Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 27, 2023

On the final day of the CBAr 22nd International Arbitration Conference, the main theme discussed was party autonomy in business contracts, especially amidst scenarios of instability. Introduced in 2019, this law emphasized the importance of economic freedom, good faith, and the respect for contracts.

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 17, 2024

This article considers the reasons why parties often choose to seat their arbitration in a foreign jurisdiction, looking in particular at commercial contracts in Pakistan with an arbitration clause seating the dispute in London. Parties need to think through the case being pleaded even where near identical contracts exist.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

585/2023 (Commercial) , the Dubai Court of Cassation (“COC”) concluded that the invalidity of a contract extends to the arbitration clause included in the underlying contract. According to the COA, this is further set out in decisions of the COC, which have held that such contracts are invalid as a matter of public policy.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

The travaux preparatories of the Convention titled “ Report by the Secretary General ” dated 31 January 1956 indicate that whilst the contracting states considered including a definition of the term ‘arbitral award’ but, later, each Contracting State was given the flexibility to define its respective parameters. 2d 362 (S.D.N.Y.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 20, 2024

based on arbitration clauses included in contracts. decisions made by referees or umpires or juries), unless there are fraud or corruption allegations, but this is a high threshold to reach. Ordinary proceedings are more akin to commercial arbitrations and mainly consist in contractual disputes (e.g.,

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 6, 2024

The first arbitral awards over the matter arising out of the Argentine financial crisis 2001/2002 are prominent for their contradictory outcome (see in particular CMS v Argentina , Sempra v Argentina , Enron v Argentina on the one hand, and LG&E v Argentina on the other hand).

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Kluwer Arbitration

JULY 9, 2024

DAMEPL had initiated arbitration against DMRC for a breach of contract. For reference, CMRS is a statutory body created by the Metro Railways (Operation and Maintenance) Act, 2002 (“Metro Act”) to assess the safety concerns involved in operating metro lines.

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