The IXth Edition of the CAM-CCBC Arbitration Congress took place on 17 – 18 October 2022, in São Paulo, Brazil. The congress brought together practitioners to discuss “the today and…
On 17 and 18 October 2022, the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada held its IXth Arbitration Congress (“IX CAM-CCBC Congress” or “Congress”) in São…
…2015 Model BIT. The PCEA noted with some surprise that India has signed investment agreements with only four countries since 2015: Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Taiwan and Brazil. It observed that the…
In line with current discussions in Brazil’s arbitration community, especially in the context of Brazilian party leaders’ initiative to call for a vote on a controversial bill to amend the…
…Brazil, where transactional lawyers routinely use this lingua franca in the context of a legal system that does not always embrace the consequences that follow the language. Somewhat like trying…
…(“BAA”) on an urgent basis (previously covered here). Considered as a threat to arbitration in Brazil, Mr. Abbud thanked many institutions, including the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law…
…which other countries? England and Wales Germany Australia Singapore Brazil None of the above Answer: F, none of the above. The almost complete absence of deposition practice from legal systems…
…for both international and domestic arbitrations in Brazil. Unsurprisingly, institutions like the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Brazil Branch), the Brazilian Arbitration Committee, the Brazilian Institute of Civil Procedure, and many…
…tactic be restrained? A recent decision rendered by the São Paulo Court of Appeals in Brazil dealt with these issues (see, Appeal n. 1048961-82.2019.8.26.0100, March 10, 2021, LRM Serviços et…
…(Petrobras Brazil) (Final Award), ICDR Case No. 01-15-0004-8503, 29 June 2018 Michele Sonen In this arbitration, a majority of the Tribunal awarded Vantage Deepwater USD 615 million in damages for…
This article addresses the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ‘s precedents on the exceptions to the Competence-Competence principle due to pathological arbitration agreements present in contracts of adhesion. In…
…jurisdictions, with 64% of which reflected the practice of 9 jurisdictions, namely Germany, the United States, Switzerland, Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, France, Brazil, and the People’s Republic of…
…advancements and developments that have taken place in international arbitration in Brazil in recent years. Is Brazil a truly arbitration-friendly jurisdiction? Current challenges and next steps for Brazil to…
…planted in this region too, for example with Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia’s denunciation of the ICSID Convention and some BITs, and Brazil still not adopting ISDS, none of this has…
…equivalent to USD 2,000, both jointly sponsored by Maxwell Chambers and the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil and Canada (CAM-CCBC). The best cross-examiner of…
…Brasilia in 1998, and facilitated by the guarantors Argentina, Brazil, Chile and the US, as appointed by the 29 January 1942 Rio Protocol for Peace between Peru and Ecuador. The…
…was published under the opinion of Minister Nancy Andrighi. The decision addresses relevant issues for arbitration in Brazil and demonstrates the support given by Brazilian courts to arbitration. Background…
…with Eleonora Coelho, President of the Center for Arbitration and Mediation of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil-Canada (CAM-CCBC), revealed how Brazil is an attractive forum for Portuguese language arbitration disputes…
…in domestic proceedings in Brazil. The initiative analyzed data from challenges in proceedings administered by the Câmara de Mediação e Arbitragem Empresarial – Brasil (CAMARB). The outcome of the working…
…The Brazil-Mexico BIT and Angola-Brazil BIT have already entered into force. The CFIA model does not have much in common with traditional BITs. Brazil is instead exploring a different,…
…Brazil as in previous years, we anticipate the continuance and strengthening of the country’s unique approach to arbitration.1) As many readers may know, Brazil has not yet signed the ICSID…
…Arbitration Awards in the United States and U.S. Arbitration Awards in Latin America,” which focused on enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in the United States, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico….
…absence of privacy or confidentiality provisions in the UNCITRAL Model Law, other jurisdictions have also sought to regulate these issues through national legislation, such as in Malaysia, Brazil, the Philippines…
…in the past two decades evidences his love for India and Brazil. He was a devoted supporter of KIIT University and of the University of Sao Paulo, as well as…
