While it hasn’t been a record year for most arbitral institutions, the demand for arbitration is still very strong. As in the previous years,…
The world is small, so is the arbitration scene. Therefore, it cannot always be prevented that arbitrators and counsel know each other from previous…
The ICC committed itself to make arbitration proceedings more efficient and transparent. To reach this objective, the institution has introduced several new policies in…
On 1 November 2018, the revised HKIAC Arbitration Rules entered into force (see GAN: New HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules further enhance efficiency of arbitrations).…
While it hasn’t been a record year for most arbitral institutions, the demand for arbitration is still very strong. As in the previous years…
The question whether arbitration agreements cover cartel damages claims is highly disputed. Recently, the Regional Court Dortmund took an arbitration-friendly approach by dismissing an…
“Creeping Americanization of international arbitration: is it the right time to develop inquisitorial rules of evidence?”[1] A session of the fourth Russian Arbitration Association…
On 1 September, a task force of the ICCA and the Queen Mary School of International Arbitration published a draft report on third party…
Can a tribunal order an impecunious claimant to pay security for costs? This is an often debated topic both in commercial and in investment…
On 11 January 2017, the arbitral tribunal in the investor-state arbitration between a French-Mauritian businessman (the “Claimant”) and the Republic of Mauritius (“Mauritius”) [1]…