Art-Related Disputes and ADR Methods: A Good Fit?
…the language preferred, letting them save time and money. For instance, in accordance to the New York Convention, arbitration offers the advantage of an arbitral award that can be internationally…
…the language preferred, letting them save time and money. For instance, in accordance to the New York Convention, arbitration offers the advantage of an arbitral award that can be internationally…
…recently, the 2018 International Arbitration Survey conducted by the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London, in partnership with White & Case, reported: “In particular, is there any…
…really differ from the IBA Rules and whether the former are actually capable of delivering a satisfactory result in terms of arbitration efficiency. Prague Rules and IBA Rules: not that…
…evidence? How do the Prague Rules differ from the IBA Rules? Are the Prague Rules capable of delivering a better result than the IBA Rules in terms of arbitration efficiency?…
… Interim Measures in Assistance of Foreign Arbitration Misunderstanding: Parties to foreign arbitration proceedings may apply to the Courts for interim measures. Clarification: This misunderstanding stems from Article 14…
…new members. In the past, it has blocked the appointment of certain members who it alleges have indulged in judicial activism. USA argues that the Appellate Body creates new rights…
…Balance on International Arbitration Tribunals, 28 Arbitration INTERNATIONAL 653, 661 at n. 42 (2012). but then they fail to inquire further what exactly that means. Let’s consider a few possible…
…temporary safeguard measures in case of exceptional balance-of-payments difficulties. Adriana San Román (Wöss & Partners) compared the measure of damages between commercial arbitration and investment arbitration using as examples prominent…
…the CJEU held that the provision for investor-state arbitration in the BIT was contrary to Articles 344 and 267 of the TFEU. It found that the investor-state arbitration mechanism threatened…
…environmental damage. Each day new medical and technological discoveries are made which changes our perceptions of the status quo and the legal system needs to account for this and allow…
…most well-equipped forum for such disputes as unlike national courts, arbitration offers an avenue for private investors to file claims against states. The arbitration of disputes concerning intellectual property rights…
…it requires bilateral arbitration”. It likened the employer-employee arbitration agreements prohibiting class actions to company-consumer arbitration agreements with class action waivers recently upheld as valid by the Supreme Court in…
…fresh proceedings under FET, full protection and treatment and expropriation provisions (among others) under the Grenada-United States Bilateral Investment Treaty. RSM did this on the basis of new evidence relating…
…and independent common law legal system and pro-arbitration judiciary; and Hong Kong being home to multilingual legal and commercial professionals who are familiar with foreign investments and working with Chinese…
…have oftentimes been described as indispensable in order to uphold arbitration as a fair and efficient way of dispute resolution.3)See Gary Born, International Commercial Arbitration 2425 (2d ed. 2014). To…
…ICSID Arbitration (2016) 31(2) ICSID Review 434. Section A of this blog suggests an alternative approach to interpreting an arbitration clause for the purpose of determining whether the scope of…
…over international commercial disputes, the Brussels International Business Court (“BIBC”). The stated aim of this new court is to position Brussels as a new hub for international commercial disputes, in…
…the provisions relating to applicable law were different? In particular, would the reasoning on the adverse effect of the arbitration clause on the autonomy of EU law still apply? If…
…Procedure, allowing recourse to arbitration in a dispute with a state-entity: […] The State and public legal entities may resort to arbitration regardless of the nature of the contract in…
…It has met all the local legal requirements necessary for its operation at the time of its launch. JD has also built server infrastructure in a third country in order…
…has been monitoring its existence, the International Council for Commercial Arbitration. A more moderate, yet realistic point of view: The New York Convention works, but it requires various instruments of…
At the recent Finnish Arbitration Institute’s Arbitration Day in Helsinki, I spoke on the topic of the future of arbitration from the user’s perspective. While I am not a futurist…
…new insights into the shaping of international commercial arbitration. Petra Kiurunen asked whether there is anything new under the sun if we think about hot topics in international arbitration. She…
…interpretation of the IBA Guidelines The IBA Guidelines are not legal provisions and are not meant to override any applicable national law or arbitral rules chosen by the parties. The…