Parties to complex international arbitrations should take note. It is critically important to ensure that requests for relief in the written phases of the proceedings accurately capture all relief being sought. Late or...more
Last month, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) started a review and revision of its 2016 Rules (the “2020 Review”). The 2016 Rules introduced a number of novel provisions to address “early dismissal of...more
8/6/2020
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Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitrators ,
Conflicts of Interest ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dismissals ,
Emergency Arbitration Provisions ,
International Arbitration ,
Sanctions ,
SIAC ,
Singapore
If there is no express law of the arbitration agreement, the law with which that agreement has its closest and most real connection is either the law of the underlying contract or the law of the seat of the arbitration. In...more
Where London is the Seat those involved in international arbitration ought to know that challenges under Section 68 of the Arbitration Act 1996, (the “Act”) require highly exceptional conditions. We say this because Section...more
• The International Court of Arbitration (the “Court”) of the ICC has published a Note to Parties and Arbitral Tribunals on the conduct of the arbitration under the ICC Rules of Arbitration (the “Note” or the “2019 Note”)...more
2/22/2019
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Arbitration Awards ,
Commercial Arbitration ,
Data Protection ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Duty to Disclose ,
International Arbitration ,
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) ,
Investor-State Arbitration ,
Transparency ,
Tribunals
• The current reform of the ICSID Rules, launched in October 2016, is the most far-reaching amendment process in over 50 years.
• The reform aims at modernizing and simplifying the Rules, enhancing the balance between...more
12/10/2018
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Arbitration Awards ,
Arbitrators ,
Bifurcation ,
Comment Period ,
Electronic Filing ,
ICSID ,
Investors ,
Member State ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Third Party Funding ,
Transparency