Gary Born and Dharshini Prasad contribute an article on joinder and consolidation to the eighth issue of the Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution International Arbitration Review.
Excerpt: This article provides a theoretical and practical analysis of the joinder and consolidation provisions in the 2017 BCDR Rules. In Part 2, the article explores the rationales for, and obstacles to, joinder and consolidation mechanisms in international arbitration. Parts 3 and 4 provide a commentary on Articles 28 and 29 of the 2017 BCDR Rules on joinder and consolidation, including, where appropriate, through a comparative assessment of the consolidation and joinder rules of other arbitral institutions. The article then discusses the growth of multiparty arbitrations through institutional cooperation and the consolidation of arbitrations across arbitral institutions in Part 5, before providing some concluding remarks.
