…Court thus gave full effect in Brazil to a foreign arbitral award resulting from a transmitted arbitration agreement. The decision sets the “law of the land” on a highly-debated issue…
…of the Chamber of Commerce Brazil Canada CAM-CCBC, Brazil), Ralf Lindbäck (Wärtsilä Corporation, Finland), James South (CEDR, UK) and Urs Weber-Stecher (Wenger Vieli AG, Switzerland). Tuuli Timonen started off the…
…de Castro Viana comment on the importance of improving lawyers’ collaborative posture for the development of mediation in Brazil; and Thiago Marinho Nunes studies the use of arbitration as an…
…investor to compliance with national laws.2)Article 14, Brazil – Ethiopia BIT (2018); Article 15, Brazil – Guyana BIT (2018); Article 15, Brazil – Suriname BIT (2018). The latter provision also…
…turn, Brazil has led a new path in understanding international investment arbitration. Still consistent with its traditional slant on IIAs (signature but no-ratification of treaties), Brazil has moved on to…
…the Kompetenz-Kompetenz rule in Brazil, specifically examining the Superior Court of Justice’s (SCJ) case law. It also updates and discusses new developments to previous posts in this Blog (here, here…
…Brazil, and how those foundations may or may not allow for class arbitration, which then allows for a comparison to the American experience in this area of law. Brazil adopts…
…victory, the Southern nation remains undefeated in ICSID proceedings. The other involved a commercial dispute with Conecta S.A. (Conecta), a local gas distribution subsidiary of Brazil’s Petrobras. ICSID Tribunal…
…dam collapse in Brazil and under which a foundation was created to act as a third party and mediate between victims and the dam company. In “I Ching and mediation…
…Regional Chairs (one for each of the following regions: North America, South America (Spanish-speaking jurisdictions), Brazil, Mexico and Central America, United Kingdom, Continental Europe, Middle East and Asia). The applications…
…resolution practitioners, as well as the CPR International Mediation Competition which we launched three years ago out of Brazil. Prior to my legal career, which I started at Shearman &…
…York, Hong Kong and Brazil, from which –and not exclusively from Paris– the institution is able to administer arbitration procedures. Among the initiatives of the ICC are its efforts to…
…renowned for its scepticism of and disengagement with ISDS. After the famous “Tokyo No” meeting in 1964, all Latin American countries voted against the ICSID Convention. Brazil, the largest economy…
…Santos in São Paulo, Brazil. The historic award is the first decision based on controversial statutes regulating arbitration in the ports sector in Brazil. This decision can provide insights on…
…the justice system. In “Let mediation be mediation. Conciliation versus mediation in Brazil”, Maria Nazareth de Serpa explains the meaning of each of mediation and conciliation in Brazil. Nazareth describes…
…different renewable sources. Bolivia and Ecuador’s recent denunciations of the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States (ICSID Convention), Brazil, Mexico and Colombia’s…
…in Brazil that these decisions represent exceptions. Conclusion In conclusion, based on all the above mentioned reasons, we can affirm with confidence that Brazil is currently an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction….
…Survey highlighted the efforts made by the ICC at opening an office in São Paulo, Brazil, which also includes a modern hearing centre. In less than one year, the São…
…the idea of “equality before the law”, which is inherent to it. And yet, it is hardly ever acknowledged explicite. Model treaties of Brazil, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Mexico, the…
…with the important players of the region, such as Brazil, Chile, and Argentina, however, each small step forward is welcomed and celebrated. References[+] References ↑1 Recurso de Nulidad interpuesto por…
…of Nanni Advogados in São Paulo and Young ITA Regional Chair for Brazil, were in charge of the opening remarks. Júlio Bueno started by drawing attention to one of the…
…the constitution of Argentina. Brazil for decades has remained outside of the traditional system but is now leading with a facilitation agreement without ISDS, is this a viable approach? José…
…Peru, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay. An important exception is Brazil, China’s largest partner in the region, having received a staggering 55% of all Chinese investment in Latin America over…
The recent Petrobras – Lava Jato government fraud scandal that hit Brazil hard and swept through other Latin American countries has also greatly affected Perú. According to Marcelo Odebrecht (a…
