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Young IMA Conference and Moscow Vis Pre Moot

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The Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration is pleased to announce the XII Moscow Pre-Moot for the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. The Moscow Pre-Moot will take place online on 12-14 March 2021. The Pre-Moot will welcome 54 teams from Russia, UK, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Turkey, India, Malaysia, Guatemala, China, Indonesia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and many others. On March 12 there will be a traditional online Moscow Pre-Moot Conference. The event…

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CAS arbitration clause improper under EU law? The General Court of the EU disagrees

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The General Court of the European Union (“Court”), in case no. T-93/18[1] between the International Skating Union (“ISU”) and the European Commission (“EC”), had to address the question whether the arbitration rules of ISU conferring exclusive jurisdiction on the Court of Arbitration for Sports in Lausanne (“CAS”) with respect to appeals from ineligibility decisions, are improper under the EU competition regulations. The Court decided that the EC’s decision requiring ISU to change its arbitration rules…

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Swiss Supreme Court confirms principle of ‘kompetenz-kompetenz’ as a rule of chronological priority

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In its decision published 2 November 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) upheld an arbitral award referring to the widely recognized principle in international arbitration of ‘kompetenz-kompetenz’ (case no. 4A_461/2019 (in German)). Factual background The reported dispute originates from a construction agreement between the State of Lybia and a Turkish company. The Turkish company attempted to obtain payment of the outstanding invoices by the State of Lybia. Subsequent to numerous disagreements, the parties entered…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – Hungary

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HUNGARY Artúr Tamási and Daniella Karacs A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Arbitration in Hungary continues to be governed by the Act LX of 2017 on Arbitration (“Hungarian Arbitration Act”) which entered into force on 1 January 2018 and is applicable to procedures initiated following this date. The Hungarian Arbitration Act is based on the amended UNCITRAL Model Law of 2006; hence it follows international standards creating an attractive arbitration environment for foreign investors with…

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