Interviews with Our Editors: China Insights from Dr. Li Hu of CIETAC
…2020. We are also considering initiating the revision process of the CIETAC Rules to respond to the latest developments in the past years and to meet the demands of the…
…2020. We are also considering initiating the revision process of the CIETAC Rules to respond to the latest developments in the past years and to meet the demands of the…
Due process paranoia remains a live issue in international arbitration. Arbitrators can feel under pressure to fulfil their duties to give parties an opportunity to present their case whilst also…
…seriousness of the excess or the fundamental nature of the rule that has been violated but rather to the cognitive process that makes it apparent.2)See Christoph H. Schreuer, The ICSID…
…Palau’s larger neighbours, including Fiji and Papua New Guinea, have recently adopted, or are in the process of adopting, legislation based in the UNCITRAL Model Law. Since the most recent…
…substantive standards in investment treaty arbitrations, and encompasses both procedural and substantive elements. Procedurally, fair and equitable treatment requires a State to afford due process to investments. One tribunal has…
…execution process operated within the DIFC as provided for in Part 45 of the Rules of the DIFC Courts, which lists a limited range of methods of execution to the…
…potential issues with videoconferencing and to address them effectively by, for example, making necessary preparations in advance. We discuss three such issues below. Due Process and Videoconferencing The following…
…certain countries, schedules had to be constantly amended and communicated to participants to accommodate teams; thus, we had to ensure that a smooth communication process with teams was well thought…
…the arbitral community’s attempt to find a middle-ground. This set of rules is intended to provide an efficient, economical and fair process for the taking of evidence, particularly between parties…
…Peru (ICSID Case No. ARB/20/04). This post analyzes the background to this dispute, as well as the possible strategies that the parties could use during the arbitration process to raise…
…at the commencement of arbitration. This predictability of process distinguished Esso from Pemex: In Pemex, the retroactive law interfered with the parties’ chosen process. Here, the annulment was based on…
…III reform process, click here. References[+] References ↑1 For instance, such innovation is under discussion among Italian competent authorities within the currently pending process of reviewing the Italian BIT model….
…ISDS to increase the available remedies against investor-induced frivolous measures. Security for costs has, in many instances, including in the UNCITRAL reform process, been discussed as a mechanism that can…
…statement of interpretation, rendered in the middle of the dispute, made by Canada, US and Mexico about a question of law. If due process and fairness are to continue to…
…of the tribunal, potentially (re)politicizing investment disputes. The reality is that it is extremely difficult to dispel the appearance of politicization of the process when states are the only source…
…Multilateral Investment Court For the European Union (EU), an important and active player in the reform process, a MIC is the only course of action that can effectively address all…
…which the WG will return when its meetings resume. This post provides an introduction to the series. It sets out some background related to the WG process to date, and…
…protection are provided for in Article 4, depart from the traditional Fair & Equitable Standard, preclude either nation from taking measures that constitute denial of justice, breach of due process,…
…order would only weight as evidence during this judicial process. Judge Boztaş defended his position by highlighting the principle of the courts’ independent decision-making. He suggested that the legislator had…
…etc. A year and a half after the process was initiated, the local court finally decided in favour of WINDROSE and set aside the ICAC award on the basis of…
…process has also encompassed a series of consultations conducted by ICSID with States and other stakeholders about proposed and possible amendments. Naturally, the consultation process has yielded numerous proposals and…
…judges (such as accepting to act as arbitrators) does not lead to a deficiency in the arbitral process and therefore does not constitute a ground for setting aside the award;…
…latter protects both the claimant and the respondent. If due process rights have not been complied with, if there is no valid arbitration agreement or if some other irregularity has…
…the process. As the majority of arbitration cases handled by arbitral institutions in Georgia are related to consumer loans between financial institutions and individuals,9) Report, at p. 11. the party…