTsPt4Jub
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My report on yesterday's opening of #IBAMexico with criticism of Mexican judicial reforms by Ernesto Zedillo and Norma Lucía Piña Hernández.
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Former President Ernesto Zedillo and the current leader of the country’s Supreme Court Norma Lucía Piña Hernández criticised the current Mexican judicial reforms at the opening of the annual meeting...
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Piña Hernández said “by thus diminishing the independence of the magistrates, not only has the judiciary been attacked, but the democratic republic itself”. #IBAMexico
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Zedillo called the reforms an “ongoing atrocity” and described the government, led by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador as “anti-patriots”. #IBAMexico
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A fiery opening to the IBA Conference, with former President Ernesto Zedillo and Supreme Court President Norma Lucía Piña Hernández criticising this week's judicial reforms in Mexico, under which federal judges will be publicly elected. #IBAMexico
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Scotland has defined what kind of hub it wants to be in the international arbitration world.
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Two years after the ICCA conference in Edinburgh, Scotland defines what kind of player it aims to be on the international arbitration stage.
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A strong addition for Alvarez & Marsal in London. Colin is an experienced expert and leader of practice groups, who has founded the expert witness function at multiple outfits.
International corporate and disputes service provider @alvarezmarsal has reinforced its disputes and investigations strengths by welcoming an energy and infrastructure practitioner, adding notable legal, finance and expert testimony experience. https://t.co/hGbZ6USOvO
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Navigating the rise of resource nationalism in Africa’s ‘coup belt’ - @bsfllp's Timothy Foden writes for ALB https://t.co/5Vu2pRyiVH
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The Edinburgh International Arbitration Festival brought out 100 figures from the arbitration world to discuss the sector over two days in the Scottish capital.
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Lawyers should weigh up confidentiality against transparency, and tackle unconscious bias to make arbitration as good as it can be, said speakers at last week’s Edinburgh International Arbitration...
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English law has drawn disputes from across the international legal community to London, according to a report by the Law Society of England and Wales.
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London has retained its popularity as a disputes hub, with the appeal of English law drawing litigants from around the world.
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A&O Shearman announces cuts. 10% of partners, Joburg office and consulting arm to go.
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The newly merged international firm will reduce the size of its partnership, close an office and exit the consulting sector.
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A curious development. Unsurprising to see a big international firm view an African office as an unnecessary expense, but the firm's hopes of retaining its African work seems a bit optimistic, once the partners land at rival firms.
A&O Shearman to close Johannesburg office.
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Some scope here for growth in Italian class actions in the coming years.
The reinvention of Italian class actions. With commentary from @WhiteCase, @ClearyGottlieb and Deminor.
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Ghana looks set to lift its cryptocurrency ban as it launches its first draft rules to regulate the digital assets space. https://t.co/CxpJLdNMvG
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The West African country looks set to lift its cryptocurrency ban as it launches its first draft rules to regulate the digital assets space.
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Levin has had a varied career. He wrote on his website that he represented the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, "in the exhumation efforts of conspiracy theorists to bring up Lee Harvey as they suspected his body was not there and the Russians had removed it. He was there in fact".
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Breaking news from the UK-US arbitration market, where an experienced Texan arbitrator has joined Newman's Row, the London-based arbitration chambers.
US arbitrator joins Newmans Row.
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The comment of the Lead Partner Mr. Ikemefuna Stephen Nwoye @IkemNwoye on the newly established @NUPRCofficial Alternative Dispute Resolution Centres for the oil and gas industry in Nigeria was reported by @AfricanLawBiz - https://t.co/R5ycTkvCSN
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The country’s petroleum regulator plans to launch more alternative dispute resolution centres across the West African jurisdiction to tackle growing conflicts in the industry.
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This is certainly a good development for the oil and gas sector and also for alternative dispute resolution practice in Nigeria. It will boost investors confidence. Thank you @AfricanLawBiz for the news report. https://t.co/sXZFNN88VT
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The country’s petroleum regulator plans to launch more alternative dispute resolution centres across the West African jurisdiction to tackle growing conflicts in the industry.
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