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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12 February 2012
Changes to the ICC Arbitration Rules - how will they affect your business?
The ICC's revised set of Arbitration Rules came into effect on 1 January 2012. The new Rules codify existing practice in several areas, but also add a …
10 February 2012
Herbert Smith recruits senior arbitration specialist for mainland China practice
Herbert Smith LLP has announced the recruitment of Brenda Horrigan, a highly regarded international arbitration practitioner, who will be joining the …
27 January 2012
Court of Appeal affirms West Tankers pro-arbitration decision endorsing an arbitral award in the face of a possible inconsistent Italian judgment
On 24 January 2012, the Court of Appeal handed down its keenly awaited decision in West Tankers Inc v Allianz SPA & Generali Assicurazione Generali …
26 January 2012
Nick Peacock moves from Singapore to London
Herbert Smith arbitration partner, Nick Peacock, has returned to London after three years in South-East Asia where he led Herbert Smith's Singapore …
19 January 2012
Venezuela follows Bolivia and Ecuador with plans to denounce ICSID Convention
On 14 January 2012, Venezuela's Energy Minister, Rafael Ramírez, and president of state-owned oil utility PDVSA, announced the country's intention to …
08 December 2011
Hong Kong Court of Appeal allows enforcement of PRC arbitral award and provides important guidance on objections to arbitral procedure and "arb-med"
In Gao Haiyan and another v. Keeneye Holdings and another CACV 79/2011, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal has allowed the enforcement of a mainland Chinese …
30 November 2011
Guide to International Arbitration for Chinese Companies
Herbert Smith has published its Guide to International Arbitration for Chinese Companies. Please click here for the full text (in Chinese).
24 November 2011
LCIA publishes arbitrator challenge decisions
Under the LCIA Arbitration Rules, a party to an LCIA administered arbitration can challenge the appointment or conduct of an arbitrator "if circumstances …
24 November 2011
Singapore Court of Appeal rules that arbitral award should not be reopened despite alleged conflict with public policy
The Singapore Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court judgment setting aside an arbitral tribunal's decision on public policy grounds. The tribunal …
24 November 2011
Reims Court of Appeal annuls ICC Award for failure to disclose conflict of interest during proceedings
On 2 November 2011, the Reims Court of Appeal set aside an ICC partial award, Avax v Tecnimont, due to the failure of the Chair of the tribunal to …
24 November 2011
ICSID tribunal takes jurisdiction over 60,000 bondholder claims against Argentina for sovereign debt default
In its decision of 4 August 2011, a majority tribunal took a monumental decision to accept a "mass claim" under the ICSID rules in relation to …
24 November 2011
Declaratory award on tribunal's jurisdiction is enforceable despite proceedings elsewhere
In African Fertilizers and Chemicals Nig v BD Shipsnavo, the Commercial Court held that a declaratory award on the jurisdiction of an arbitral tribunal …
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