What Causes Inter-Institutional Variations in the Duration of the Arbitration Process?
A significant advantage that arbitration has over litigation is the speed with which proceedings are…
The Task Force’s 2018 Report on Third-Party Funding has finally been released. Here are comments on eight of the most interesting points.
Third-party funding involves an entity, with no…
This post navigates the possibility of expanding the protection of a Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) to foreign investments made in the territory of a country, which is partially occupied by the…
We are happy to inform you that the latest issue of the journal is now available and includes the following contributions:
Philippe Cavalieros & Janet (Hyun Jeong) Kim, Emergency…
In a recent case, the Swiss Federal Tribunal (“SFT”) has once again been called to consider the question of independence of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (“CAS”) vis-à-vis its funders and users…
The results of the 2018 Queen Mary/White & Case International Arbitration Survey were launched on 9 May 2018. The survey explores "The Evolution of International Arbitration": how international…
The recent American case of Weirton Medical Center Inc v Community Health Systems Inc (N.D. W. Va. Dec. 12, 2017) is another reminder that the debate over the place of summary disposal in…
Hot on the heels of Singapore’s liberalising third party funding (TPF) for arbitration, Hong Kong followed with similar legislation. Keen to ensure the new regime works, the Singapore Ministry of Law…
The world after the Achmea v Slovakia decision focuses on the question about the future of ISDS in relation to intra-EU BITs. At the ASIL conference on the 6 April 2018, a representative of the EU…
Back in the early 20th century, the business community created arbitration with the aim of offering an alternative to the perceived inadequacies of state courts in dealing with foreign parties, law,…
