Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017
Click here for the chapter on Belgium in the 2016-2017 Arbitration Yearbook.
Investor State Arbitration under CETA: Key Provisions and What to Watch for in 2017
The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ('CETA') between the European Union and Canada was signed October 30, 2016. The deepening of Canadian and European...
England and Wales: Application to correct an award does not always extend the time...
The English High Court has confirmed in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company Ltd v Songa Offshore Equinox Ltd & Anor EWHC 538...
Swiss Federal Supreme Court rules that arbitral awards against states can only be enforced...
In a decision dated September 7, 2018 (case no. 5A_942/2017, selected for publication), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on the enforcement...
England and Wales: Lost in Translation: Interpreting foreign language arbitration clauses
The Commercial Court has upheld a challenge under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 ("AA 1996") to an arbitral award in which the...
FIDIC Rainbow Suite Second Editions Unveiled
Recent Development
On December 5, 2017, the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) launched the second edition of the FIDIC Rainbow Suite of Contracts 2017 at...
Turkey: ISTAC Arbitration is Now an Alternative For Public Procurement Agreement Disputes
Recent development
The Turkish Public Procurement Authority recently amended the standard contracts annexed to the Regulations on the Implementation of Public Procurements effective as of...
Vattenfall-Decision Mitigates Achmea-Effect
A couple of months ago a decision by the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") shocked the arbitration community: The ECJ decided in its (in)famous...
Swiss Federal Supreme Court Reaffirms CAS Panel is Independent From FIFA
In its decision 4A_260/2017 rendered on 20 February 2018, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court declined to set aside an award rendered by the Court...
English High Court provides useful guidance on whether test for appeal on a point...
The case of Agile Holdings Corp v Essar Shipping Ltd clarifies the circumstances in which the court can revisit the decision to grant leave...
England and Wales: Apparent Bias In Arbitral Tribunals – Guidance from the Court of...
In April 2018, the Court of Appeal issued its decision in Halliburton Company v (1) Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (2) (3) (4)...
