Party-Appointed Experts in International Arbitration: Possible Solutions to “Hired Guns”
This article discusses possible solutions to "hired guns".
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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...
London’s Discrete Edge in Its Quest to Become the Top Arbitration Seat
This article discusses section 69 of England's Arbitration Act as a party who has just lost an arbitration where a...
Anti-suit injunctions after Brexit
Intra-EU anti-suit injunctions are prohibited under the Recast Brussels Regulation. Up until 31 December 2020, the position under English law...
The Issue of Recognition in Ongoing Legal Battles between Nicolás Maduro & Juan Guaidó
Who is the current President of Venezuela? Governments, courts, and tribunals alike have repeatedly had to grapple with this question...
Courting Trouble: How to Interpret Conflicting Dispute Resolution Clause
In Helice Leasing S.A.S v PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) TBK EWHC 99 (Comm), the High Court of England and Wales...
English Court of Appeal Rules on Conflicts of Interest of Experts
In its recent decision in A Company v Secretariat Consulting Pte Ltd and others 4 WLR 20, the Court of...
Investment protection falls victim to Brexit – The analysis of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
This article does an analysis of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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