Inside Arbitration: Issue 21
Marking a decade of Inside Arbitration, this edition brings together the themes shaping today’s international arbitration landscape
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08 March 2016
Video post in “Observations on Arbitration” series: “An introduction to the Fair & Equitable Treatment Standard”
In this video post in the “Observations on Arbitration” series, Christian Leathley provides an Introduction to the Fair and Equitable Treatment (FET) …
03 March 2016
English Court identifies "weaknesses" in the 2014 IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest when considering challenge of an Award for apparent bias
In the case of W Limited v M SDN BHD [2016] EWHC 422 (Comm) the Claimant, W Limited, sought to challenge two awards in the English Court for serious …
03 March 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice ranked top three in the world
Herbert Smith Freehills' Global Arbitration Practice has been showcased as being the third busiest in the world as part of the prominent annual Global …
03 March 2016
ICC opens in Shanghai's Free Trade Zone
Following in the footsteps of the HKIAC and SIAC, 24 February 2016 the Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) announced that …
02 March 2016
"Legal scrubbing" of the CETA results in adoption of an Investment Court System for resolving Investor-State disputes: a clear signal to the US for the TTIP negotiations?
On Friday 26 September 2014, after five years of negotiations, the EU and Canada released the agreed text for the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement …
02 March 2016
ICC Issues Guidance on Conflict Disclosure by Arbitrators
The Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has issued guidance as part of its updated "Note to parties and arbitral …
29 February 2016
TTIP: 12th Round of Negotiations concludes, investment protection remains high on the agenda; plus newly published CETA text includes EU's Investment Court System proposal
The 12th Round of Negotiation of the TTIP, which concluded last week in Brussels, provided the first opportunity for the negotiating parties to discuss …
24 February 2016
Enactment of the Abu Dhabi Global Market Arbitration Regulations 2015: the creation of a new "pro-arbitration" seat in the Middle East?
The Abu Dhabi Global Market ("ADGM"), a financial freezone in the United Arab Emirates, has enacted new arbitration regulations based on the UNCITRAL …
17 February 2016
Event: 31st Annual ICC and QMUL SIA Joint Symposium: "Powers and Duties of Arbitrators: Rules, Law, Practice and Ethics, Emergency Arbitration and Dealing with Sanctions"
Herbert Smith Freehills is pleased to be hosting the 31st Annual ICC and School of International Arbitration Joint Symposium on "Powers and Duties of …
10 February 2016
French Cour de Cassation emphasizes principle of independence of arbitrators - Alvarez decision on conflict of interest upheld
In a recent decision (Cour de Cassation, Civ. 1, 16 December 2015, N°D14-26.279), confirming the decision of the Paris Court of Appeal (Cour d'appel de …
09 February 2016
GPC Series on the future of dispute resolution: first event in Singapore on 17-18 March 2016
Herbert Smith Freehills is proud to be a global platinum sponsor of the Global Pound Conference (GPC) Series 2016-17. This ambitious …
08 February 2016
LCIA India to end operations
The London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) has decided to end its physical presence in India, with the closure of its independent subsidiary, …
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