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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06 June 2017
Hong Kong Arbitration Ordinance – end of the automatic opt-in
Parties entering into an agreement on or after 1 June 2017 that provides for arbitration in Hong Kong can no longer rely on Section 100 of Hong Kong's …
05 June 2017
New KLRCA Rules 2017 – a step towards more efficient arbitrations in South East Asia
On 1 June 2017, the Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (the "KLRCA") published its updated arbitration rules (the "KLRCA Rules 2017"). The …
05 June 2017
CIETAC launches first public-private partnership arbitration centre in China
On 16 May 2017, the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) launched the CIETAC Public-Private Partnership (PPP) …
26 May 2017
Tribunal des Conflits clears jurisdictional divergence between French Supreme Court and Conseil d'État regarding enforcement of awards rendered in connection with certain public law contracts
In Tribunal des Conflits, 24 April 2017, C4075, the Tribunal des Conflits considered whether the administrative or ordinary courts had …
25 May 2017
Russian arbitration: are international sanctions impacting party choice?
Ever since the introduction and then expansion of international sanctions on Russia (in particular by the US and the EU), arbitration practitioners have …
23 May 2017
Is the recently signed Morocco-Nigeria BIT a step towards a more balanced form of intra-African investor protection?
On 3 December 2016, Morocco and Nigeria signed a new bilateral investment treaty (the "BIT"), with the overarching aim of strengthening "the bonds of …
23 May 2017
The European Court of Justice renders its opinion on the EU-Singapore free trade agreement: investment chapter is not within EU's exclusive competence
On 16 May, 2017 the European Court of Justice (the Court) rendered its Opinion on the competence of the European Union to conclude the Free Trade …
18 May 2017
Herbert Smith Freehills’ Global Arbitration Practice promotes Dana Kim and Martin Wallace
Herbert Smith Freehills is delighted to announce the promotion of Dana Kim (Seoul) to Of Counsel and Martin Wallace (Hong Kong) to Senior Consultant. …
15 May 2017
ICSID announces sixteen topics for consideration in its review of the ICSID Arbitration Rules
Following invitations to ICSID member States and the public to submit topics for potential review, ICSID has published a paper on the Rules Amendment …
12 May 2017
Singapore Court of Appeal confirms the validity of "unilateral option to arbitrate" clauses
In the recent decision of Wilson Taylor Asia Pacific Pte Ltd v Dyna-Jet Pte Ltd [2017] SGCA 32, the Singapore Court of Appeal confirmed that the …
11 May 2017
Paris Bar Council indicates support for third-party funding
In a resolution adopted on 21 February 2017, the Paris Bar Council (Conseil de l'Ordre) indicated its support for third-party funding. The resolution …
11 May 2017
New HSF Global Construction & Infrastructure Disputes publication is launched
We are delighted to share with you the inaugural issue of the new publication from the Herbert Smith Freehills Global Construction and …
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