Under Swiss arbitration law, the validity of an arbitration agreement is in general subject to formal and substantive requirements (Article 178 of the PILA). With regard to the formal validity,…
The Paris Court of appeal, on 25 September 2008, and the Swiss Federal Tribunal, on 5 December 2008 have rendered two interesting decisions. These two decisions address issues of primary importance,…
In a decision dated 5 December 2008 (4A_376/2008), the Swiss Federal Court ("SFC") had the opportunity to address two legal topics in the context of international arbitration:
The first topic was the…
This month, the British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) is hosting a roundtable discussion on the global financial crisis and international investment arbitration.
By many…
