The first edition of this Guide was the creation of Martin Hunter, Jan Paulsson, Nigel Rawding and Alan Redfern at a time when they were all partners in Freshfields and members of the firm s international arbitration group. Since retiring from the firm, Martin Hunter and Alan Redfern continue to feature prominently in the practice of international dispute resolution, sitting frequently as arbitrators as well as writing and speaking on the subject. Eric Schwartz, a former Secretary-General of the ICC, contributed to the second revised edition whilst he was a partner in the firm, as did Lucy Ree...