Following the entry into force of the new act on arbitration (Act LX of 2017 on Arbitration, the "Act") this year, the Arbitration Court attached to the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ("…
2017 was yet another significant year for international arbitration.
Many arbitral institutions amended their arbitration rules, including:
- the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Rules…
Introduction
In a much anticipated judgment in Slovak Republic v. Achmea B.V. (Case C-284/16), the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) ruled yesterday that the arbitration clause…
Introduction
It is generally accepted in international arbitration that an arbitral tribunal has an inherent power, and duty, to preserve the fairness and integrity of the arbitral proceedings and…
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 5th Annual ITA-IEL-ICC Joint Conference on International Energy Arbitration was held in Houston last month, and the focus was on the year past and the year ahead in the arbitration of…
There have been a number of occasions in Indonesia when domestic court proceedings and foreign arbitration proceedings of the same matter were carried out concurrently. In some of those occasions,…
With posts on the new Japan International Mediation Centre, on reflections from the coach of the winning team in the recent ICC Mediation Competition, on top TED talks for mediators, and finally on…
Introduction
The two main reasons why countries generally agree to sign bilateral or multilateral investment treaties (BITs or MITs) are to attract foreign direct investments, while at the same time…
Mr Daniel Kahneman is a Nobel Prize winner in Economic Sciences, and the author of the bestselling book "Thinking, Fast and Slow". His book focuses on behavioural science, and explains how cognitive…
