Brexit, EU-UK dispute settlement, International Commercial Arbitration, International Investment Arbitration, Investment Arbitration, Public international law

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With the unfolding global pandemic, Brexit has largely taken a back seat. Yet, with the transition period due to end (at the time of writing) in just a few months, it is more important than ever to consider the implications for public international law (PIL) of the UK’s departure from the European Union. Exactly four…

International Commercial Arbitration, Investment Arbitration, Podcast

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Information dissemination is the flavor of the decade. Processing information with our busy lives has become harder than ever and companies are hard at work to ensure knowledge reaches as many people around the globe as possible. These efforts are not without their threats. The rise of what might be called the “fake news” movement…

Arbitration, CETA, Lex Arbitri, Seat of the arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, UNCITRAL Model Law

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The international arbitration community has lately been occupied with various proposals to reform investor-state disputes. On the interstate level, a consensus seems to be building that several aspects of the current system need to be modified in order for the system to safeguard its own legitimacy. In this context, there are various reform proposals floated…

Emergency Arbitrator, ICC Arbitration, Investment Arbitration, SCC Rules

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Last week, two decisions by emergency arbitrators were made public which had been rendered in separate cases based on investment treaties. Both cases were arbitrated pursuant to the SCC Rules and initiated in 2014 and 2015 respectively; together they likely constitute the first known examples of emergency arbitrators in non-contractual disputes. This blog post will…