double hatting

Arbitration Act, Arbitrator Challenges, Arbitrator Selection, Brazil, Brazilian Arbitration Act, Conflicts of interest, Debate, Disclosure, double hatting, Independence and Impartiality, judicial reform, regulation

(FCDG - Ferro, Castro Neves, Daltro & Gomide Advogados) and / /1 Comment

The 1996 Brazilian Arbitration Act (the “BAA”), which subjects domestic and international arbitrations to the same set of rules, has been modified only once through the 2015 amendment (the “2015 Amendment”). On July 6, 2022, Brazilian party leaders signed a Motion of Urgency to bypass the standard legislative process – which usually comprises public consultations…

Code of Conduct, Conflicts of interest, Disclosure, double hatting, ICSID, Independence and Impartiality, Institutional Rules, Investment Arbitration

(Chaffetz Lindsey LLP) and (Holland & Knight LLP)/ /Leave a comment

The New York International Arbitration Center’s (“NYIAC”) annual Grand Central Forum took place on 13 July 2022. The event coincided with the 55th session of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (“UNCITRAL”) held in New York which, among other topics, focused on the recent fourth draft of the joint ICSID-UNCITRAL Code of Conduct…

CAS arbitration, Court of Arbitration for Sport, double hatting, European Convention on Human Rights, European Court of Human Rights, Independence and Impartiality

, (Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler)/ /Leave a comment

On 8 June 2021, the Paris Court of appeal (CoA) rendered an interesting decision dealing with the issue of so-called “double hatting” in sports arbitration. The issue of double hatting can no longer arise with respect to proceedings before the Lausanne-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), as Article S18(3) of the Code of Sports-related…