…most real connection”. On this question in Brazil, the Insureds argue in the ongoing proceedings that (i) the case involves Brazilian parties; (ii) the Insureds project is located in Brazil;…
…only arbitral awards rendered in Brazil (domestic awards) should necessarily be motivated, and that Law 9,307 of 1996 (“Brazilian Arbitration Law”) did not impose such condition on foreign arbitral awards….
…each have approximately 100 — and it lacks a BIT with major trading partners like China, India, Russia, and Brazil. Some have argued that the enhanced transparency, labor, and environment…
…International Chamber of Commerce, Mexico (alongside Brazil) is one of the most frequent Latin-American nationalities present in ICC arbitration proceedings. Just in 2010, there were a total of 62 Mexican…
…the proper law of the policies was expressly that of Brazil, the signatories to those policies were Brazilian, the subject matter of those policies was situated in Brazil and the…
…(Brazil, Angola, Cape Verde, Mozambique, East Timor and São Tomé e Príncipe). The fact that Portuguese is one of the most widely spoken languages in the world (the 7th most…
…in most cases? Notwithstanding its appeal, that doesn´t seem to be the general situation in areas within Latin America. It is true that countries as Brazil or Perú have significantly…
…including Brazil, I received mixed reports. First, they had not encountered a market for third party funding in their respective jurisdictions and guessed that it would be unlikely that one…
…for the engineering and construction of a $210 million power plant in Araucária, Brazil. Three of the contracts contained identical arbitration and choice of law clauses. The arbitration clause provided…
…Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay and Venezuela. The entry into force of the treaty is an important development for the international arbitration community given some of…
…arbitrations in Brazil and in international arbitrations involving Brazilian parties, a practice which shall not represent a risk against future recognition of the arbitral award in Brazil. The rules of…
…Arbitration system in Brazil. Héctor Alegría, gave a very interesting talk, marking the high level of responsibility of the arbitrators in the future of arbitration. Another distinguish practitioner, Julio Cesar…
…out of public contracts in Brazil. In 2005, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice decided that State-owned companies are not prevented from entering into arbitration clauses and submitting their disputes…
…most frequently and most heavily are ICSID members (notably excluding Mexico, India and Brazil). One need not search hard for examples of Canadian companies that might have been able to…
…approach of Brazilian courts, the remarkable growth in the number of arbitration proceedings in Brazil and the high sophistication of the Brazilian arbitration bar. Yet less than two weeks after…
…and international arbitration. This case reveals two relevant arbitration trends in vogue in Brazil. First, the decision from the court of first instance shows the recent eagerness of more engaged…
…1950, when England actually contrived to lose 1-0 to the U.S. in Brazil. That defeat was itself taken in the popular English consciousness as the surest sign yet of the…
…venture agreement for the research and exploitation of minerals in Brazil. They had also formed a company incorporated in Brazil, FAT Brasil, to perform the research and the exploitation. Zeus…
Dear all, As you know, arbitration in Brazil has become a reality. After several decades of being considered as the last frontier of international arbitration in Latin America, Brazil is…
