In a pivotal ruling on August 16, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit (“Appellate Court”) addressed whether intra-EU arbitration awards issued under the Energy Charter Treaty (“ECT…
Since 2019, Working Group (“WG”) V of UNCITRAL has been working on the adoption of a choice of law instrument that regulates the law applicable to the international effects of insolvency proceedings…
Building on Part I of this post, Part II explains the serious practical disfunctions that would derive from the adoption by Working Group V (“WG V”) at UNCITRAL of the current proposal to subject all…
In July and August 2024, the Court of Appeal for Ontario (CA) and the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (SCJ) have addressed critical questions concerning the jurisdiction of arbitration tribunals.…
On 23 September 2024, the third ITA Roundtable at an UNCITRAL Working Group III (“UNCITRAL WG III”) session took place at the offices of KNOETZL. Anna Joubin-Bret, Secretary of UNCITRAL, and Jurgita…
On March 27, 2024, an arbitration tribunal issued its Phase II award in the EcuadorTLC v. Ecuador II case (“EcuadorTLC II”), a decision that has flown under the radar of systemic analysis. This case…
On 26 September 2024, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) hosted the 19th ICC New York Conference on International Arbitration, which brought together over 300 participants from 40 countries…
On 23 July 2024, an ICSID arbitral tribunal in the case Klesch Group v. Germany issued a decision on provisional measures directing the respondent State to refrain from collecting certain windfall…
On October 1st, over 40 attendees—including senior lawyers, arbitrators, and law students—gathered at Debevoise & Plimpton’s New York offices for a groundbreaking ITA Americas Initiative event…
Brazil is internationally recognized as an arbitration-friendly jurisdiction. As a signatory to the New York Convention, its arbitration framework is modeled on UNCITRAL Model Law, and its highest…
