…by the UNCITRAL Model Law but adopts a unique framework, emphasizing “commercial” in its title and thereby suggesting a narrower scope. Article 2 of the LCA expressly provides that only…
…Law Reform Commission (LRC) has recently invited interested stakeholders to comment on ways to improve the Act. This blog outlines key challenges in Tanzania’s arbitration framework and compares Tanzania’s approach…
…encouraging new investments in Ukraine, monetizing frozen assets through its existing mechanisms, and bolstering its legal and institutional frameworks through capacity development and legal reform. In this sense, Ms. Talasova…
Appointments of adjudicators in investor-State dispute settlement (“ISDS”) have recently come under spotlight of the UNCITRAL Working Group III on ISDS Reform (“WGIII”). Recently, at its 51st session in April…
…as mandated by the UNCITRAL Model Law. Further, Ghana’s ADR Act empowers tribunals to rule on their jurisdiction (s. 24), aligning with UNCITRAL’s jurisdictional autonomy principles. The arbitral tribunal has…
…no choice but to seek external funding, as illustrated in domestic arbitration in the UK. The UNCITRAL’s Working Group III on ISDS Reform is reviewing the issue of allocation of…
…international arbitration agree otherwise in writing. Instead, PEI’s International Commercial Arbitration Act (“ICAA”) applies. The ICAA was last amended in 2023 to align with the UNCITRAL Model Law, as amended…
The future of Investor-State Dispute Settlement (“ISDS”) was a key topic of discussion at several events during London International Disputes Week (“LIDW”). Two panels, in particular, explored how the ongoing…
…concluded, based on an examination of the preparatory work for the 2010 reform, that the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules reaffirm the principle that the award is non-appealable, meaning that once its…
…The panel highlighted some of the existing frameworks such as the ICSID Mediation Rules, the ECT Mediation Protocol, UNCITRAL Working Group III and its discussions regarding a model mediation provision…
…AI model’s behavior, CAI also enables AI systems to anticipate and mitigate potential conflicts. Practically, the model could be trained on institutional rules (such as ICC, LCIA, or UNCITRAL), applicable…
…over growing political scrutiny of arbitration, including treaty renegotiations that risk sidelining arbitral institutions. Participants urged stronger institutional participation in multilateral platforms, such as UNCITRAL, OECD, and BRICS, to safeguard…
…that have adopted the UNCITRAL Model Law and those that have not. The former group has recently been recognized as among the most popular seats of arbitration (see here). In…
…landscape. She began by reaffirming the enduring values and legacy of international dispute resolution institutions and frameworks—such as the LCIA, Paris Arbitration Centre, New York Convention, ICSID, UNCITRAL rules, and…
…system, starting with three main concerns: (1) the limited space for States to regulate in the public interest, citing land reform and post-apartheid measures deemed discriminatory in African states; (2)…
In a recent decision (the “Decision“), the Amsterdam Court of Appeal (Gerechtshof Amsterdam) (the “Court”) ordered the claimant in an UNCITRAL arbitration brought against Poland under an intra-EU Bilateral Investment…
…UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, 1985. Section 34(2)(a) provides limited grounds for setting aside an arbitral award, namely, incapacity of a party, invalidity of an arbitration agreement in…
…very integrity of the arbitral system that it seeks to protect. A number of those instances are laid out in article 8(1) of UNCITRAL’s Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration…
…it has taken the centre stage in the reform debate and has become the protagonist in the ISDS reform debate. The concise drafting of the Protocol on Investment to the…
…26, 2025 along with the publication of the arbitration rules and a framework for the arbitrators. Cornerstones of the Reform The reform aims to improve, facilitate, and quicken the restitution…
…legislation incorporates the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration of 1985 (2006 Revision) and re-introduces the New York Convention. In broad terms, this brings the legislative framework underpinning arbitration…
…and stakeholders. Enacted over 20 years ago, the Paraguayan Arbitration Act is based, almost entirely, on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (the “Model Law”). Its provisions are…
…9 of 2015 Promulgating the Arbitration Law (“Bahrani Arbitration Law”) based on the UNCITRAL Model Law), which enshrines the Kompetenz-Kompetenz doctrine. Under this provision, the arbitral tribunal is empowered to…
Pakistani Courts typically employ an expansive interpretation of the term ‘public policy’ when determining arbitrability of an international dispute or the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards. As a consequence, in…
