The recent Summit of the Americas, which included Cuba for the first time, was a good bridge building exercise, but Venezuela appears keen to assume Cuba's former status as exile
Constraints placed on the first instance courts by authorities have led to
an inconsistent approach in cases
involving claimants who have jumped from moving taxis, says Roger Cooper
Consent remains at the heart of arbitration law, but the concept has had to become more elastic as the dispute resolution procedure has evolved into new areas, says Henry Byam-Cook