London maintains arbitration dominance with 80% global share

London continues to lead the way in international shipping arbitration, with an 80% share of cases.

Research by global law firm HFW has revealed the UK capital handled 1,737 maritime arbitrations in 2019 – up 14% on the previous year.

This equates to around 83% of all international maritime arbitrations that year, according to HFW's analysis of data from major arbitral institutions around the world.