If James Bond practiced law, it would be international arbitration. Don’t believe me? Just consider how many international arbitration cases could be great plots for a James Bond movie. Take,…
…and Articles of Association issued pursuant to its terms shall be through arbitration. The arbitration shall be governed by the terms of the Arbitration Law in Civil and Commercial matters…
…World Investment Report 2016, p. 107 . Second, under any given set of arbitration rules, a respondent State has the right to appoint one arbitrator, and the chair of the…
…a legal advisor to international counsel in enforcement proceedings where other jurisdictions are involved.” (See Yong article.) Chris Bogart, CEO of third-party funder Burford, told Global Arbitration Review that “‘Burford…
…restore the societal aspect of arbitration proceedings by rebuilding the confidence of arbitration users in arbitration, and finally, increase the public accountability of institutional arbitration. For a more detailed discussion,…
…basis for scrutiny by an appellate court. For the same reasons arbitrating parties typically expect reasons. The UNCITRAL Model Law and Arbitration Rules both provide that awards shall state the…
On 19 September 2016, Freshfields hosted an ICC YAF event at its London offices on gender diversity in arbitration and the Pledge for Equal Representation in Arbitration (“Pledge”), a topic…
…of arbitration of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) are concerned. On 20 September 2016, the DIFC Dispute Resolution Authority (DRA), a body that administers dispute resolution within the DIFC,…
…different arbitration centers: the Arbitration Center of the Iran Chamber (“ACIC”), TRAC, and Iran’s Bar Association Arbitration Center, amongst which TRAC is the most developed to address the demands of…
…the pro-arbitration spirit of the New York Convention. Even though the pro-arbitration practice with regard to such arbitration clause is far more evident, you are still exposed to the certain…
…domestic and international arbitration. The legislator has kept the original framework, regulating international and domestic arbitration separately, i.e. while domestic arbitration is now governed by the newly adopted Arbitration Law,…
…the commencement of arbitration under an intra-EU BIT (Case C-284/16 Achmea). This case is currently pending before the CJEU. Second, on 29 September 2016 the European Commission issued reasoned opinions…
Modern institutional arbitration rules commonly provide for emergency relief at the outset of the arbitration either through the expedited formation of a tribunal or the appointment of an emergency arbitrator,…
…outstanding reputation – to wit: the excellent judiciary, the arbitration bar, the Arbitration Act, and the legal infrastructure – have never depended on membership of the EU. Wishful thinking? A…
…of court proceedings and referred an ongoing dispute to arbitration pursuant to s 20 (1) of the Arbitration Ordinance (Cap 609). The Court found that it had no jurisdiction when…
Arbitration is a creature of contract, and hence one may say that any claim or dispute submitted to arbitration must relate to a contract where the relevant arbitration clause is…
One of the perceived advantages of arbitration is that it allows parties to select one or more decision makers (arbitrators) with a level of technical or scientific expertise and professional…
…Rules, or under many other arbitral institution rules and many national arbitration laws (such as the English Arbitration Act) that endorse the principle that “costs follow the event” and that,…
…that added the option of investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) – in addition to inter-state arbitration provisions – to better enforce substantive commitments aimed at encouraging more foreign direct investment (FDI)….
…claimants, including the German investor, Hochtief AG (ICSID Case No. ARB/07/31). These steps taken by the Argentine Republic reveal the importance of arbitration in the field of investment. The intervention…
…which they have created around investment arbitration and trade/investment agreements generally. Recently, an article by Politico revealed some interesting details, which illustrate how these NGOs have been profiting from their…
…EU Directive available here). Consequently, new provisions regarding consumer arbitration are proposed to be introduced into the Polish Arbitration Law. Consumer Arbitration in Poland – Key Features De lege lata,…
…question now is how to treat it. In a London-seated ICC arbitration, the Tribunal ordered the Respondent to pay the Claimant’s costs on an indemnity basis. This costs award included…
…violation vel non of an arbitration agreement. This being said, Justice Cooke rightfully took care to emphasise that even the DIFC Arbitration Law expressly admitted the possibility of a non-DIFC,…
