The interviews on which this report is based were performed as part of a research project funded by the United Kingdom’s Economic and Social Research Council. Interviews were performed in 47 countries, including 127 cities and 1,086 interviewees. Further information on the project is available on the project website (https://commercialarbitrationineurope.wordpress.com).

The decision to write a separate report on England and Wales outside London was based on the distinctive nature of that market and practice. The United Kingdom includes three legal jurisdictions,2 each which has its own legal system reflecting its specific heritage, with England and Wales comprising a single, combined jurisdiction. However, the interviews involved in this project confirmed that in the specific context of arbitration, London is a fundamentally different market and community than the remainder of England and Wales. Producing two separate reports, rather than a single Report covering the entirety of England and Wales, allows a more accurate discussion that can address the distinctive elements of both regions. 

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