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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

Author: Olivia Lu** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Environmental Law Climate Change Law Human Rights Law This is a summary of a June 17, 2020 TagTime series webinar lecture by Professor Diane Desierto,† titled “’Invoking Climate Change, Environmental Law and Human Rights Law in International Arbitration: Utopia or Opportunity?”[1] International arbitration is […]

TagTime with Prof. Diane Desierto – Invoking Climate Change, Environmental ...

February 8, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Natália Rincon** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Corruption Vladimir Khvalei,† a partner in Baker & McKenzie’s Moscow office, discussed the issue of corruption in international arbitration with Dr. Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee in the episode titled “Corruption in international arbitration: red flags, burden and standard of proof” of the TagTime […]

TagTime with Vladimir Khvalei – Corruption in international arbitration: red flags, ...

February 4, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Abayomi Okubote* Jurisdiction: International Topics: Third-Party Funding ABSTRACT The economic shockwaves of the Covid-19 pandemic is profound, and its impact is being felt from Toronto to Lagos as large swaths of the economy grind to a halt. There is and likely will continue to be a shortage in cash liquidity […]

Arbitration Finance in the Aftermath of a Pandemic: Third-Party Funding ...

January 28, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Author: Ira Rosenberg* Jurisdiction: United States Topics: Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Jurisdiction and Powers of the Courts in Matters of Arbitration Generally Court Decisions Suppose a foreign arbitration court, in awarding a judgement, set forth a formula for the amount owed but did not explicitly name an amount. Is the […]

Taking It Over the Finish Line: The Eleventh Circuit Suggests ...

January 25, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Authors: Subhash Bhutoria,* Sima Ghaffari** & Amin Motamedi*** Jurisdiction: International Topics: Specialized Arbitration International Institutions and Rules Institutional and Administered Arbitration INTRODUCTION Disputes, in the present times, have become complex and more often than not, are time-sensitive and require field expertise. This necessity has led to the multiplication of arbitration institutions […]

Art Disputes and the Court of Arbitration for Art: Evolution ...

January 21, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Author: Stefano Castoldi* Jurisdiction: International Italy Topics: Arbitrability National Legislation INTERNATIONAL TRENDS IN CORPORATE ARBITRATION AND THE ITALIAN LEGISLATION The arbitrability of corporate disputes (i.e., disputes among the “internal” stakeholders of a corporation, such as shareholders, directors and the corporation itself) varies from country to country. While some countries prohibit […]

International corporate arbitration: when the arbitration clause in a corporation’s ...

January 18, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Author: Wendy Shidi Wu** Jurisdiction: International Topics: ICSID Investment Disputes International Institutions and Rules Meg Kinnear is a Vice President of the World Bank Group and the Secretary-General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). During her “tag time” with Dr. Kabir Duggal and Amanda Lee, she discussed […]

TagTime with Meg Kinnear – Tracking the Evolution of the ...

January 15, 2021 in Blog / TagTime by clairesheridan

Author: Bruno Acevedo* Jurisdiction: International Germany Topics: Online Arbitration Enforcement of Arbitral Awards Grounds for Refusal of Enforcement INTRODUCTION Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, many ongoing arbitrations have had to adjust their proceedings to surmount the challenges imposed by the unprecedented global health crisis. Social distancing, travel bans, […]

Lessons from the Past: Avoiding the Frankfurt Surprise in the ...

January 12, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Author: Wilson Wang* Jurisdiction: International Switzerland Topics: Remote Hearing Witness Examination INTRODUCTION Application of remote hearings is no big news for the community of international arbitration.[1] The technology to conduct remote hearings in international arbitration and the discretion have been there already.[2] Yet, the continuing COVID-19 pandemic has fueled the […]

Is it appropriate to conduct a remote hearing under the ...

January 7, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan

Author: Nika Bederman* Jurisdiction: Japan Topics: Dispute Resolution and Litigation International Character of Dispute National Legislation Foreign lawyers in Japan can now play a greater role in international arbitration and mediation proceedings, thanks to the Japanese Diet’s recent amendment to the Act on Special Measures Concerning the Handling of Legal Services […]

Will the Recent Amendment to the Japanese Foreign Lawyers Act ...

January 4, 2021 in Blog by clairesheridan