Earlier this month, Stephen P. Anway, a partner in the Cleveland, OH office of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, authored an article which summarizes recent changes to United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Arbitration Rules. The article, entitled United Nations Commission on International Trade Adopts Revised UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, discusses the revisions to the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, adopted in 2010. As stat

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After 34 years, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) has revised its International Arbitration Rules. The revised Rules seek to expedite the arbitration process and account for changes in technology since the Rules were originally adopted in 1976. According to Ben Allen and Adam Hunter of Norton Rose LLP’s Sydney Office, the following changes apply to international arbitration agreements that took effect after Augus

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On June 25, 2010, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) adopted its revised UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. The revised rules will be effective as of August 15, 2010. They include provisions dealing with multiple parties and joinder, liability, and a procedure to object to experts appointed by the arbitral tribunal. The rules also feature clauses aimed to enhance procedural efficiency; including new procedures for the re

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