2021 Arbitration Year in Review
Discover the latest developments in international arbitration in 2021 from all around the world.
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Balancing on the edge: options available under Russian law for an arbitral tribunal when a party is falling towards insolvency
THE AUTHORS: Ekaterina Baliuk, Case Manager of the Russian Arbitration Center. Introduction Arbitral tribunals often deal with complex legal and...
The Renaissance of the Calvo Clause in EU law
This article discusses the Calvo Clause in EU law.
EU Law and Arbitration under International Investment Instruments: the (never-ending) story of incompatibility
On 2 September 2021, the CJEU rendered its latest – but probably not its last – decision on the salient...
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 ICJ Searching for the Holy Grail
On 3 February 2021, the ICJ handed down its judgment on the preliminary objections in the Alleged Violations of the...
CJEU Advocate General considers non-treaty based intra-EU ISDS in PL Holdings v Poland
In a recent opinion, the CJEU Advocate General Juliane Kokott (AG Kokott) considered the implications of the Achmea decision on...
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...
“Serious Irregularity” Challenge to Awards not to be Restrained by Formalism
The judgment of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom (the “Privy Council”) in Therapy Beach...
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...
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...
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