Securing a favourable arbitral award is not trivial. It involves a lot of work, a wait of, potentially, several years and the expense of the arbitral process. After all this, when a favourable award…
Mr. Vu Anh Duong is the Secretary General of the Vietnam International Arbitration Centre ("VIAC"), which is the leading Vietnamese arbitration and mediation institution. Mr. Duong has contributed…
The Lone Star v. Korea (Lone Star) Award issued on 30 August 2022 is one of the latest investment awards in tax-related investment treaty disputes and the first one in which a tribunal, inter alia,…
In response to the shutdown of the WTO Appellate Body in 2019, a subset of WTO Members entered into the Multi-Party Interim Appeal Arbitration Arrangement ("MPIA"). The MPIA has been in effect since…
The first edition of Mexico Arbitration Week took place in Mexico City last May, bringing together over 120 attendees and more than sixty speakers. The primary objective of this event was to connect…
An ICC Young Arbitration & ADR Forum (YAAF) seminar titled “Another Tub – Is it Time for Fact Witness Conferencing?” was held in Seoul on 20 April 2023. In international arbitration proceedings,…
The prospect of integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) into the adjudicatory decision-making process is not as distant as one might think. In February 2023, it was reported that a…
The meteoric rise of eSports in recent years has been a remarkable cultural phenomenon. What began as a niche activity enjoyed by a small group of enthusiasts has exploded into a global industry with…
The increased globalization of business and the rising popularity of arbitration as a standard method of alternative dispute resolution ("ADR") has fostered an intersection of arbitration and…
On March 21, 2018, the Agreement Establishing the African Continental Free Trade Area ("AfCFTA") was adopted. It came into force on 30 May 2019. 54 African Union ("AU") Member States have signed it,…
