This post addresses the U.S. Supreme Court’s misadventures with class arbitration over the past decade. Those misadventures have resulted in striking confusion and waste of resources by litigants,…
I am posting this CIArb's press release for the benefit of our readers:
The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has launched a major survey into the costs of international arbitration. The ‘…
[Editor's Note: The following blog is re-published free of editorial errors in the original publication.]
In the current zeitgeist focusing on the need for efficiency and speed in arbitration, we are…
I write this post on a train on the way home from a seminar held by the Milan Chamber of Arbitration (CAM) to introduce a new rule and guidelines that could be seen as a necessary next step in the…
In the current zeitgeist focusing on the need for efficiency and speed in arbitration, we are at risk of over-correcting to the point of diminishing important functions of the arbitral process.
There…
In the recent investment treaty case Alps Finance Trade AG v Slovak Republic, an UNCITRAL tribunal had to consider whether Alps had satisfied the obligation contained in Article 9 of the Switzerland-…
Throughout 2010 and into this year there have been numerous entries on this blog dealing with various aspects of international arbitration’s lack of efficiency and runaway costs, and proposing…
When it comes to appeals of international arbitral awards Switzerland lives up to its reputation for order and efficiency. A recent victory in defending an appeal here prompts me to comment on the…
To paraphrase Professor Henkin’s classic aphorism about international law - most parties respect most international arbitration agreements most of the time. And likewise, the international arbitral…
The International Chamber of Commerce Court of Arbitration (the ICC) is the largest arbitral institute. In addition, its Rules of Arbitration (the Rules) greatly influence the practice of arbitration…
