…Arbitration committee until his appointment to the judiciary. Chief Justice Whitten’s work in Tonga has included consulting on the International Arbitration Bill, following Tonga’s accession to the New York Convention…
As set out in our last blog post on evidentiary issues in international arbitrations, the treatment of evidence within the field of international arbitration is oftentimes inconsistent and even unpredictable…
…period for appealing an order to execute arbitration awards issued in foreign countries is, in fact, 30 days pursuant to Article 57 of the UAE Arbitration Law.3)Federal Law No. 6…
Looking for a fun night out with your arbitration friends now that the holidays are over? Then you will be happy to learn that International Arbitration finally has a game…
…disputes have been frequent in investment arbitration and because international investment law also protect private rights vis-à-vis regulatory action (see Dingwall’s exhaustive analysis). The ISA’s obligation to “uniformly apply” its…
…from a distribution agreement to arbitration in accordance with arbitration clauses agreed therein. The distributors in both cases challenged the decisions claiming among others that the arbitration agreement in the…
The Editorial Board of Kluwer Arbitration Blog announces the opening of the following position with Kluwer Arbitration Blog: Assistant Editor for East and Central Asia. The Assistant Editor reports directly…
…subject matter is considered arbitrable under Swedish law, SAA § 50. The English Arbitration Act provides that parties may, with the permission of either the arbitration agreement or the tribunal,…
…Arbitration Association – A Swiss Perspective Alexandre LAUTE offers a “Swiss” perspective on the arbitration rules of the 2021 Nordic Offshore and Maritime Arbitration Association by comparing these rules with…
…speedy, cost-efficient means of resolving disputes. 500-page awards cluttered up with records of who attended which hearing are not tools by which speedy, cost-efficient solutions are delivered. Several times now,…
A little over a decade has passed since the introduction of the Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration in Australia as the framework for uniform domestic arbitration legislation. Before this,…
…Constitution sets forth a general rule that excludes the possibility of investment arbitration under international arbitration rules (with some exceptions, such as sunset clauses). Article 320 provides that: “All foreign…
…sees fit. In arbitration, that approach runs into several difficulties. Arbitrators are limited to deciding the issues submitted by the parties, and the parties’ right to be heard constrains arbitrators’…
…Tribunals on the Conduct of the Arbitration under the ICC Rules of Arbitration). Also, CAM-CCBC’s draft 2022 arbitration rules contain a provision authorizing the publication of excerpts of awards. However,…
…the agreement to an arbitration agreement, and the athlete is thereby “forced” into arbitration (here: a disciplinary CAS arbitration concerning alleged violations of anti-doping rules), the arbitration agreement is invalid…
…Uzbek arbitration legislation into line with international laws and norms, such as the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration 1985, with amendments as adopted in 2006. Arbitration is still…
…and time taken in arbitration is to avoid arbitration altogether. Mediation presents an attractive alternative as a result and a number of delegations have really supported work in this area….
…and the Council, asserting that EU law must have primacy, urged an end to intra-EU investment arbitration. Member States’ Declarations of 15 and 16 January 2019 also considered ISDS clauses…
As most arbitration laws, the Brazilian Arbitration Act (Law n. 9307/1996; “BAL”) establishes a short deadline for any interested party to seek annulment of an arbitral award in court. The…
…Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) In this case, HKIAC decided on a prima facie basis to proceed with the arbitration under the 2018 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules (“2018 Rules”) in…
International arbitration has been regarded as a flexible and efficient dispute resolution mechanism. While this may hold true for most phases of the arbitration, document production (i.e., the phase where…
…will apply as a substantive rule of arbitration law, not through [Singapore’s arbitration legislation], but from the common law.” In light of the review of the Arbitration Act 1996, it…
…eventually ceased its operations. The cause of the shutdown of the plant was a disputed fact in the arbitration. Claimant filed its claim in 2019 before ICSID alleging: Expropriation of…
…Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine. One of the amendments introduced by the European Council appears to have assuaged the concerns of arbitral institutions and arbitration practitioners alike. As…
