Season 4 Episode 7 - The Holiday Special (and a little WTO crisis)

Happy holidays, arbitration nerds! 

From the International Arbitration Center in London, Brian and Saadia call up Joel and it has to be said: Joel’s audio is below par. Figuring out recording from a new place is a work in progress. 

Luckily, Joel pre-recorded an interview with Kathleen Claussen about WTO dispute resolution and in particular the recent crisis in the Appellate Body [TIME 8:20].

Then Saadia takes us on a tour of the intersection between religion and arbitration [TIME 31:55], before we talk about gift-giving protocols for Happy Fun Time [56:12].

Season 4 Episode 2 - The GDPR

In the final episode with only two co-hosts, we call up GDPR oracle Emily Hay for a discussion on how the data protection directive GDPR comes into play in international arbitration. Joel then speculates about arbitral awards as assets - how much do they cost and what rules govern their acquisition? For Happy Fun Time, Brian complains about having to work on vacation, but what is really expected of arbitration lawyers in terms of holiday work?