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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15 April 2015
Head of India Arbitration Practice, Nick Peacock, comments on India's draft Model BIT 2015 for CNBC TV18's "The Firm"
As reported in our recent blog post here, India has recently released a draft “Model Text for the Indian Bilateral Investment Treaty” (“Model …
09 April 2015
States lose immunity by taking steps in proceedings in the English Courts to challenge an arbitral Tribunal's jurisdiction
In an appeal in a case considering the interrelation between arbitration and state immunity, on an application by France and Spain (the States), the …
09 April 2015
French Supreme Court finds that tribunal acted within Terms of Reference
In Cass. Civ. 1, n° 14-12.077, 18 March 2015, Semapa Investimento E Gestao SGPS v CRH PLC, the French Supreme Court considered an appeal from a Paris …
02 April 2015
Leaked Investment Chapter of the TPP and draft Model India BIT: two very different approaches to investment protection standards and Investor State dispute Settlement (ISDS)
In the past week the Indian Government has issued a draft model BIT for comment and Wikileaks as leaked a 20 January draft of the Investment Chapter of …
02 April 2015
PRC Supreme Court clarifies application of limitation period for enforcing foreign-related arbitral awards
In a recently published case, the Supreme People's Court (the "SPC") of the People's Republic of China has confirmed that the two-year limitation period …
01 April 2015
ICC YAF identifies the application of psychology as a novel approach in international arbitration
A paper addressing the application of psychology to international arbitration, submitted by Herbert Smith Freehills Senior Associate Ula …
31 March 2015
The Singapore Court adopts a pragmatic approach in its consideration of various aspects of a jurisdictional challenge
In the case of AQZ v ARA , the Singapore High Court has provided useful guidance and clarification on a number of procedural issues relating to …
30 March 2015
Company vs Country: BBC documentary on investor-state dispute settlement on BBC Radio 4 tonight
After decades of governments concluding international investment agreements, reservations concerning free trade agreements (such as the TTIP, between the …
26 March 2015
The Singapore High Court reiterates its reluctance to set aside arbitral awards except in "egregious cases"
In the case of Coal & Oil Co. LLC v GHCL Ltd [2015] SGHC 65, the Singapore High Court took the opportunity to reinforce that a party seeking to set …
24 March 2015
Arbitration in the Middle East – expectations and challenges for the future
Craig Shepherd and Mike McClure from the HSF office in Dubai have co-edited a TDM (Transnational Dispute Management) Special entitled “Arbitration in the …
20 March 2015
Herbert Smith Freehills launches guide on the use of mediation with arbitration within its series of ADR Practical Guides
We are pleased to launch the sixth guide in our series of ADR Practical Guides, designed to provide clients with essential practical guidance on …
20 March 2015
Staying enforcement of awards: the English Commercial Court offers practical guidance for both sides
In a recent decision Y and S [2015] EWHC 612, the English Commercial Court considered the circumstances in which the Court would (i) make an order …
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