ABSTRACT
This article discusses the foundations of arbitration in England and Wales outside London, including topics such as the arbitration market, the arbitration community, arbitration practice, and arbitration institutions. The interviews on which the article is based were performed as part of a research project funded by the United Kingdom’s Economic and Social Research Council. Interviews were performed in 47 countries, including 127 cities and 1,086 interviewees. Further information on the project is available on the project website (https://commercialarbitrationineurope.wordpress.com). Seventeen interviews were performed in England and Wales outside London, involving 39 participants, with four interviews performed in Birmingham on 10 March 2019; one interview performed in Bristol on 16 November 2022; one interview performed in Cambridge on 24 October 2022; one interview performed in Cardiff on 14 November 2022; one interview performed in Cheltenham on 11 November 2022; one interview performed in Hull on 14 October 2022; three interviews performed in Ipswich on 20 October 2022; two interviews performed in Leeds on 12 October 2022; one interview performed in Liverpool on 5 September 2022; two interviews performed in Manchester on 7 September 2022; one interview performed in Newcastle on 10 October 2022; one interview performed in Northampton on 6 March 2019; two interviews performed in Nottingham on 9 March 2019; one interview performed in Oxford on 28 October 2022; one interview performed in Sheffield on 17 October 2022; and one interview performed in Southampton on 7 November 2022. All interviews were performed by the author. Interviews were recorded and then professionally transcribed.
Cole, Tony, Arbitration in England and Wales outside London (November 17, 2025).
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