Ad hoc arbitration

Ad hoc arbitration, Transparency, Transparency in investment arbitrations, Treaty, UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency, UNCITRAL Transparency Rules

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On 17 March 2015, the UN Convention on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration was opened for signature. So far, nine countries have signed the treaty (among them, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States). The Convention will enter into force six months after the first three instruments of ratification have been deposited…

Ad hoc arbitration, Arbitration, ICSID Arbitration, Statistics, UNCTAD

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Both UNCTAD and ICSID have recently released documents designed to provide snapshots of key developments and trends in investor-State arbitration. Both documents draw upon a statistical analysis of case filings and outcomes to generate overviews of the lay of the land in this area of law. The documents highlight a number of important trends, and…

Ad hoc arbitration, Annulment, Arbitral Award, Arbitral seat, Arbitration Awards, International arbitration, Investment, Investment agreements, Investment Arbitration, Investment protection, Public Policy

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In one of the very rare decisions issued by courts in the Arab world applying the provisions of the Unified Agreement for the Investment of Arab Capital in the Arab States (the “UAIAC”), the Cairo Court of Appeal has revived in its decision dated February 5, 2014, the principle of finality of arbitration awards, by…

Ad hoc arbitration, Arbitration Institutions and Rules, Arbitrators, arbitrators’ conduct, India

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and Niyati Gandhi A done to death topic in arbitration gatherings in emerging markets, particularly in India, is the debate about ad hoc versus institutional arbitration. The basic arguments in favour and against both have been discussed time and again. However, renewed support for institutional arbitration can be found in two recent judgments from the…