5. The World of Arbitration. With Ben Giaretta (1 of 2)

Part 1 of 2. I’m joined by Ben Giaretta, a vastly experienced arbitrator and arbitration lawyer, to discuss developments in the world of arbitration. This episode sees Ben cover life as a Branch Chair of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Ben's upcoming appointment as a CIArb  Trustee and the internationalisation of arbitration. They then cover the trend for lawyer arbitrators over technical experts and question whether the flexibility of arbitration is being utilised to its full potential,. We close Part 1 on the return of arbitrator pupillage and the Law Commission's review of the UK Arbitration Act.  To get in touch, please send us an email or voice memo to mediation@gregoryhunt.co.uk - and make sure to subscribe so you are first to get all our new episodes. You can follow @mediatorgregg on Twitter and if you want to book me as your mediator then to acquire availability, check conflicts and discuss appointments, please call +44 (0)207 936 7070 or email info@arbitra.co.uk. For information about training to be a mediator email the Hunt ADR Training Team at adr@huntadr.com.