…bias in international arbitration: the less stringent “reasonable apprehension of bias” test, which poses the question as to “whether the fair-minded and informed observer, having considered the facts, would conclude…
…gathered Canadians and other international arbitration practitioners from around the world, including in-house counsel and leading international arbitrators, to share practical insights on key issues in international arbitration. The conference…
…of the arbitration agreement, but also on particularities of the Arbitration Acts of Alberta and Ontario. While the panelist would not suggest addressing arbitrator resignations in the arbitration agreement itself,…
…site. The Focus on Sweden is an initiative collecting all materials published in ICCA’s Yearbook Commercial Arbitration and International Handbook on Commercial Arbitration highlighting Sweden as an important arbitration jurisdiction….
The Arbitration Act 1996 (the “Act“), the principal legislation governing arbitration in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, came into force 25 years ago. This landmark Act has enabled London to…
…September 2022 as part of the second edition of the World Arbitration Update (WAU) engaged with the effect of such global emergencies on international investment law (IIL) by focusing on…
…rules. The amendment of the arbitration rules coincides with the intensified efforts to reform the system of investor-state dispute settlement to make it less expensive, more time efficient and fair…
…in ad hoc arbitration and most importantly the activities of African arbitral institutions or even foreign institutions resolving African disputes to promote international arbitration. Rise of Arbitration in Africa and…
The Second Edition of the World Arbitration Update (WAU) took place from September 26 to September 30, 2022. This post highlights the panel on “Taking Stock of the ECT Modernization…
The Centre for International Law and Governance, University of Copenhagen, in cooperation with Hasselt University and Seven Summits Arbitration, recently hosted an expert roundtable on “The Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)…
…This blog post reviews and compares the application of iura novit curia in arbitration practice across common and civil law jurisdictions, as well as in investor-state arbitration, to ascertain similarities…
…of arbitration did “not by itself justify an inference that the contract (or the arbitration agreement) [was] intended to be governed by the law of that place”. Because of this,…
On the second day of the 11th Asia-Pacific ADR Virtual Conference, the KCAB, the South Korean Ministry of Justice, the ICC Court of Arbitration and UNCITRAL hosted a panel on…
…expedited arbitration rules that will potentially become globally accepted standards of efficiency. Taking a step further, he suggested that expedited arbitration could even become the default procedure in arbitration. Ms….
…promoting arbitration. Overall, the regional interest in arbitration is on the rise and the region’s dysfunctional and slow judicial systems tend to prove a ripe environment for arbitration to flourish….
…by all the parties involved. This progress, of course, has not bypassed arbitration. In this post, we will look at how to effectively conclude an arbitration agreement under Polish law…
…mainstay of Australian Arbitration Week, and involves a lively comedic debate between Team Arbitration and Team Litigation about which method of dispute resolution should reign supreme. This year, the topic…
…to give an overview of the existing legal framework in national arbitration laws and institutional rules, and to analyse whether it is time for the arbitration community to undertake a…
On the second day of Australian Arbitration Week, DLA Piper’s office in Melbourne, Australia, hosted a panel addressing “Hot Issues Involving Technology Arbitration”. The panel comprised: Gowri Kangeson (Partner in…
…Commercial Arbitration (‘ACICA’) was established in the same year as the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre and before the Singapore International Arbitration Centre, but as a seat, Australia has not…
…an increase in multi-lingual students graduating from specialized graduate programs in international arbitration, who will hopefully “expand the international nature of arbitration.” Outside International Arbitration As Elina Mereminskaya noted,…
…in the Singapore International Arbitration Centre Rules (which applied in the present case) and other common arbitration rules such as the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules and the London Court of International…
…law, and the cost-efficiency of investment arbitration. On 24 June 2022, after five years of negotiations, the Energy Charter Conference Member States reached an agreement in principle regarding revisions to…
The international arbitration community has made progress on improving diversity across the field, but continues to fall short on appointing diverse international arbitration tribunals. Experts point to a range of…
