Tamara Manasijević, Author at Kluwer Arbitration Blog

Arbitrator Bias, Arbitrators, Austria, Impartiality, Independence and Impartiality, Public Policy, Revision of Award, Set aside an arbitral award, Switzerland

Austrian Supreme Court on the Lack of Impartiality and Independence of Arbitrators Discovered Ex Post

Tamara Manasijević (ARP Attorneys)/March 12, 2020March 11, 2020 /Leave a comment

Like virtually all arbitration laws, the Austrian Arbitration Act is silent on whether the lack of impartiality and independence of an arbitrator may be invoked for the first time in setting aside proceedings in cases where a party becomes aware of the relevant circumstances only after the award was rendered. The Austrian Supreme Court has,…

Arbitration, Arbitration Agreements, Croatia, International arbitration, Non-signatory

Extension of Arbitration Agreements in Light of the Croatian Supreme Court Ruling – Caution with Pro-Arbitration Approach

Tamara Manasijević (ARP Attorneys)/February 17, 2016February 17, 2016 /Leave a comment

An extension of arbitration agreements to non-signatories has been a much discussed topic, also on this blog. Here is an insight from Croatian courts: In a judgment issued on 2 September 2014 (VSRH Revt-321/2013-2), the Croatian Supreme Court [“Court”] set aside an arbitral award rendered by the Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of…