After the fall of communism, Hungary embraced modern arbitration law. Act LXXI of 1994 (“the Arbitration Law”) created a comprehensive legal regime for both domestic and international arbitration, based on…
…a duly certified copy thereof; and the original agreement referred to in Article II (i.e. arbitration agreement) or a duly certified copy thereof. In addition, the provisions of paragraphs 5…
As a fitting tribute to the vision of the first dedicated arbitration education institution, the School of International Arbitration (SIA) marked its 30th anniversary with a two day conference looking…
…towards the East, where the combination of well-established arbitration institutions within arbitration-friendly (and sanctions-free) jurisdictions is perceived as an attractive alternative to arbitration in the US or Europe. Both the…
…the clear consent to arbitration under the ISDS clause. Changes Introduced in the Draft BIT The preamble of the Draft BIT contains an explicit right of the States to regulate…
In connection with the upcoming 2015 ITA Workshop in Dallas on June 17-19, we are now conducting a survey on the experiences of arbitration practitioners with enforceability of arbitral awards….
…only provided for a state-to-state arbitration mechanism. However, the Tribunal rejected this interpretation and concluded that it also permitted investor-state arbitration. Given that the “Organ” had not yet been established,…
…they formed with Venezuela’s state oil company, PDVSA. One of the Mobil subsidiaries, Mobil Cerro Negro, also commenced ICC arbitration against PDVSA, invoking an arbitration clause in one of the…
…Final Appeal, Miles reiterated that international arbitration is an example of the “machinery” needed to implement the rule of law. However, she warned that in order for arbitration to serve…
…problems is null. The apparent conflict between EU Law and Investment Arbitration has opened the door to the active interest of the stakeholders involved in this relationship. In particular, the…
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) is pleased to host a launch for a new book by Despina Mavromati & Matthieu Reeb, “The Code of the Court of Arbitration…
…arbitration by selecting suitable arbitration rules, such as the 2013 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules (the HKIAC Rules), as the applicable procedural rules and Hong Kong as the seat of arbitration….
…arbitration community as a whole. Indeed, the respondents to this particular survey appear to be predominantly active as arbitrators in domestic cases. Nearly half of them indicated that international disputes…
…in most cases arbitration is as a result of an arbitration agreement between the parties. However in most legal systems the arbitration process will be underpinned by legislation or case…
We are pleased to announce the 30th Anniversary of the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London. To commemorate its anniversary, the School of International Arbitration will be…
…Slovak court decisions, which held that parties to an arbitration agreement cannot apply for a declaratory relief regarding the validity of the arbitration agreement to an arbitral tribunal (Case No….
…the relevant issues of the case, ascertain relevant facts, the law applicable to the arbitration agreement, to the arbitration and to the merits of the dispute. Yet, the Rules expressly…
…and others, Arbitration Petition No. 1062/2012, Judgment of 22 January 2014) (“HSBC Decision”). The case concerned an arbitration agreement in which the parties had preserved the right to seek interim…
…Stuttgart, Germany), challenges of the improper administrative processing of the arbitration by the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. The Court fully endorsed the findings of the Dubai Court…
…arbitration clauses do not typically provide any guidance on arbitrators’ fees. The problem comes up most commonly in the case of arbitration subject to Law no. 62/2011 of 12 December….
…provide for alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, usually through international arbitration, and in particular arbitration at ICSID or ad hoc proceedings under the rules of UNCITRAL or other international arbitration centers….
…Company) and Respondent (UAE Company) providing for arbitration under the auspices of the ICC. The seat of arbitration was Stuttgart, Germany. The Claimant successfully filed a claim before the Dubai…
…on the costs of the arbitration. In addition to the arbitrators’ fees, the costs of an institutional arbitration include the institutions’ administrative fees, filing fees and the costs of any…
…of Awards Set Aside in their Jurisdiction of Origin, Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2014, p. 285-292). It remains to be seen whether a recent decision in this matter of…
