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Author: Marc Baumberger** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Privilege Applicable Law Last year, Samaa A.F. Haridi,† Partner at Hogan Lovells US, introduced the hot topic of Legal Privilege in International Commercial Arbitration in a TagTime episode with Dr. Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee.[1] This series is run by Delos Dispute Resolution. This […]

TagTime with Samaa Haridi – Legal Privilege in International Commercial ...

March 22, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Lori Baitarian** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Third-party Funding Independence and Impartiality Arbitrators and Arbitral Tribunals This is a summary of the June 20, 2020, TagTime episode by Cecilia Azar† titled “Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration: Debates and dilemmas surrounding third-party funding and party representation.”[1] The regulation of conflicts of […]

TagTime with Cecilia Azar – Conflicts of Interest in International ...

March 18, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Joaquin Garino* Jurisdiction: International Topics: Investment Disputes Costs and Damages Third-Party Funding I. INTRODUCTION With the Unionmatex v. Turkmenistan award,[1] there are now three investor-state tribunals that ordered a claimant relying on third-party funding to post security for costs.[2] In doing so, the tribunal shed light on the circumstances […]

Restating the Exceptional Circumstances that Warrant an Order for Security ...

March 15, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Author: Bruno Acevedo** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Human Rights This post summarizes Dr. Yas Banifatemi’s† discussion on Delos Dispute Resolution’s TagTime series, with Dr. Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee regarding the role that international arbitration can play as an effective remedy for human rights violations at sea.[1] This is an urgent […]

TagTime with Dr. Yas Banifatemi – Arbitration as a means ...

March 11, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Claire Hellweg** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Contract Interpretation The topic that Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab† discusses in this TagTime episode concerns a discussion about good faith.[1] This blog is a brief summary of Dr. Abdel Wahab’s presentation on this topic. All of the following points are taken from […]

TagTime with Prof. Dr. Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab – Good ...

March 8, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Esther Loh** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Powers of Arbitrators Arbitrators and Arbitral Tribunal On Nov. 17, 2020, Judith Levine† discussed key issues that arise when one party, typically the respondent, refuses to participate in arbitral proceedings in the TagTime episode “Arbitration in Absentia: How to Deal with Non-participation in International […]

TagTime with Judith Levine – Arbitration in Absentia: How to ...

March 4, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Wilson Wang** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Investment Disputes Alvin Yeo,† Senior Counsel, is the Chairman and Senior Partner of WongPartnership LLP. During his “tag time” with Dr. Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee (a.k.a. Mandy), Mr. Yeo discussed past, current and forward-looking issues about indirect investments in investor-state dispute settlement and in […]

TagTime with Alvin Yeo SC – Indirect Investments in Investor-State ...

March 1, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Vanessa Tsang* Jurisdictions: China European Union Topics: Comprehensive Agreement on Investments On 30 December 2020,[1] the EU and China, two of the world’s largest economies, finally concluded the Comprehensive Agreement on Investments (CAI),[2] ending the long negotiations which began in 2013.[3] As shown below, there is a prospect that the […]

The EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investments – Promoting Sustainable Business ...

February 25, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Authors: Himanshu Raghuwanshi* and Krishnanunni U** Jurisdiction: United States Topics: Designation of Arbitrators Arbitrators and Arbitral Tribunals INTRODUCTION Recently, in Trout v. Organización Mundial de Boxeo Inc., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit invalidated an arbitration agreement on the ground that it was unconscionable.[1] Specifically, the Court held […]

Unilateral Arbitrator Appointments in the US – A tussle between ...

February 22, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Author: Raúl Pereira Fleury* Jurisdiction: International Switzerland Topics: Independence and Impartiality Arbitrators and Arbitral Tribunals On December 22, 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (the “Supreme Court”) handled its decision on the case Sun Yang v. Agence Mondiale Antidopage (AMA) and Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA).[1] In its decision, the Supreme Court decided to […]

Beware of What You Tweet – Social Media and the ...

February 18, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Author: Amr Jomaa* Jurisdiction: Lebanon Topics: BITs Investment Disputes I. INTRODUCTION On August 4, 2020, 2,500 tons of ammonium nitrate stored in the port of Beirut exploded, causing colossal damage to the capital of Lebanon.[1] The explosion killed 204 people, injured thousands, and destroyed countless houses in a 10-kilometer radius […]

Potential Arbitration Proceedings for Investor-State Disputes Arising in the Aftermath ...

February 15, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Authors: Natalia Alenkina** and Hannepes Taychayev† Jurisdiction: Kyrgyzstan Topics: National Legislation Investment Disputes I. INTRODUCTORY REMARKS The government of the Kyrgyz Republic is determined to amend the Law on Investments of the Kyrgyz Republic (“Kyrgyz Investments Law”). The primary reason for this is to limit direct access of foreign investors to […]

The ISDS Clause in the Investment Law of the Kyrgyz ...

February 11, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan