Arbitration News from Italy
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...
USA: NY Convention gives no jurisdiction over action to enforce foreign judgment conflicting with...
In Albaniabeg Ambient Sh.p.k. v. Enel S.p.A. and Enelpower S.p.A., No. 15 Civ. 3283 (S.D.N.Y. Mar. 11, 2016), the District Court for the Southern...
Italy withdraws from Energy Charter Treaty
The Italian government has recently declared its withdrawal from the Energy Charter Treaty ("ECT"). The ECT is a multilateral treaty between 53 countries across...
Arbitration News from Europe
10th Anniversary Edition of International Arbitration Yearbook – now available!
Baker McKenzie has released the 10th anniversary edition of its annual International Arbitration Yearbook, an in-depth report reviewing significant developments in international arbitration over...
CAS Denies Russian Olympic Committee and Russian Athletes’ Challenge of two International Association of...
The IAAF recently extended its ban on Russian athletes through the World Championships in London this summer, stating that Russian athletes should not expect...
Germany: Higher Regional Court of Munich Reins in Claimant Over Repeated Challenges for Lack...
In a decision of November 2016, the Higher Regional Court of Munich (Oberlandesgericht München; hereinafter the “Court”), clarified some general principles underlying a challenge...
Stockholm Chamber of Commerce Publishes Report on Investor State Arbitration
The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce ("SCC") was founded in 1917. It is part of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, but...
UK Supreme Court rules on whether award debtors can be ordered to pay security...
In a landmark decision, the UK Supreme Court has determined that the New York Convention does not permit domestic courts to require the provision...
Germany: Calculation of Damages For a Breach of a Financial Statements Warranty
In many transactions, the target company's financial statements either play an important or even a crucial role for the determination of the purchase price....
The ICC Expedited Procedure – New Demands for the Drafting of ICC Arbitration Agreements...
On March 1, 2017, the new Arbitration Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC-Rules”) come into force. In Art. 30 and Annex VI,...
Reform Trends in German Arbitration – Towards further International Harmonization or Return to German...
Recently, both the German legislator and the German Institution of Arbitration tasked working groups with a reform of the German arbitration law and the...
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...
New Year, New Rules: How Singapore and Stockholm are vying for a piece of...
While toasting the New Year over a glass or two of champagne, it may have gone unnoticed to many of us that the strike...
