 Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017Â
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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...
Commencement of the Period for the Appointment of the Presiding Arbitrator by the Court...
In the proceedings file No. 23 Cdo 3870/2015, the Czech Supreme Court dealt with the issue of commencement of the thirty-day period for the...
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...
Fast, faster, Early Determination Procedures?
On 1 November 2018, the revised HKIAC Arbitration Rules entered into force (see GAN: New HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules further enhance efficiency of arbitrations)....
New HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules further enhance efficiency of arbitrations
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has announced that the new version of its Administered Arbitration Rules (2018 Rules) will come into force...
England and Wales: Application to correct an award does not always extend the time...
The English High Court has confirmed in Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Company Ltd v Songa Offshore Equinox Ltd & Anor EWHC 538...
Swiss Federal Supreme Court rules that arbitral awards against states can only be enforced...
In a decision dated September 7, 2018 (case no. 5A_942/2017, selected for publication), the Swiss Federal Supreme Court issued a landmark decision on the enforcement...
England and Wales: Lost in Translation: Interpreting foreign language arbitration clauses
The Commercial Court has upheld a challenge under section 67 of the Arbitration Act 1996 ("AA 1996") to an arbitral award in which the...
FIDIC Rainbow Suite Second Editions Unveiled
Recent Development
On December 5, 2017, the Fédération Internationale des Ingénieurs-Conseils (FIDIC) launched the second edition of the FIDIC Rainbow Suite of Contracts 2017 at...
Turkey: ISTAC Arbitration is Now an Alternative For Public Procurement Agreement Disputes
Recent development
The Turkish Public Procurement Authority recently amended the standard contracts annexed to the Regulations on the Implementation of Public Procurements effective as of...
