I would like to continue the theme of the emerging convergence of investment arbitration and international trade. In my previous posts (see here and here) I discussed the prospect of using trade…
Readers of this blog are likely to be familiar with the existence of Bilateral Investment Treaties ("BITs") and the wealth of arbitral awards made publicly available through the International Centre…
Chair: Klaus Reichert SC (London)
Main Speakers: Dr. Aloysius Llamzon (The Hague), Anthony Sinclair (London)
Commentators: Utku Cosar (Istanbul), Carolyn B. Lamm (Washington, DC)
Rapporteur:…
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Guidelines 26 and 27 of the IBA…
Few days ago, the Qatari Supreme Court decided to overturn an earlier judgment of the Doha court of appeal which upheld a decision of the court of first instance to set aside an ICC arbitral award as…
In his “Kiev Arbitration Days” after-dinner speech in November 2012 (“BITS, BATS and BUTS”), Gary Born presented a suggestion that can leave no one indifferent (speech published as “Essay” by Young…
And so the twenty-second biennial Congress of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration officially comes to an end. But what progress have we made with respect to the challenges facing…
How can arbitrators ensure the fair exchange of documents, and what role should arbitrators play in calling expert witnesses? When and how, if at all, should interim measures be used in…
The April 8, Plenary Session, chaired by John Barkett (Miami) consisted of several presentations.
1. BG Group v. Argentina Mock Oral Argument
There was a mock argument of the BG Group v. Argentina…
On Monday, April 8, Shook, Hardy and Bacon LLP presented a breakfast program moderated by John Barkett and featuring Frank Cruz-Alvarez, Marike Paulsson, and Sergio Pagliery discussing how to make…
