Redfern and Hunter’s Law and Practice of International Commercial Arbitration has long been essential reading for students and practitioners of international commercial arbitration. First published in 1986, the book is now in its fourth edition. There is little doubt that this latest edition will meet the aspirations of its authors and continue to be a ‘standard work of value’, not only to practitioners and students, but also to international arbitrators and judges, from various jurisdictions.

The new edition of Redfern and Hunter achieves the seemingly impossible: it contains even more information than the preceding third edition (including an entire new chapter), but is apparently the same size. It retains the appeal of the original by being thorough, clear and concise, without becoming cumbersome.