A Review of the ECT Modernisation Efforts: The Agreement in Principle
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Procedural Efficiency in Investor-State Dispute Settlement in Light of the New ICSID Rules
The procedural efficiency of arbitration proceedings has become an increasing concern to ISDS users. Although the complexity of ISDS contributes...
Increased Transparency under the New ICSID Rules: A Way Forward for ISDS Legitimacy
The ICSID 2022 amended rules and the effects of incorporating significant changes relating to the publication of awards, disclosure of...
Time for a Refresh: Modernising International Arbitration
London VYAP has invited the next generation of arbitration lawyers to share their views on how international arbitration could be...
Happy 25th Birthday to… the English Arbitration Act 1996!
The English Arbitration Act has played a significant role in the development of London as a key market for arbitration,...
Corporate Due Diligence Increasing Biodiversity Liability Risk for Corporates
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Party-Appointed Experts in International Arbitration: Possible Solutions to “Hired Guns”
This article discusses possible solutions to "hired guns".
Regulating Double-Hatting in Investment-Treaty Arbitration: Latest ICSID-UNCITRAL Proposals
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Daniel Boon, Associate at Stephenson Harwood LLP and Aleksander Kalisz, Associate at the Centre of Construction Law...
Kabab-Ji: Supreme Court refuses enforcement while clarifying the approach to governing law of arbitration agreements
The Supreme Court's decision in Kabab-Ji v Kout Food Group reinforces England's pro-arbitration stance, clarifying governing law validity, and endorsing...
London vs Singapore: A (false) struggle for the title of world’s leading seat of arbitration
This article discusses London vs Singapore that are neck and neck in the pursuit of the title of the world’s...
Evaluating the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce’s “Digital Dispute Resolution Rules, 1.0”
Following recent rapid developments in the law relating to digital assets across the globe, the UK Jurisdiction Taskforce released its...
The Yukos saga: Making sense of the English rules on stay of enforcement and security
The High Court decision in (1) Hulley Enterprises Limited, (2) Yukos Universal Limited, (3) Veteran Petroleum Limited v The Russian...
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