Blockchain and its potential applications are well-documented by technologists and early-adopters. Over the last 12 months, however, this technology has started to take centre stage in more…
The new arbitration rules of the German Institution of Arbitration (Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit - “DIS”) will enter into force on 1 March 2018 (“DIS Rules 2018”).
It is the first…
INTRODUCTION
Germany is considered as one of the most arbitration friendly jurisdictions in Europe if not world-wide, not least because the 1998 arbitration law is almost a verbatim translation of…
The recent English Commercial Court case of Oldham v QBE Insurance (Europe) Ltd [2017] EWHC 3045 (Comm) ("Oldham v QBE") serves as a reminder to tribunals that all parties must be given the…
The lack of consensus on ethical standards of conduct for counsel in international arbitration has given rise to two enduring problems. First, lawyers may find it hard to know how they should act…
In June 2017, the Fourth European Anti-Money Laundering Directive (the "Fourth EU Directive" (EU) 2015/849) was transposed into German law. The regime was further tightened, its scope was extended…
The international economic order is today bound together through a network of bilateral (and multilateral) investment treaties which provide investors with a variety of protections. Such Bilateral…
Singapore and Hong Kong are now considered to be amongst the top arbitration seats in the world, rivalling the long-established seats of London, Paris and Geneva. Perpetuating their dominance in the…
The President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (President) signed the constitutional law "On the Astana International Financial Centre" (Law) on 7 December 2015, which provides a legal framework for the…
