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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2019-2020 – Belgium
BELGIUM
Koen De Winter, Michaël De Vroey and Margo Allaerts
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1Â Â Â Â Â Legislation
Domestic and international arbitration in Belgium continues to be governed by Part...
Belgian Court suspends enforcement of arbitral award that constitutes illegal State aid
On 12 March 2019, the Brussels Court of Appeal suspended the enforcement of an arbitral award that was considered de facto illegal State aid...
Belgium: Arbitration Clause in Agreements with FIFA and UEFA held Invalid
The Court of Appeal in Brussels has recently handed down an important ruling on the validity of arbitration clauses. Under Belgian law, any dispute...
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...
The new updated ICC Rules
From 1 January 2021, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) will bring into force revised 2021 Rules of Arbitration ("2021 Rules"), replacing the current...
Swiss Supreme Court rejects request for revision of an arbitral award as the new...
In its decision published 21 October 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ("SFSC") denied the revision of an arbitral award on the basis that...
UCL / Baker McKenzie Lecture – “International Arbitration – From Alabama to Brexit”
Join us on Tuesday, 17 November 2020, for the 2020 UCL/ Baker McKenzie Lecture on ‘International Arbitration – From Alabama to Brexit’.
This year's lecture...
Join our Future of Disputes virtual conference throughout November
The world faces significant levels of social, political and economic instability and uncertainty. To a large extent, while the big-picture context is currently influenced...
Swiss Supreme Court confirms that arbitral tribunal’s findings as to the parties’ actual and...
In a recent decision published on 18 May 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ("SFSC") upheld an arbitral award in which the arbitral tribunal...
IV St Petersburg Online Pre-Moot and FDI E-Conference
The IV St. Petersburg Online Pre-Moot and FDI E-Conference will take place from October 30-31, 2020. Teams participating in the Pre-Moot will get an...
Setting-off or setting aside? Polish court holds that tribunal’s refusal to consider set-off violates...
The Appellate Court in Warsaw ] considered whether a narrow arbitration clause may be a reason for rejecting a set-off argument raised by a...
The Supreme Court in Enka v Chubb on the law applicable to the arbitration...
Introduction
In Enka Insaat ve Sanayi AS (Respondent) v OOO Insurance Company Chubb (Appellant) UKSC 38, the UK Supreme Court dismissed Chubb's appeal,...
English Commercial Court sets aside final award on jurisdiction for tribunal’s failure to identify...
Introduction
The English Commercial Court, in its recent judgment in MVV Environment Devonport Ltd v NTO Shipping GMBH & CO KG (MV Nortrader) EWHC...
