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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14 November 2013
Dawn of a new era for investment protection in South Africa - draft investment law to replace protections offered under investment treaties published for public comment
On 1 November 2013, the South African Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has released its new "Promotion and Protection of Investment" bill (PPI …
30 September 2013
Dispute Resolution in Africa - The Philosophy of Risk
Herbert Smith Freehills Partners Stéphane Brabant, John Ogilvie and Paula Hodges have published an article in the October issue of PLC Magazine entitled …
24 September 2013
Arbitration in Dubai and the UAE
As Middle Eastern companies and investment funds become more active in the global marketplace, international firms are increasingly investing in the …
20 September 2013
Don't count your chickens: tribunal refuses jurisdiction in final stages of UNCITRAL arbitration
In Ruby Roz Agricol and Kaseem Omar v Kazakhstan, UNCITRAL (Award on Jurisdiction) (1 August 2013), Ruby Roz Agricol LLP (Ruby Roz), a Kazakh company in …
04 September 2013
Recent Developments in India-related international arbitration
Herbert Smith Freehills has issued its latest Indian International Arbitration e-bulletin. The e-bulletin considers two decisions of the Delhi High Court …
21 August 2013
South Africa terminates its bilateral investment treaty with Spain: Second BIT terminated, as part of South Africa's planned review of its investment treaties.
On 23 June 2013, South Africa served a notice of termination in respect of its BIT with Spain, thus ensuring that the investment treaty will terminate on …
07 August 2013
Arbitration in Africa: Recent developments
The Court of Appeal of the Lagos Judicial Division recently issued a pro-arbitration decision holding that courts may only intervene in arbitral …
11 July 2013
Myanmar: New York Convention to come into force 15 July
As reported in an earlier post, on 16 April 2013 Myanmar deposited an instrument of accession with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, …
02 April 2013
Hong Kong tables amendments to arbitration law
On 28 March 2013, Hong Kong gazetted The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2013. The Bill will amend Hong Kong's Arbitration Ordinance (Cap. 609) to implement …
15 March 2013
Myanmar announces intention to sign the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958
On 6 March 2013, Myanmar's parliament approved plans to sign the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958 …
13 March 2013
High Court of Australia dismisses challenge to legislation incorporating the UNCITRAL Model Law
The High Court of Australia this morning dismissed a challenge to legislation incorporating the UNCITRAL Model Law on International Commercial …
22 February 2013
Recent Singapore High Court decision on arbitration clause controversial in light of 2012 ICC Rules
The Singapore High Court (the Court) considered whether an arbitration clause which stipulated that disputes were to be settled by arbitration under the …
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