Claudia Cavicchioli, Author at Kluwer Arbitration Blog

The Paris Court of Appeal Rules that the Brussels I Recast Regulation is Inapplicable to Liability Claims against Arbitrators

Claudia Cavicchioli (Linklaters LLP) and Guillaume Croisant (Linklaters)/July 26, 2021July 18, 2021 /Leave a comment

In a judgment dated 22 June 2021, the Paris Court of Appeal ruled that liability claims against arbitrators fall within the “arbitration exception” of Article 1(2)(d) of the Brussels I recast regulation, leading to the application of French private international law rules to determine the competent courts. The Paris Court of Appeal further considered that…

Advisory Matters, Arbitration, Financial Industry, ICC Commission Report on Financial Institutions and International Arbitration

The Need for Confidentiality in Arbitration Proceedings Relating to Advisory Matters

Arnaud de La Cotardière (Linklaters) and Claudia Cavicchioli (Linklaters LLP)/December 26, 2016December 13, 2016 /Leave a comment

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Advisory works generally include advisory services rendered by investment banks to their clients in two main areas: M&A (mergers and acquisitions) and equity capital markets. In this context, a financial institution will enter into a various number of agreements, either with its clients (mandate, etc.) or with its counterparty to a transaction where the deal…