LexisNexis: Arbitration statistics 2024: surveys -v- reality

In our eighth annual survey of international arbitration statistics, James Clanchy, arbitrator in independent practice and member of the Lexis+® UK Arbitration Consulting Editorial Board, notes that arbitration hubs and their caseloads have evolved but that surveys conducted in the international arbitration community do not reflect the current reality. They downplay the continuing popularity of ad hoc arbitration and ignore the fundamental differences between it and institutional arbitration.  Time for another reality check My first LexisNexis blog post discussing arbitration statistics Arbitration statistics and alternative facts was published in February 2017. It was prompted by the death of Hans Rosling, the brilliant Swedish statistician and professor of medicine, who had a talent for grasping and explaining the issues that really mattered. The Brexit referendum held eight months earlier had led to speculation that London would lose its place as the top hub for international…