1. I have written elsewhere about the extension of the arbitration clause to non-signatories in situations that have been identified as the doctrines of the “group of companies” and the assumption of…
The so-called Jnah v. Marriott saga belongs to the category of cases that are seemingly never-ending. It is telling that the contracts which gave rise to the various disputes between the Lebanese…
On the ground that arbitration is a consensual and neutral means of dispute resolution, it has been suggested that arbitrators ought to be wholly and exclusively at the service of the parties and…
The recent Court of Appeal of England and Wales (“the Court”) judgment in the case of The London Steamship Owners’ Mutual Insurance Association Ltd v The Kingdom of Spain and The French State [2015]…
After the fall of communism, Hungary embraced modern arbitration law. Act LXXI of 1994 (“the Arbitration Law") created a comprehensive legal regime for both domestic and international arbitration,…
Co-Authored with Karyna Loban (Sysouev, Bondar, Khrapoutski)
On 23 December 2014, the Plenum of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Belarus adopted Resolution No 18 “On the Application of…
As a fitting tribute to the vision of the first dedicated arbitration education institution, the School of International Arbitration (SIA) marked its 30th anniversary with a two day conference…
and Brenda Horrigan and Rebecca Soquier, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Shanghai
The sanctions arising out of the Ukrainian crisis have led commercial entities to consider their options for resolving…
Introduction
The Government of India recently released the Draft Indian Model BIT (“Draft BIT”) for public consultation. India has an extensive BIT network with over 72 BITs in force. In 2012,…
In connection with the upcoming 2015 ITA Workshop in Dallas on June 17-19, we are now conducting a survey on the experiences of arbitration practitioners with enforceability of arbitral awards. We…
