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CIArb Costs of International Arbitration Survey 2011

By Victoria VanBuren - October 4, 2011

Last week, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (“CIArb”) launched the results of the CIArb’s survey into the costs of international arbitration. The survey was completed by arbitrators and lawyers from five continents and includes information on 254 arbitrations conducted between 1991 and 2010. Here are some of the highlights: The survey results indicate that the costs of international arbitration vary depending on where the arbitr

JAMS Launches International Branch

By Victoria VanBuren - September 30, 2011

JAMS, the U.S. arbitration and mediation provider, has launched its international arm and unveiled a panel of more than 40 arbitrators and mediators to handle cross-border disputes. JAMS International is headquartered in London, with additional hearing locations in Amsterdam, Milan, New York, and Rome. For more information, visit the JAMS International website. The press release is here. Technorati Tags: law, ADR, arbitration

ICC Unveils International Centre for ADR

By Victoria VanBuren - September 28, 2011

The International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) announced recently the creation of the ICC International Centre for ADR. Based in Paris, members of the Centre actively participate in a variety of consultancy bodies, including a World Bank advisory group, the International Bar Association task force for investor-state mediation rules, and the Board and Independent Standards Commission of the International Mediation Institute. Read the pr

ICC Releases Its New Arbitration Rules

By Victoria VanBuren - September 20, 2011

The International Chamber of Commerce (“ICC”) released its new Arbitration and ADR Rules on September 12, 2011, in Paris. The Rules, effective on January 1, 2012, address developing issues in international arbitration, such as multiparty contracts and causes of delay and excessive costs. Read the ICC press release here. The Rules may be downloaded here. Technorati Tags: arbitration, ADR, law

Recent Developments in International Arbitration | Sept. 2011

By Victoria VanBuren - September 13, 2011

Following are this month’s recent developments in international arbitration law published by the International Law Office: Germany: Court rules on New York Convention’s more-favourable right provision India: Supreme Court rules on dragging non-parties to arbitration Kenya: Arbitration: advantages, drawbacks and processes Spain: Arbitration Law is amended: compulsory insurance policy introduced Switzerland: Supreme Court confirms bench

International Arbitration | Lord Dyson to Speak at Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Conference Gala Dinner

By Victoria VanBuren - September 9, 2011

The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) has announced that the Rt Hon Lord Dyson, Justice of the Supreme Court of the UK and formerly a leading practitioner in international commercial arbitration, will be the after dinner speaker at CIArb’s annual Gala Dinner in London on Tuesday 27 September, 2011. The dinner will celebrate the end of the first day of CIArb’s Costs of International Arbitration conference, where experts from the field wil

GUEST-POST PART III: ICSID Accepts First-Ever Class-Type Arbitration

By Victoria VanBuren - August 31, 2011

By S.I. Strong Ultimately, concerns about individual litigation rights did not turn out to be a problem for several reasons. First, the scope of the consent given in the TFA offset any objections from claimants. Second, the homogenous nature of the claims offset any objections from the respondent. Indeed, the tribunal noted that forcing Argentina “to face 60,000 proceedings would be a much bigger challenge to Argentina’s effective defense rights

GUEST-POST PART II: ICSID Accepts First-Ever Class-Type Arbitration

By Victoria VanBuren - August 30, 2011

By S.I. Strong Another aspect of the consent analysis involved the question of whether this sort of mass claim was permitted under the ICSID Convention and the Argentina-Italy BIT. See id. ¶¶ 467-92. This posed an interesting dilemma, given that both documents are silent on the issue of mass proceedings. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the tribunal’s inquiry was reminiscent of the type of analyses that arise in the class arbitration context with respect

GUEST-POST PART I: ICSID Accepts First-Ever Class-Type Arbitration

By Victoria VanBuren - August 29, 2011

By S.I. Strong On August 4, 2011, a preliminary award on jurisdiction was rendered in Abaclat (formerly Beccara) v. Argentine Republic, ICSID Case No. Arb/07/5. The nearly 300-page award, which is available here, addresses a number of concerns, such as whether the dispute falls within the scope of the relevant bilateral investment treaty (BIT) and whether the claims are contractual or treaty-based. Many of these issues are not themselves unique,

Recent Developments in International Arbitration | August, 2011

By Victoria VanBuren - August 17, 2011

We thought that you might find interesting the following recent developments in international arbitration published by the International Law Office service: Brazil: What constitutes a domestic arbitral award? Greece: Enforcing interest claims in arbitration India: Court implies exclusion of Part I of Arbitration Act in favour of alternative law Malaysia: Court rules on importance of maintaining arbitral panel members Mexico : New bill disregards