and Katherine Bell, Schellenberg Wittmer
In 2014, the Swiss Supreme Court rendered 32 decisions on petitions to set aside international arbitral awards. Consistent with a traditionally low success…
The facts of the situation are simple: the claimant goes to the domestic courts and the defendant argues that there is an arbitral agreement. The court judge upholds the jurisdictional objection and…
and Alessa Pang, Rajah & Tann Singapore LLP
Arbitrator challenges for inordinate delay can be awkward. However, what happens if the arbitrator decides to render an award before the challenge is…
This blog is adapted from a keynote speech delivered at the Helsinki International Arbitration Day on 28 May 2015.
Most arbitration lawyers and users of arbitration services would probably agree that…
Mediation has gained much popularity in Croatia in the last several years, and the Croatian legislator regulated enforceability of mediation in Article 18 of the Croatian Mediation Act (Official…
The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Poland prepared and published a draft act ("the Draft Law") (a draft law on promoting amicable dispute resolution methods, available in Polish here ). The…
and Ian Hopkinson, Clyde & Co
At above US$60 per barrel, crude oil prices have bounced a little since their January 2015 low. However, with continued mixed indications concerning US production,…
The Rio 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games and the Dispute Resolution Board Foundation are implementing dispute avoidance and resolution provisions in a unique way across 35 contracts for this…
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ordered a fund management committee (‘SBC’) to arbitrate its dispute with Navistar International (‘Navistar’) – at Navistar’s request - despite the fact…
On 25 March 2015 the Court of Cassation of France handed down a new decision dealing with the so called “unilateral”, “optional”, “hybrid”, and “asymmetrical” jurisdiction clauses giving choice to…
