Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 2018-2019 Edition
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Arbitration News from Japan
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – Japan
JAPAN
Yoshiaki Muto, Takeshi Yoshida, Dominic Sharman and Yuko Kai
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Legislation
International arbitration in Japan continues to be governed by the Arbitration Act...
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2019-2020 – Japan
JAPAN
Yoshiaki Muto, Takeshi Yoshida, Dominic Sharman and Yuko Kai
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Legislation
International arbitration in Japan continues to be governed by the Arbitration Act...
Japan: Consequences of an arbitrator’s failure to disclose relevant facts
In a recent case, Japan’s Supreme Court overturned a decision of the Osaka High Court to set aside a JCAA award on the ground...
New EU-Japan Trade Deal: EU declares ISDS “dead”
The European Union and Japan have announced the main elements of a new economic partnership agreement, which has been hailed as the most important...
TPP text released: Investment Chapter
The much awaited text of the TPP has been released. As anticipated, the Investment Chapter (Chapter 9) sets out protections for investors of each...
TPP: ISDS included in the final deal
Agreement has been reached on the long-awaited Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). The TPP is a free trade agreement between 12 Pacific Rim nations, including Australia,...
Amendments to the JCAA Rules
The amended Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (“JCAA”) arbitration rules came into effect on February 1, 2014. These amendments were a significant overhaul from the...
Arbitration News from Asia-Pacific
The Future of Disputes in Asia Pacific
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a profound impact on businesses, companies have started to look at the medium- to long-term implications of...
The limits of consent in multi-party arbitration agreements
Certain arbitration rules, such as Article 22.1(vii) of the London Court of International Arbitration Rules (“LCIA Rules 2014”), provide for a “forced joinder.” This...
Arbitration in Asia- an arbitration handbook for Russian in-house counsels
We are happy to present to you Arbitration in Asia, an arbitration handbook for Russian in-house counsels, co-authored by Jay Patrick R. Santiago, a...
Part II of a Trilogy: Investor claims in response to the State’s protective measures...
We are pleased to introduce the second part of our trilogy of brief commentaries on Investment Treaty Protection & Covid-19 driven State Intervention. In...
International Arbitration Yearbook, 14th Edition – now available!
We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of the Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook is now available.
This new edition reviews important developments in...
16th Annual ICDR Y&I Coffee House Debate
On 28 March 2021 at 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. Eastern / 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CET, Baker McKenzie will be sponsoring the...
No default rule that indemnity costs should be granted where an arbitral award is...
In Singapore court proceedings, the usual course is to award a successful litigant party-and-party costs on a standard basis. Exceptional circumstances are required to...
