Parties entering into related contracts should carefully consider how future disputes ought to be resolved. This post will look at a recent Hong Kong decision in Bluegold Investment Holdings Limited…
On March 30, ITA and ASIL co-hosted their annual meeting in Washington, DC, and this year’s theme was “A Spotlight on Ethics in International Arbitration: Advocates, Arbitrators and Awards.” One of…
A foundational principle of international commercial arbitration is that of party autonomy.
Article 19(1) of the UNCITRAL Model Law reflects this and states: “Subject to the provisions of this Law,…
The Hungarian arbitration Act (Act LXXI of 1994 on arbitration, "the Act") has barely "turned 22" and the pressure to replace it with new legislation has popped up. Considering the current, rapid…
According to the 2015 report of the BP Statistical Review of World Energy, India accounts for 5.1% of the world electricity generation and is the third largest generator of electricity in the world.…
The development of international arbitration in recent years has led to a significant multiplication of arbitration institutions around the world. In fact, every major city related to trade or…
The headline is there as a trap. The writer will argue that arbitration by women is not legal either. Legitimate, of course, but not legal in the strict sense, the senses of “[r]equired or appointed…
Preliminary determinations provide a potential mechanism to streamline proceedings, but should be used with caution. This article examines the increased attention given to preliminary…
Discussions of arbitrators' powers have riveted the international arbitration community. Practitioners increasingly face situations where arbitrators seem cautious and reluctant to rule on procedural…
Harris Bor, Barrister, Wilberforce Chambers, London
On 9 March 2016, Lord Thomas, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, delivered the Bailii lecture on “Rebalancing the Relationship between…
