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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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 …
24 November 2011
UK - Court grants stay of proceedings where arbitration option exercised in related finance contract
In Deutsche Bank v Tongkah Harbour, the UK Commercial Court was asked to consider a suite of contracts dealing with the financing of a gold exploration …
11 November 2011
Are all foreign transactions protected by international investment treaties?
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30 October 2011
Our China Practice
For a guide to our China Practice in Chinese please click here. To read the guide in English please click here.
25 October 2011
Herbert Smith launches new edition of guide to dispute resolution and governing law clauses in China-related commercial contracts
Drafting governing law and dispute resolution clauses to be used in China-related commercial contracts is not straightforward, because Chinese law …
10 October 2011
Dubai World special tribunal rules on upholding arbitration agreements
A recent decision of the special tribunal established by a Dubai government decree to hear cases relating to the restructuring of the Dubai World group …
10 October 2011
The new ICC Arbitration Rules: promoting a modern view of international arbitration
On 12 September 2011, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) officially unveiled its new Arbitration Rules (the 2012 Rules), which come into force …
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