…view that it had “the least impact compared with expert evidence and documentary evidence.” This view seems to support the primacy of documentary evidence, particularly in the electronic era, where…

the request. Fourth, he argued the application was timely, citing the IBA’s Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (theIBA Rules”), which provide that the Tribunal may…

…early in a case and other procedures to efficiently manage and present expert evidence like expert conferencing and substantive midstream case management conferences (“Kaplan” hearings). The panel also emphasized that…

…of winning justice. This is unfair. We need to end these corporate courts now! Rights for people, rules for corporations.” Letter from the Stop ISDS movement to the President of…

…in-the-moment decisions from the hearing room. It was an interactive and well-moderated panel with a highly engaged audience, with panelists taking questions about each circumstance and surveying audience members on…

…close consideration. With respect to emergency relief, he acknowledged that although arbitration rules increasingly provide for emergency relief, there is generally more comfort in resorting to the courts for such…

…to hold oral hearings for the production of evidence or oral arguments, or to proceed with the issuance of the arbitral award based solely on written documents and material evidence….

…that prevented Chinese arbitration institutions from accepting investor-state arbitration cases. As noted, several leading arbitration institutions in the PRC launched investment arbitration rules, i.e., SCIA Rules Article 2(2), CIETAC Rules,…

…impartiality in accordance with article 13, paragraph 6 of the CRCICA Arbitration Rules.   An Operator of the Relevant Industry (“First Operator”) v. Another Operator of the Relevant Industry (“Second…

the structure in the first volume. The cases refer to different versions of the Vienna Rules. Reference to “Vienna Rules” indicates the relevant Article of the Vienna Rules 2021, while…

…This guiding case, without doubt, conveys a clear message of Chinese courts’ stance on implementing stringent supervision over cryptocurrencies. However, taking a step back, if the award merely required the