News & Events
News & Events
We are delighted to announce that Robert Rhodes QC will be appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the first Appointment Ceremony of Adjunct Professors and Lecturers on the 2nd June 2021, organized by The Academy of International Dispute Resolution & Professional Negotiation. The ceremony is to celebrate the adjunct professors on their appointment as well as to recognise their tremendous contribution to both the Academy and in their respective professional areas. Robert was appointed Adjunct Professor alongside highly esteemed arbitrators such as Anselmo Reyes (High Court Judge in Hong Kong) and Colin Ong QC (one of the world’s leading arbitrators). A speech will be given by the President of the Academy of International Dispute Resolution & Professional Negotiation, Prof. Dr. Francis law. The International…
News 1 Jun, 2021
Robert Rhodes QC, FCIArb has been invited by the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators to speak at a Webinar on 22 April about the Singapore Convention on Mediation. It is hoped that the recent Singapore Convention on Mediation will have the groundbreaking consequences for international commercial mediation that the New York Convention of 1958 has had for international commercial arbitration. Its purpose is to simplify the enforcement of international commercial mediation agreements. Robert Rhodes QC, FCIArb and James Ng MCIArb will introduce the key elements of the UN Convention on International Settlement Agreements Resulting from Mediation (known as the Singapore Convention on Mediation) and will discuss its relevance to the UK even though the UK have yet to sign up to…
Events 19 Apr, 2021
We are delighted to announce that Robert Rhodes QC has been appointed to the Panel of Mediators of the Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation Centres (APCAM). Asia Pacific Centre for Arbitration & Mediation Centres (APCAM) is an international ADR centre formed jointly by about ten arbitration and mediation centres from the Asia-Pacific countries. They cover alternative dispute resolution in the following countries: India Australia Hong Kong Malaysia Indonesia Thailand Nepal Robert was appointed to APCAM’s panel of neutrals in January 2021 which offers a number of experienced arbitrators and mediators from across the globe. You can view Robert’s APCAM profile here. Robert is noted for his conciliatory approach to conflict and is already on the panels of mediators of…
News 28 Jan, 2021
Robert Rhodes QC speaks at the 2020 International Mediation Summit, hosted by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT). The summit will be held in China on November 18-19 and the discussion will focus on Diversified Resolution Methods under the backdrop of globalisation. Robert will join the summit remotely. Robert will be speaking on the advantages of mediation in resolving disputes from international commercial contracts. CCPIT is a foreign trade and international promotion body founded in 1952. Robert Rhodes QC was on their Panel of Mediators from 2013-16. Find out more Robert Rhodes QC specialises in business crime (e.g. civil and criminal fraud, tax investigations, bribery and money laundering), international mediation and international arbitration (both as counsel and…
News 17 Nov, 2020
Robert Rhodes QC will be speaking at the Singapore Convention on Mediation Dialogues with Shanghai Free Trade Zones on Friday 13th November. Launched in 2013, the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ) now hosts more than 50,000 member companies. The Singapore Convention on Mediation Dialogues with Shanghai Free Trade Zones will be held on 13th November at the Shanghai OCT Law Firm and will also be streamed online for guests to interact with the speakers. Robert Rhodes QC will be presenting on The Advantages of Mediation in Resolving Foreign Commercial Disputes You can register for the event and find out more here. Find out more Robert Rhodes QC specialises in business crime (e.g. civil and criminal fraud, tax investigations, bribery and money laundering),…
News 6 Nov, 2020
We are delighted to announce that Robert Rhodes QC has been appointed to the Panel of Mediators of the International Commercial Mediation Center for the Belt and Road Initiative. The International Commercial Mediation Center for the Belt and Road Initiative is a world-leading dispute resolution service, well suited to disputes that arise in relation to the Belt and Road development strategy, to promote economic co-operation along proposed Belt and Road routes. The Belt and Road initiative aims to build connectivity and cooperation between China, the land-based Silk Road Economic Belt, and the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road. The “Belt” refers to economic and overland transport links connecting China to Central Asia and Europe via six economic corridors, while the “Road” indicates…
News 20 Oct, 2020
Robert Rhodes QC will give the first keynote speech at the Swiss Chinese Law Association Global Forum of International Mediation on 25th September 2020. The Swiss Chinese Law Association will be holding their Global Arbitration Forum (Online), which to be held on 25th September 2020. This forum fosters the exchange of views on the development of ADR, enhancing knowledge, and best practices, giving new ideas, ensuring the best understanding of ADR, and learning from other cultures. The forum will focus on: the practical issues of online dispute resolution, culture challenges on the ADR, Update Issues on the International Investment Mediation and the Challenges and Opportunities of the Singapore Convention on Mediation. Robert’s speech will focus on online dispute resolution and…
News 18 Sep, 2020
If your client is the victim of fraud, and some of the fraudster’s assets are cryptoassets, can you get a freezing or proprietary injunction over them from the English courts? Robert Rhodes QC answers this question in the latest edition of US-China Law Review. The fundamental question is: Are cryptoassets “property”, so as to be capable of being the subject of an injunction? Recently, this has been the subject of various decisions in the UK High Court, culminating in AA v Persons Unknown [2020] EWHC 3556, where Bryan J held that although cryptoassets are neither things in possession nor things in action, they are a third category of “property” which English law recognises, and so they can be the subject…
External Publications 13 Jul, 2020
Robert Rhodes QC and Andrew Maguire have had an article published in the esteemed US-China Law Review titled “Cryptoassets—Obtaining English Freezing and Proprietary Injunctions in relation to Civil Fraud”. The article follows the landmark judgment of Bryan J. in the High Court, in the recent case of AA v Persons Unknown [2019] EWHC 3556, where he ruled that cryptoassets are property under English law: cryptoassets being not things in possession nor things in action, but a third category of property which English law recognises. The article then proceeds to explore how worldwide injunctive relief may be granted by the English High Court in relation to Cryptoassets—either proprietary or freezing injunctions. The English courts’ primary objective is to provide overseas litigants…
External Publications 9 Jun, 2020
Robert Rhodes QC will be speaking later this month in Dubai at the Legalplus Dubai & MENA 7th International Arbitration & Corporate Crime Summit. He will be moderating a session on managing cross-border investigations and speaking on “adequate procedures” as a defence under the Bribery Act 2010. The full agenda for this event can be viewed here.
News 15 Jan, 2020
Through Benchmark Chambers International & Benchmark International Mediation Centre The Supreme People’s Court of the People’s Republic of China adds Robert Rhodes QC to the SPC’s pool of experts for discerning foreign law. Robert Rhodes QC specialises in business crime (e.g. civil and criminal fraud, tax investigations, bribery and money laundering), international mediation and international arbitration (both as counsel and mediator / arbitrator), financial services, regulatory and disciplinary law. Should you wish to instruct Robert, please contact Matt Sale (+44 (0)20 7427 4910) or Peter Foad (+44 (0)20 7427 0807).
News 13 Dec, 2019
Robert Rhodes QC is due to speak at the International Dispute Resolution Conference 2019 in Hong Kong, on 17th April 2019. The Hon Mrs Carrie Lam, Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, will open the event. Robert is the only English silk speaking at the Conference, which is expected to have 850 people attending. His session focuses on Investor Rights under Bilateral Investment Treaties. Jointly organised by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, Hong Kong Mediation Centre and the International Dispute Resolution & Risk Management Institute in collaboration with the Department of Justice, the one day Conference aims to encourage discussion on emerging trends in dispute resolution and examine the impact of the “Convention on…
News 10 Apr, 2019
