…1198 rejected a challenge to an arbitral award on the basis that a mandatory pre-condition to arbitration had not been complied with. This case concerned an arbitration brought by BG…
During the Paris Arbitration Week, Savoie Laporte hosted a virtual panel discussion entitled “International Organizations as Users and Providers of International Arbitration”. The webinar was moderated by Pierre-Olivier Laporte (Co-founder…
…the new regime entailed the anticipated termination of the concession, thus the operator had to request a new title for operating (the “Transition Regime”). On May 27, 2010, Colombia’s Constitutional…
On the final day of ACICA’s Australian Arbitration Week 2021, Level Twenty Seven Chambers presented a seminar on “Functus Officio in Arbitration”. The theme of the seminar was judicial intervention…
…and New Zealand. Many arbitral institutions have also sought to include explicit provisions around privacy and confidentiality in their rules (e.g. Article 26 ACICA Rules; Article 30 LCIA Rules). In…
…47 million for “full reparation” (plus legal fees and arbitration costs) to Lion Mexico Consolidated L.P. (“LMC”), a Canadian entity incorporated in Quebec and domiciled in Texas, USA. Background LMC…
…New York & London and Co-Chair of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre), Mr Mark Johnson and Mr Gareth Hughes (Debevoise, Hong Kong), Ms Natalie Reid (Debevoise, New York), Ms…
…from concluding with investors from another EU Member State an ad hoc arbitration agreement identical to an arbitration clause of an international treaty deemed invalid under the CJEU’s Achmea case…
…the Hong Kong courts and the arbitral tribunals; (2) more recently, through emergency arbitration procedures; and (3) now, through the new option to apply to the PRC courts directly, under…
On day one of the Hong Kong Arbitration Week 2021, Latham & Watkins LLP (“Latham & Watkins”) hosted a virtual workshop to explore the role of renewables in a rapidly…
…Week, KCAB INTERNATIONAL and the Korean Council for International Arbitration (KOCIA) invited arbitration practitioners, mostly based in the dynamic Korean arbitration market, to share their experiences and personal observations related…
…to administer foreign-related arbitrations. Some of the proposed provisions are also in line with the relevant provisions of the 2018 HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules (“2018 Rules”). For example, both Article…
…for abolishing international arbitration as a means of resolving cross-border investment disputes and instead creating new, state-selected panels of judges in such investment disputes. In particular, many of the draft…
…UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, which are often referenced in arbitration clauses providing for ad hoc arbitrations. Compared to these rules and national arbitration laws, the existing Arbitration Law features more on…
…global arbitration hub, following the issuance of Federal Law No. 6 of 2018 on arbitration (Dubai’s relatively new arbitration law). The new arbitration law modernised Dubai’s archaic arbitration laws, which…
…arbitration. The focus of the conference was decidedly post-pandemic, exploring fault lines and cleavages in the system of international arbitration as we know it today, potential developments in arbitration as…
…to demonstrate the adaptability not just of arbitration as a means of dispute resolution in Canada, but of arbitration practitioners themselves. When considering how an arbitration will proceed, we encourage…
…of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Rules. Under the LCIA Rules, the arbitral tribunal has the authority to dismiss claims upon the application of any party or the…
…Joint Statement of the ICC, LCIA and SCC entitled “The Potential Impact of the EU Sanctions Against Russia on International Arbitration Administered by EU-Based Institutions” dated 17 June 2015, accessible…
…the book Redfern & Hunter on International Arbitration. Make no mistake – Martin would often repeat that it is important to distinguish arbitration and “international” arbitration. Such conversations were often…
…from brilliant colleagues. I love my clients and meeting new people, and therefore seek out opportunities to bring in new cases and run them. Which then adds to my work-load….
…since Macau’s new arbitration law (Law No. 19/2019) came into force on 4 May 2020 (2019 Law). The new law incorporates the best practices in international commercial arbitration and is…
On 1 September 2021, Global Arbitration Review (GAR) launched a new diversity-themed addition to its GAR Connect series, “Breaking In: How international arbitration becomes more diverse.”1)The authors would like to…
…In the Cairo arbitration, the arbitrators held that the claimant had not breached the arbitration clause that was at the basis of the Cairo proceedings by commencing the parallel Madrid…
