In July 2023, we had reported that the French Association des Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises (ACE) had challenged the validity of Art. 5n (2) of Regulation (EU) 833/2014 before the General Court of the European Union (the Court).[1] Similar actions had been filed by several Belgian bar associations and the Paris Bar Association. Art. 5n (2) of Regulation (EU) 833/2014 prohibits the provision of legal advisory services to the Russian Government and to Russian entities. On…
This debate occurred as part of London International Disputes Week and was chaired by Stella Mitchell-Voisin, CEO of…
On 1 June 2024, the 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre will come…
Artificial Intelligence has officially arrived on the laptops and iPads of arbitration practitioners. Artificial Intelligences promises to make arbitrations significantly more efficient – lawyers might feel tempted to use Artificial Intelligence to draft parts of the written submissions and arbitrators might feel tempted to use Artificial Intelligence to draft parts of the awards. However, there are no rules for the use of Artificial Intelligence in arbitration. The Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC) set…
On the occasion of the 31st Vis Moot, Baker McKenzie and the Moot Alumni Association supported by the…
Capital is a business consulting firm that was founded by Ula Cartwright-Finch, a former lawyer at Linklaters and Herbert…
In November, Baker McKenzie has launched a series of virtual seminars on arbitration: Arbitration Lunch Break. In the seminars, our lawyers and guests discuss the practical aspects of each step of arbitration proceedings, from the drafting of an arbitration agreement to the enforcement of an arbitral award. If you joined our first session in November 2023, we are confident that you already apply our tips and tricks and you are now spending less time drafting…
In the coming months, Baker McKenzie will host a series of virtual seminars on arbitration: Arbitration Lunch Break.…
This article examines the issue of serving by electronic means under the Hague Convention, including whether email service…
Introduction Following a tradition, we have taken a closer look at available figures of the main arbitral institutions.[1] Last year, we noted that most institutions did not achieve new records in 2021; together, the institutions included in our research recorded 7389 new cases. This number did not include ICDR cases as they were not available to us. In 2022, there were 7554 new cases, out of which 755 were before the ICDR. If we disregard…