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IBA Launches Site Visit Model Protocol for International Arbitration

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On September 10, 2024, the International Bar Association (IBA) published the Site Visit Model Protocol for International Arbitration (the Site Visit Model Protocol). This comprehensive document sets out international best...more

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IBA 2024 Mexico City Takeaways for Global Construction Trends and Mediation for Construction Disputes

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What Does It Take, Is It Worth It, and What Are the Cost Implications of Alternative Dispute Resolution? The volume of disputes and associated financial fallout in global construction claims is steadily rising, indicating...more

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International Bar Association Releases Updated Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest

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The Situation: In February 2024, the International Bar Association ("IBA") updated its Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration ("Guidelines"). The Guidelines provide detailed guidance for arbitrators...more

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International Bar Association Publishes 2024 Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration

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In February 2024, the International Bar Association (IBA) published the 2024 edition of its Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Rising Challenges in Arbitration: Post-Award Bias Allegations and the Evolving Standards of Conflict Disclosure

Users of arbitration know that one of the most important decisions they can make is the selection of the arbitrator. As arbitration grows more ubiquitous, more experienced arbitrators are being selected more frequently, and...more

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The IBA publishes revised Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration (2024)

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The International Bar Association (IBA) Arbitration Committee has revised its Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, with the aim of modernizing and refining certain areas, such as third-party...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Arbitrator Ethics and the Panama Canal Case: the Eleventh Circuit Rejects an “Evident Partiality” Challenge to an Arbitration...

Users of commercial arbitration — particularly those that employ the top institutional rules, such as those of the ICC or ICDR-AAA — have a number of basic expectations. They want their dispute to be decided by competent,...more

Emmet, Marvin & Martin LLP

The Prague Rules Don’t Rule: A Look Into The IBA Challenger, Five Years Later

December 14 of this year will mark the five-year anniversary of the Rules on the Efficient Conduct of Proceedings in International Arbitration (the “Prague Rules”). At the 17th Century Renaissance Martinic Palace in Prague,...more

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Heard at the IBA 2022 Annual Conference

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The International Bar Association (ABA) Annual Conference was held October 30 to November 4, 2022, in Miami, Florida. Marc Kushner and Carlos Méndez-Peñate, two members of the Dorsey New York office’s vibrant international...more

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Arbitrator Bias and Conduct - Contrasting Fortunes of Recent Challenges Under Sections 24 and 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996

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Acting impartially as between the parties is a “cardinal duty” of an arbitrator, as enshrined in s33 of the Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act). Failure to observe this fundamental duty can lead to applications for the removal of...more

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Recording of the First International Conference on Agricultural Law Available Now

The First International Conference on Agricultural Law was held jointly by the Agricultural Law Section of the International Bar Association (IBA), Project Pravo-Justice, and the Ukrainian Bar Association (UBA) on September,...more

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Int'l Arbitration Rules Revision Reflects Flexible Approach

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On Feb. 15, the International Bar Association released the long-awaited update, adopted by the IBA Council on Dec. 17, 2020, to the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration. Originally published in...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Revision of the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration: Catching Up With Reality

On 15 February 2021, the International Bar Association (the IBA) released its updated Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the IBA Rules or the Rules).  The updated Rules were adopted on 17 December...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.K. Supreme Court Confirms That Arbitrators Are Under a Legal Duty to Disclose Matters Which Would or Might Create an Appearance...

In a landmark decision handed down on November 27, 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court has confirmed that the English law of arbitration imposes a duty on arbitrators to disclose matters which would or might lead to the conclusion...more

Shutts & Bowen LLP

International Investment and Commercial Arbitration: Not a Spectator Sport

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One of the main procedural cornerstones of international investment and commercial arbitration is arbitral tribunal integrity. Accordingly, attacks on the composition of the tribunal can be fatal. In fact, international...more

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IBA launches Model Statute for climate change litigation against governments

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On 18 February 2020 the International Bar Association (the IBA) launched its Model Statute for Proceedings Challenging Government Failure to Act on Climate Change. ...more

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Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely - July 2017 #2

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes: a decision by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressing a...more

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Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely - December 2016

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes: IHRB’s annual list of the Top 10 business and human rights issues...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Business and Human Rights - Recent IBA Guidance for Lawyers

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Lawyers must have the intersection of business and human rights at the front of their minds, and in-house counsel are no exception. Human rights risks transcend borders and industries, and may lead to bet-the-company...more

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Subcommittee on IBA Arbitration Guidelines and Rules Report - 5 Key Takeaways

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The Report illustrates wide-spread use of IBA soft law instruments; provides snapshot of international arbitral practice and regional trends. The Subcommittee on IBA Guidelines and Rules recently released the results of...more

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Five on Friday – Five Recent Developments that We’ve Been Watching Closely: June 2016 #2

It’s Friday and time for another overview of developments in the field of business and human rights that we’ve been monitoring. This week’s post includes: a new guide for business lawyers from the International Bar...more

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