This paper examines the UK Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations (UTCCR)'s prohibition on clauses in consumer contracts that mandate dispute settlement in an arbitration tribunal as potentially unfair and oppressive as against consumers because it denies their right to civil...

This article discusses several new alternative dispute resolution (‘ADR') mechanisms that intend to address complaints from stakeholder groups that may suffer as a consequence of foreign direct investment (‘FDI'). ADR methods such as mediation are well suited to resolving international...