Stefanie Pfisterer, Author at Kluwer Arbitration Blog

Independence and Impartiality, Switzerland

No Post-Award Duty of Independence and Impartiality: Proving Arbitrator Bias in Revision Proceedings Before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court

Stefanie Pfisterer, Richard G. Allemann (Homburger)/September 20, 2024September 18, 2024 /1 Comment

On 11 June 2024, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (the “Court”) rendered another pair of decisions in the high-stakes arbitration saga Crescent Petroleum Co. International Ltd. (“Crescent”) v. National Iranian Oil Company (“NIOC”) (decisions no. 4A_288/2023 and 4A_572/2023). The Court rejected two separate applications for revision by NIOC, requesting revision of an interim award following…

Arbitral Tribunal, Arbitration Proceedings, Arbitrators, Switzerland

ASA Launches the Arbitration Toolbox: A First-of-its-Kind Interactive Tool in the Field of International Arbitration

Stefanie Pfisterer, Dilber Devitre (Homburger)/November 28, 2021November 24, 2021 /Leave a comment

In June 2020, the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) launched its much-awaited Arbitration Toolbox, an online and interactive tool that guides a user through the various stages of an arbitration. Initially the brainchild of former ASA President, Elliott Geisinger, the Toolbox was brought to fruition under the presidency of the current ASA President Felix Dasser. The…