ICSID to Update Rules & Regulations
ICSID has begun a further revision of its Rules and Regulations. The current version dates from 2006. In a press release of November 14,
Category: International Arbitration
Hague District Court Sets Aside ‘Yukos’ Arbitration Awards under Energy Charter Treaty
April 20, 2016: The Hague District Court today set aside all three interim awards and all three final awards made in parallel arbitrations
Vietnam endorses European Commission’s Proposal for a Two-Tier Investment Court System in new FTA
On 2 December 2015, the European Commission and Vietnam reached agreement in principle on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the EU
EU Commission proposes new Investment Tribunal to replace Investor-State Arbitration in TTIP Negotiations
The European Commission has today issued a press release unveiling a radical proposal for a new Investment Court System for use in TTIP
Walter Bau Insolvenzverwalter mit Allen & Overy und Robert Hunter erfolgreich gegen Thailand
http://www.juve.de/nachrichten/verfahren/2015/03/walter-bau-insolvenzverwalter-mit-allen-overy-und-robert-hunter-erfolgreich-gegen-thailand
US confirms PEMEX Arbitration Award despite Annulment
In a decision reminiscent of Chromalloy, a US Court earlier this week confirmed an award in favour of Corporación Mexicana de Mantenimiento
ICSID Tribunal grapples with Effect of Corruption on Access to Investor-State Arbitration
In a Decision on Jurisdiction dated 19 August 2013 an ICSID tribunal addressed the question whether acts of corruption should deprive a
New Istanbul Arbitration Center Expected in 2014
2014 should see the establishment of a new Arbitration Center in Istanbul. A draft law establishing the Center was submitted to Parliament
Congo accedes to New York Convention
The Democratic Republic of the Congo will become the 150th state to apply the New York Convention. The Convention will apply to arbitration
‘Arbitrating in Germany’ Seminar in London 2 September 2013
I spoke at a joint DIS (German Institution of Arbitration) and Queen Mary College, University of London Conference, ‘Arbitrating in Germany’, on 2nd September