…and arbitral rules for disputes without notifying customers. Relying on Uber, the Ontario Court of Appeal agreed with the trial judge that a superficial review of these boilerplate terms revealed…
…the use of AI in cases administered under the SCC rules. Guidelines have also been released by the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators….
…rules, principles, and best practices the Task Force aims to: Clarify the tools available to interpret investment treaty standards in light of international climate obligations; Develop best practices for handling…
…26, 2025 along with the publication of the arbitration rules and a framework for the arbitrators. Cornerstones of the Reform The reform aims to improve, facilitate, and quicken the restitution…
…Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Under the agreement, AFSA rules will be applied across the signatory states. Further, a separate division at AFSA…
…introduces significant–and troubling–changes to the rules on the recognition and enforcement, and annulment of arbitral awards. Recognition and Enforcement The Paraguayan Arbitration Act is a dualist arbitration legislation, meaning that…
…the jurisdictional issues that can arise in arbitration. We thus spent most of the first four weeks of the course covering the basic disciplines, including rules on expropriation, fair and…
…public policy of Pakistan only if— (a) the making of the award was induced or affected by fraud or corruption; or (b) a material breach of the rules of natural…
…International Arbitration Rules in 2021, based on the 2014 LCIA Arbitration Rules. These rules were drafted by an expert panel, including Maxi Scherer, Lise Bosman and Ndanga Kamau, ensuring alignment…
…the arbitration. Depending on what its arbitration rules stipulate, the department may have such powers as deciding, absent consensus or prior agreement of the parties, on the number of arbitrators…
…arbitral tribunals have ruled on the admissibility of new claims, the admissibility of set-off under the ICC Arbitration Rules, and the admissibility of requests for negative declaratory relief. As to…
As defined by Mister Fantastic in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, “[a]n Incursion occurs when the boundary between two universes erodes and they collide, destroying one or both entirely.” In the…
…the SIAC Registrar acted in breach of the SIAC Rules, as a plain and logical reading of Rule 40.1 of the SIAC Rules meant that the Registrar could not review…
…lack explicit data protection focused rules or practice guidance, failing to address whether the existing legal framework adequately accommodates the evolving regulatory landscape. In light of this, this blog post…
…Centre (KIAC) Rules under Art. 47 provides a form of protection through the exclusion of liability. Even in Kenya and Tanzania, arbitrator immunity is a relatively recent phenomenon, with amendments…
…pointed out, this remains a very general framework with few practical outcomes so far. While some states are still considering new AI-related rules, some have already enacted legislation. However, because…
…applied English procedural rules in deciding whether an exception to state immunity applied and dismissed Nigeria’s attempt to resist enforcement of an award on the grounds of state immunity for…
…only a set of arbitral rules, the DIFC-LCIA Arbitration Rules (“DIFC-LCIA Rules”); assuming Schedule E stipulated DIFC-LCIA as a forum, whether that forum is available; and assuming Schedule E stipulated…
The much-touted 7th Edition of the Arbitration Rules of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC Rules 2025”) came into force earlier this year on 1 January 2025. The SIAC Rules…
…members agreed with the findings. This argument stems from the established practice and provisions of institutional rules such as the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in article 32(1), Stockholm Chamber…
…provided a detailed explanation of the jurisdictional mandate and procedural rules governing PMAC. Article 35(2) of the UPC Agreement establishes PMAC’s authority to handle disputes related to European patents. Rule…
…investor and even third parties, MAP proceedings (when they are contemplated) lack the most basic rules for a fair and efficient resolution of a tax dispute. The complaining taxpayer has…
…several challenges. Competition from established Western arbitration centers remains intense, particularly given their longer track records, established rules, and substantial resources. Many African centers operate with limited budgets, affecting their…
…Alekhin (ELWI) addressed issues ranging from appointment of arbitrators, State’s perspectives on arbitrators’ selection in Central Asia, and independence and impartiality of arbitrators. The final panel, “Procedural Rules and Cross-Cutting…
