Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017
Click here for the chapter on Australia in the 2016-2017 Arbitration Yearbook.
Arbitration News from Australia
India’s Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019 comes into force
On 9 August 2019, the Arbitration and Conciliation (Amendment) Act 2019 (“the Amendment Act”) came into force in India. The legislative changes introduced by...
Australia ratifies the CPTPP
On 31 October 2018, Australia was the 6th country to ratify the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP, also referred to as...
Australia: Arbitration Agreements
This excerpt originally appeared in the Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2017-2018. The Yearbook comprises reports on arbitration in key jurisdictions around the globe....
US court confirms international arbitral award against non-signatory.
Petitioner, Trina Solar US, Inc. ("Trina"), is a California company that manufactures and sells solar panels. In 2012, Trina began negotiations with Respondents, Australia-based...
Smoke and Mirrors? Structuring of Foreign Investments Following the Philip Morris Award
Perhaps the most high-profile case in the debate over investor-state arbitration in recent years has been the investment treaty claim by Philip Morris against...
Making sense of a pathological clause
Have you heard of the arbitration guidelines of the Law Institute of Victoria? Neither had Justice Croft when, in Robotunits Pty Ltd v Mennel, ...
TPP text released: Investment Chapter
The much awaited text of the TPP has been released. As anticipated, the Investment Chapter (Chapter 9) sets out protections for investors of each...
Keeping secrets in international arbitration
Confidentiality is now "opt-out"
As of 14 October 2015, international arbitrations seated in Australia are confidential unless the parties agree otherwise. The amendments to the...
TPP: ISDS included in the final deal
Agreement has been reached on the long-awaited Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a free trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim nations, including Australia,...
East Timor resumes CMATS arbitration against Australia
The Timor-Leste v Australia case in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) was officially discontinued on 11 June 2015. East Timor has stated it...
