Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017
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Arbitration News from Poland
Poland: The autonomy of the arbitration proceedings and the limited scope of the public...
The Polish Supreme Court dealt with two issues arising out of setting aside proceedings. First, the question of the relationship between the decision of...
Poland: How far can an arbitral tribunal go if they consider the contract inequitable?
According to the Polish Supreme Court – very far, as it allowed an arbitral award to modify the key provision of a contract on...
Arbitration in Poland after the 2015 amendments of the Code of Civil Procedure and...
In a nutshell, arbitration must fulfil two main aims to be attractive to its potential users: enforceability of the award must be certain and...
Arbitration News from Europe
The Prague Rules – Inquisitorial Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration
"Creeping Americanization of international arbitration: is it the right time to develop inquisitorial rules of evidence?" A session of the fourth Russian Arbitration Association...
LCIA publishes its facts and figures: The 2017 Casework Report
The London Court of International Arbitration (the "LCIA") has recently published its Casework Report for 2017 which contains statistics on its performance last year....
France: Terms of reference – a key document to which the parties to an...
In a decision dated 15 June 2017, the French Cour de cassation held that an acknowledgment of the validity of the arbitral tribunal’s constitution...
The Aftermath of Achmea: Germany Requests Dismissal of Vattenfall Case After CJEU’s Achmea Decision
The recent decision of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) in the case between Slovakia vs. Achmea BV (Case C-284/16) seems to have caused...
Minimising your M&A risk: top ten tips from transactional and disputes specialists
In many M&A transactions litigators become involved only after a dispute has arisen. However, a litigator’s experience in handling post-M&A disputes can give them...
Modernization of the Swedish Arbitration Act in progress
Approaching its twentieth anniversary, the modernization of the Swedish Arbitration Act (“SAA”) is closer than ever. Although the general perception is that the SAA...
The New DIS Rules: Conclusion – Baker McKenzie’s Video Podcast
In this last video Joerg Risse will sum up all the main changes of the revised DIS-Rules while pointing out what really matters.
The New DIS Rules: Termination of the Arbitration – Baker McKenzie’s Video Podcast
Jasmin Sayers shows three main changes arbitration users have to be aware of when it comes to the termination of DIS arbitrations (Articles 37-42...
The New DIS Rules: Costs – Baker McKenzie’s Video Podcast
One of the most vigorously debated areas of the DIS rules revision are the costs. Heiko Plassmeier will shed light on the new provisions...