Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 2018-2019 Edition
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Arbitration News from Spain
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – Spain
SPAIN
Victor Mercedes, José Ramón Casado, Carmen Alonso and Enrique Silvente
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Approval of Royal Decree-Law 3/2020, dated 4 February, that adopts urgent...
Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2019-2020 – Spain
SPAIN
Victor Mercedes, José Ramón Casado, Enrique Silvente and Isabel Pasquau
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES
A.1 Approval of Royal Decree-Law 17/2019, dated 22 November, which adopts urgent...
Tribunal dismisses investor’s claims because of breach of admissibility requirements under the applicable BIT...
Tribunal dismisses investor's claims because of breach of admissibility requirements under the applicable BIT in the ICSID case Supervisión y Control S.A. v. Republic...
Swedish Appeal Court rules that arbitral tribunal should not have heard Yukos claims
In its judgment of 18 January 2016, the Svea Court of Appeal overturned the Stockholm District Court’s judgment and approved the Russian Federation’s plea...
Rising number of arbitration procedures against the Government of Spain involving investments in renewable...
The reform of the renewable energy industry in Spain has resulted in more than ten arbitration procedures filed by foreign or foreign-controlled investors, given...
Arbitration News from Europe
The Paris Court of Appeal rules over French courts’ jurisdiction to hear a liability...
In a recent decision issued by the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal, the court quashed a judgment of the Paris...
Brussels Court of First Instance rules that tribunal secretaries can assist in drafting an...
In a judgment of 17 June 2020, the Brussels Court of First Instance refused to set aside an ICC award in favour of the...
Swiss Supreme Court confirms that claims against bankrupt Swiss parties do not ipso facto...
In a decision published on 1st March 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court ("SFSC") ruled on the arbitrability of a claim and the corresponding...
A Year in Arbitration: Recent Court Decisions from Turkey and Developments Around the World
In the course of the past year, the Turkish courts have issued various decisions in relation to arbitration matters, which may be of interest...
Climate Finance and Arbitration
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight against Climate Change was the number one topic on the news. What was most striking about the fight...
The LCIA 2020 Casework Report – More international flavour and a first insight into...
The LCIA’s 2020 Casework Report reveals that the London arbitration market is busier than ever, at least in part as a result of the...
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on (physical) litigation and international arbitration proceedings in Switzerland
With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus in early 2020, Switzerland along with many other countries introduced extensive measures to prevent the spread of...
Recent Case Law of the Czech Supreme Court Confirms the Importance of Independence and...
In November 2020, the Czech Supreme Court issued two decisions that are of a great importance for the development of arbitration proceedings in the...
