Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017
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Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 2015-2016 Edition
Arbitration News from Argentina
Argentina: New Legal Framework Allows for International Arbitration and Dispute Boards in Public-Private Partnership...
A recent legal framework in the Argentine Republic allows for domestic or international arbitration and dispute boards for public-private partnerships, and is expected to...
U.S. court denies request to vacate award based on alleged partiality of arbitrator and...
A U.S. District Court rejected Argentina’s attempt to vacate a USD 21 million international arbitration award in a proceeding administered by ICSID under the...
Argentina: First Court Ruling Regarding the Enforcement of ICSID Awards
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A. Introduction
1. On August 18, 2015, the chamber A of the Buenos Aires Commercial Court of...
The double requirement that the arbitrator be independent and impartial
INTRODUCTION
1. Several International Tribunals have come to the conclusion that “he requirements of independence and impartiality serve the purpose of protecting the parties against...
Argentina: arbitration legislation, trends and tendencies
Current Legislation
Despite repeated attempts to obtain congressional approval to adopt the UNCITRAL Model Law as the Argentine federal arbitration act, Argentina still...
Venezuela versus the ICSID Convention
Venezuela's withdrawal from the ICSID Convention does not prevent foreign investors from relying on other mechanisms in order to protect their rights.
On 24 January...
Hong Kong and Latin America: the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre discusses opportunities and...
Report on the Changing Global Markets Forum - Opportunities & Risks in Latin America - Held on 14 October 2014 at the HKIAC's headquarters...
Arbitration News from Latin America
Argentina: New Legal Framework Allows for International Arbitration and Dispute Boards in Public-Private Partnership...
A recent legal framework in the Argentine Republic allows for domestic or international arbitration and dispute boards for public-private partnerships, and is expected to...
Brazilian Court of Appeals confirms the validity of arbitration in international sales representation agreement
On June 21, 2017, the Court of Appeals of São Paulo confirmed the validity of an arbitration clause set forth in an international sales...
Security for costs – Renunciation of the standards set up in “RSM v. Saint...
Can a tribunal order an impecunious claimant to pay security for costs? This is an often debated topic both in commercial and in investment...
Investor-State Arbitration – An Introduction
A. Introduction
While investor-state arbitration remains a relatively new area of international law, the number of cases commenced under international investment agreements (IIAs) has grown...