In May 2023, Nigeria’s Arbitration and Mediation Act (AMA) was enacted. It replaced the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1988 with a modernised version that aligns with the 2006 UNCITRAL Model…
…application of “rules of law.” This includes, inter alia, all arbitration laws which are based on article 28 of the UNCITRAL Model Law. Thus, there exists a basis to apply…
…(Law No. 19,971) closely follows the 1985 UNCITRAL Model Law. When a decision is issued, the parties’ sole recourse is an application to the Court to set aside the award,…
…in Latin America Although many Latin American countries aspired attracting international arbitrations from abroad in adopting model UNCITRAL or general international arbitral laws, this trend is still relatively low compared…
…foundational issue expressly addressed by Articles II and V of the New York Convention, Article 7 of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, and most national arbitration laws….
On Friday, 26 May 2023, the UNCITRAL National Coordination Committee for Australia (UNCCA) hosted its eighth annual May Seminar at the University of Canberra. This event, which took the form…
…with one another, including the extent to which the HKIAC seeks to draw insights from the practice and approaches of other institutions to common procedural issues or reform options. The…
…Code, the National Code does not adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law. It does incorporate, however, some of its principles, such as granting arbitral tribunals the authority to conduct the arbitration…
…(Law No 52/2023 on Arbitration in the Republic of Albania; the “Law”). While the Law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (the “Model Law”), this…
…up to 2020, focusing on the users and beneficiaries of ISDS, and the implications of these findings for ongoing ISDS reform. The Users of ISDS The raw data introduced…
…The enactment of the LCA in 2010 marked the establishment of a significant foundational framework for arbitration, which more closely aligns with the international standard set by the UNCITRAL Model…
The recent reform of Italian arbitration law, which went into effect on 28 February 2023, has finally put an end to the historical prohibition for Italian-seated sole arbitrators and arbitral…
…Thou Shalt Have the Power to Grant Interim Relief: The Reform of the Italian Regime on Arbitral Interim Relief By Legislative Decree no. 149/2022, Italy made several amendments to its…
…in identical terms to Article 34(2)(a)(iii) of the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration (“UNCITRAL Model Law”). This section provides that an arbitral award may be set aside by…
…public and private spaces. This growth is evident in infrastructure contracts and sector-specific legislation, prompting the need for arbitration in these areas. The 2015 BAA reform (Law 13.129 of 2015)…
…on the UNCITRAL Model Law and were first introduced in 2013. They are wholly silent on delegation of tasks to an arbitral secretary. This ruling reaffirms that there is no…
…embracing all forms of ADR, despite the long-time existence of negotiation and settlement agreements. A Change in Paradigm: The 2008 Constitutional Reform A turning point came in 2008 with…
…under no legal obligation to provide reasons unless the agreement specifically provides for it. The UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial Arbitration, 1985 was the first to expressly delineate the…
…administration, AMLO’s unfriendly ideology towards foreign investment has already annulled the 2013 pre-existing energy reform, prioritized state-owned energy and fossil fuel generation companies, canceled incentives for renewable energy projects, and…
…to make documents available for inspection by the Arbitral Tribunal, other party or expert. Similarly, the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2021, Article 27.4 provides: “The arbitral tribunal shall determine the admissibility,…
…reform. The European Commission led the modernization process principally with the goal of aligning the ECT with the Paris Agreement. After fifteen rounds of negotiations, in June 2022 the Contracting…
…first and foremost, based on the principle of impartiality and independence of arbitrators. Although the Russian International Arbitration Act, based on UNCITRAL Model Law 1985, does not mention such a…
…of the major arbitration rules expressly recognise the parties’ prerogative to decide upon the procedure and limits of the tribunal’s mandate. For example, the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial…
…Sec. 10. The appointment of sole or presiding arbitrators will be made under a list-procedure process, similar to the appointment process under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The list-procedure is not…
