In this both serious and humorous contribution, the author discusses a number of ways in which arbitration has failed to live up to its promises of, in particular, speed, flexibility and low cost. With specific reference to disclosure of documents and expert evidence, he argues for greater procedural ‘elasticity’ to overcome ‘arthritic’ arbitration. This article is a version of a Keynote Address delivered at a dinner organised by Harbour Litigation Funding for leading global firms in Hong Kong on 28 March 2017
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