The new Recast Brussels I Regulation, which governs the jurisdiction of courts and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in the Member States of the European Union, has taken the strong…
and Pol Thielen, Managing Associate, Litigation, Linklaters LLP, Luxembourg
Luxembourg is home to many international holding companies and special purpose vehicles. As a consequence, when disputes…
Imagine you are an arbitrator being asked to decide on the validity of a flawed international arbitration agreement.
The parties have spent great time and effort negotiating and finally agreeing on…
For those who may have missed earlier announcements, I’m delighted to inform you of a new content set – Chinese Court Decision Summaries on Arbitration – we added to Kluwer Arbitration in September…
I have written previously[1] about the preemptive effect of Section 2 of the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), which provides:
A written provision in any maritime transaction or a contract evidencing…
One of the most important legal developments in Latin America during the last few decades has been the expansion in the protection of fundamental rights. This has occurred not only with regard to the…
This morning, a colleague in Asia forwarded me an article with news of the latest efforts by Singapore to establish itself as a preferred location for international dispute resolution: an ambitious…
Last week the hearing on jurisdiction and liability in an arbitration between Bilcon of Delaware et al. and the Government of Canada was streamed live on the website of the Permanent Court of…
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has issued another update on its long-running dispute with Guatemala over lax protection of worker rights in the latter country.
Readers of this…
A recent ruling of the Dubai Court of Appeal (see Case No. 1/2013 - Commercial Appeal, ruling of the Dubai Court of Appeal of 9 July 2013) gives new hope that despite the Dubai Court of Cassation's…
