Judges from eight different countries, across six different time zones met on Microsoft Teams last week for a live event on the SIFoCC Judicial Observation Programme to share experiences and discuss work streams including the SIFoCC Case Management Best Practice Presumptions and the SIFoCC Covid Memorandum. The SIFoCC Judicial Observation Programme started in London […]
The Supreme Court of Brazil has implemented an advanced artificial intelligence system called VICTOR in an attempt to tackle its backlog, but is it a beauty or a beast? Judge Isabela Ferari and Lawyer Daniel Becker share their thoughts in this interesting thought piece. The Supreme Court based in Brasilia receives 50,000 petitions a year […]
On the 20th June 2020 the HON. BART MAGUNDA KATUREEBE will step down as Chief Justice of Uganda. After five years of devoted service to this role we wish to celebrate his contribution to the rule of law. The Hon Bart Katureebe is an accomplished leader who has served in the Government of Uganda […]
We are delighted to share with you the SIFoCC Memorandum and Annex A on ‘Delivering justice during the Covid-19 pandemic and the future use of technology’. These documents detail the way courts from across the world are responding to the COVID 19 pandemic and is a collaborative effort of the SIFoCC membership. They provide […]
The product of SIFoCC’s first international working group is available here. This working group addressed Case Management in commercial litigation. The result is a set of working presumptions for best practice. The working group was chaired by Chief Justice Allsop of the Federal Court of Australia and Sir Peter Gross, former Lord Justice of Appeal […]
The establishment of new “ international commercial courts ” over the past few years has been a major development, which brings a new perspective to the adjudication of international commercial disputes. These courts join other specialist courts in a number of countries which are established to try commercial cases. In his recent article The New […]
Prof Maxi Scherer’s article “Artificial Intelligence and Legal Decision-Making – The Wide Open” provides an insight into the use of AI in the context of arbitral and judicial decision making. The article examines the use of different methodologies in predicting decisions before going on to explore the issues around data and AI. The insight is […]
There has been close discussion and consideration of the information and advice available in Singapore on COVID-19. The implications of the travel restrictions, imposed health regulations and the potential risk to attendees has been measured. The reluctant conclusion reached is that the meeting, due to be held in Singapore on 12-13 March 2020 has to […]
As part of our “Getting to know our membership” series, Lord John Thomas and Mr Justice Robin Knowles share their perspectives on commercial dispute resolution from the Business and Property Courts in London. The first meeting of SIFoCC was held in London in May 2017 and both judges are members of the SIFoCC Steering […]
We are pleased to announce the launch of the first edition of the SIFoCC Multilateral Memorandum on Enforcement of Commercial Judgments for Money. The Memorandum sets out an account of the procedures for the enforcement of judgments of one jurisdiction in the courts of another. It concerns commercial judgments requiring a person to pay a […]