
Zoe O’Sullivan QC has written an article on ‘When can proceedings be stayed in favour of ADR? Ohpen Operations UK Ltd v Invesco Managers Ltd [2019] EWHC 2245 (TCC)‘.
Zoe discusses how O’Farrell J’s judgment usefully revisits an issue on which lawyers are often asked to advise in practice: does the contract impose binding obligations on the parties to exhaust all contractual dispute resolution processes before they can commence court or arbitration proceedings?