Commentary & media
2022

Why Do Parties Choose Arbitration? To Each Their Own

The Social and Psychological Underpinnings of Commercial Arbitration in Europe (blog)
Kun Fan, “Why Do Parties Choose Arbitration? To Each Their Own”, The Social and Psychological Underpinnings of Commercial Arbitration in Europe, 23 March 2022.

Summary

A short essay arguing that the reasons parties turn to arbitration are far less uniform than the standard list of advantages suggests, and that expectations shaped by legal culture and commercial context explain much of the variation.

Arbitrator · Mediator

Kun Fan serves as arbitrator and mediator in international commercial and domain name disputes, working in English, Chinese and French.