Expedited arbitration procedure, which allows procedural streamlining of arbitration proceedings, became widely accepted by arbitration institutions. The ICC followed this global trend by…
In early March 2017, the Singapore High Court released a judgment in which it considered an important question of enforcement of investor-state awards.
In Josias Van Zyl v Kingdom of Lesotho [2017]…
One of the goals of “ICCA’s Guide to the Interpretation of the 1958 New York Convention: A Handbook for Judges” - as stated by Neil Kaplan in the Guide’s introduction - is to assist judges around the…
In the context of investor-state dispute resolution in The Netherlands, the Yukos case has recently captured the spotlight in the global arbitration arena and beyond. While much of the attention has…
It is well known that Greek public finances have been in a precarious state since the country’s debt crisis erupted in 2010. In an environment of tough fiscal consolidation, compensation awards…
The FIDIC forms of contracts (FIDIC forms) constitute a comprehensive set of rules applied worldwide in complicated construction projects. The FIDIC forms contain a multi-tier dispute resolution…
The question of the validity of an arbitration clause incorporated by reference is debatable in international arbitration. The approach of national courts to the issue varies from jurisdiction to…
An arbitration-friendly decision was rendered by the 11th Civil Chamber of the Turkish Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”) on 22 June 2016 [File no. 2016/4931, Decision no. 2016/6886]. The decision…
India took a big leap in reforming its arbitration law by amending the Arbitration & Conciliation Act, 1996 ("Act") in December 2015 ("2015 Amendments"). The 2015 Amendments coupled with setting up…
