A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia continues to be governed by the arbitration law issued by Royal Decree No. 34/M, dated 24/5/1433H (corresponding to 16 April 2012G) and its implementing regulations (which came into force on 7 June 2017), which replaced the arbitration law issued by Royal Decree No. 46/M, dated 12/7/1403H, to which no notable amendments have been made since. A.2 Institutions, Rules and Infrastructure The…
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The Dubai Court of Cassation has recently issued a judgment that tackles the effect of incorporating arbitration clauses…
We are pleased to introduce the second part of our trilogy of brief commentaries on Investment Treaty Protection & Covid-19 driven State Intervention. In Part I, we saw that states have taken invasive measures in response to the Covid-19 pandemic; some of these give rise to significant claims. While investment treaties are individually negotiated and drafted, they typically include a number of key protections for investors. Provided that foreign individuals or companies meet the definition…
We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of the Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook is now available.…
On 28 March 2021 at 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Eastern / 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CET,…
About 20 years after their introduction, and about 10 years after their first revision, the International Bar Association (“IBA”) recently published the new version of the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (“IBA Rules”).[1] The update aligns the IBA Rules with developments in the international arbitration practice and selectively clarifies its provisions. It furthermore responds to the “New Normal” of conducting arbitration hearings remotely. Fundamental changes, however, were not considered necessary.…
States around the world have adopted measures in reaction to the unprecedented nature and scale of the COVID-19…
Join Baker McKenzie and WBCSD (World Business Council for Sustainable Development) on Thursday 25th February in an interactive…
The Year Ahead – our publication looking at key developments in global litigation and arbitration for 2021 – is now available in English, Spanish and Mandarin. COVID-19 and its effects have triggered many disputes, with litigation volumes in some jurisdictions having already doubled, and our clients expect us to help them spot trends and plan for the future. Our report features economic analysis from The Economist Intelligence Unit, and legal analysis from our team of more than…