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Arbitration Bill [HL] Special Public Bill Committee

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Special Public Bill Committees are committees which are empowered to take written and oral evidence on a bill. Following such evidence taking, the Committee is able to amend the bill before reporting it to the House.

Law Commission bills are normally committed to Special Public Bill Committees. This bill, the Arbitration Bill [HL], was committed on 17 January 2024.

• Arbitration Bill [HL]

The Committee considered amendments to the bill on 27 March 2024 [Hansard]. The bill was amended and that version is available on the Arbitration Bill [HL] publications page. The Committee concluded on its agreement to the bill as amended. The next stage will be report stage in the House of Lords and information on further progress is listed on the Arbitration Bill [HL] stages page.

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Past events

Wednesday 27 March 2024
10:30am Public
Formal meeting 27 March 2024
The Moses Room, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 14 March 2024
11:00am Private
Private meeting 14 March 2024
Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Thursday 7 March 2024
2:00pm Private
Private meeting 7 March 2024
Room 3, Palace of Westminster
Wednesday 21 February 2024
10:00am Public
Arbitration Bill [HL] - Oral evidence 21 February 2024
10:00am
  • Matthew Weiniger KC (Chair of International Arbitration Practice at Linklaters LLP)
  • James Freeman (Head of London International Arbitration Practice at Allen & Overy LLP)
  • Ricky Diwan KC
10:45am
  • Michael Davison (Chair at City of London Law Society Arbitration Committee)
  • Dr John Fletcher (Executive Director at Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors Dispute Resolution Service)
  • Jane Chisholm Caunt OBE (Director General at Gafta - The Grain and Feed Trade Association)
11:30am
  • Mr Justice Foxton
  • Mr Justice Henshaw
Room 4, Palace of Westminster

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