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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.

Reports, special reports and government responses

No reports or special reports published.

Oral evidence transcripts

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21 February 2024
Work Arbitration Bill [HL] (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Mr Justice Foxton (Judge in Charge of the Commercial Court), and Mr Justice Henshaw (Commercial Court)
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Oral Evidence
21 February 2024
Work Arbitration Bill [HL] (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses 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), and Jane Chisholm Caunt OBE (Director General at Gafta - The Grain and Feed Trade Association)
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Oral Evidence
21 February 2024
Work Arbitration Bill [HL] (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Matthew Weiniger KC (Chair of International Arbitration Practice at Linklaters LLP), James Freeman (Head of London International Arbitration Practice at Allen & Overy LLP), and Ricky Diwan KC (Essex Court Chambers)
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Oral Evidence

Written evidence

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Dr Helen Taylor (Senior Legal Researcher at Spotlight on Corruption) (ARB0038)
Work Arbitration Bill [HL] (Legislative scrutiny)
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Law Commission of England and Wales (ARB0037)
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Sir Richard Aikens, Mr Ricky Diwan KC, Sir Christopher Clarke, Ms Emilie Gonin, Mr Salim Moollan KC, Lord Nicholas Phillips, Sir Bernard Rix, and Lord Hoffmann (ARB0039)
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Other publications

Declarations of interest
Members of the House of Lords must declare relevant interests in committee work.
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