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LITIGATING IN UNCONVENTIONAL FORUMS Craig E. Proctor Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. British Institute of International and Comparative Law London June 7, 2007. Business Model. PREDICTABILITY: Budget Personnel Office locations. Unconventional Forums = Unpredictability?.
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LITIGATING IN UNCONVENTIONAL FORUMSCraig E. ProctorShook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.British Institute of International and Comparative LawLondonJune 7, 2007
Business Model PREDICTABILITY: • Budget • Personnel • Office locations
Unconventional Forums = Unpredictability? • Europe: Italian Justice of Peace Courts • Australia: Dust Disease Tribunals • Asia/Africa: Sharia Courts
Making the “Unpredictable”, Predictable • Early Warning System • Flexibility = create new model • “Defend” the lawsuit before it is filed