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The Istanbul Arbitration Centre (“ISTAC“), one of Turkey’s leading arbitration institutions, introduced the ISTAC Mediation-Arbitration Rules (“Rules“) regarding alternative dispute resolution on 15 November 2019 after introducing the Arbitration and Mediation Rules on 26 October 2015. The mediation-arbitration model, known as Med-Arb, is an alternative dispute resolution method where parties attempt to resolve a dispute through mediation, and if mediation fails, the parties resort to arbitration According to the Rules, parties can conclude a Med-Arb…

From June 13 to 14, the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS) and the law firm Klauberg Baltics jointly hosted the 8th DIS Baltic Arbitration Days. The DIS Baltic Arbitration Days have developed into a high profile arbitration event for arbitration practitioners. Around 140 practitioners and students from all around the world were welcomed by Korinna von Trotha (DIS) and Theis Klauberg (Klauberg Baltics) in the Stockholm School of Economics in the center of beautiful…

HTC Corp. v. Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson, No. 6:18-CV-00243-JRG (E.D. Tex. Jan. 22, 2019) [click for opinion] Before the district court was Plaintiffs’ motion to sever, stay, and compel arbitration of Defendants’ counterclaims. Those counterclaims alleged that Plaintiffs breached their obligation to negotiate in good faith and sought a declaratory judgment that Plaintiffs repudiated any rights with respect to Defendants’ FRAND (fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory) declarations. Plaintiffs argued that these counterclaims were subject to arbitration as…

The LCIA’s 2018 Casework Report provides another interesting snapshot of LCIA arbitration in numbers, including improvements in a number of areas since its 2017 Casework Report. Caseload overview In 2018, a record 271 arbitrations were referred to the LCIA under the LCIA rules – an increase of over 16% on the 233 arbitrations referred under the LCIA rules in 2017. The LCIA’s caseload continued to be dominated by the Banking and Finance and Energy and…