Baker McKenzie’s Arbitration Yearbook 10th Anniversary Edition 2016-2017
Click here for the chapter on Spain in the 2016-2017 Arbitration Yearbook.
Arbitration News from Spain
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
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...
Vattenfall-Decision Mitigates Achmea-Effect
A couple of months ago a decision by the European Court of Justice ("ECJ") shocked the arbitration community: The ECJ decided in its (in)famous...
Swiss Federal Supreme Court Reaffirms CAS Panel is Independent From FIFA
In its decision 4A_260/2017 rendered on 20 February 2018, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court declined to set aside an award rendered by the Court...
English High Court provides useful guidance on whether test for appeal on a point...
The case of Agile Holdings Corp v Essar Shipping Ltd clarifies the circumstances in which the court can revisit the decision to grant leave...
England and Wales: Apparent Bias In Arbitral Tribunals – Guidance from the Court of...
In April 2018, the Court of Appeal issued its decision in Halliburton Company v (1) Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd (2) (3) (4)...
Due process and fairness in arbitral proceedings: the Commercial Court rules against finding serious...
The rejection of SCM Financial Overseas Ltd's ("SCM") challenge to an US$ 860 million award in favour of Raga Establishment Ltd ("Raga") on the...
Draft Model BIT abandons Party-Appointed Arbitrators
On 16 May 2018, Global Arbitration Review published a report on the Netherlands newly published draft model BIT. The news heading was "Radical proposals...
Comparative Chart of International Investment Arbitration Rules
Investment treaty arbitrations may be brought under the rules of many different arbitration institutions. As can be expected, each institution has its unique rules...
