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Countdown to RIDW24: The Role of Experts and Lawyers in Arbitration

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Impartiality and Independence of Experts Various rules on the use of party-appointed experts in arbitration, e.g. , the IBA Rules (2020) and the CIArb Protocol (2007), make clear that an expert’s role is to assist the arbitral tribunal (“tribunal”), and in so doing, to act with impartiality.

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What ‘Matters’ in a Stay of Proceedings Under Section 9 of the English Arbitration Act 1996? – Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) [2023] UKSC 32

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In contrast, Privinvest argued that the allegations of corruption in relation to the conclusion of the supply contract entitled the Respondent to have the legitimacy of the supply contracts determined by the forum chosen in the supply contracts.

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Violations of Competition Law as Grounds for Setting Aside Arbitral Awards: Lessons from the Paris Court of Appeal in GBO v. CAI

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Against this backdrop, some important lessons can be drawn for practitioners. Cytec , 2007) and the Netherlands ( Marketing Displays v. Identifying who may be liable is therefore of paramount importance. The ruling casts further light on the standard of judicial review applicable to annulment proceedings in France.

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LIDW 2024: Bank Collapse and ISDS: Arbitration Strategy and Dramatis Personae

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their risk, value, and terms) whereas from the state’s side, and the write-off of debt to intervene a systematically important bank may be of an existential nature. Conclusions The global financial system may be systematically more resilient after the 2007/2008 financial crisis. Yet, this does not prevent banks from defaulting.

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Einarsson v Canada and Data as Asset in Investor-State Dispute Settlement

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GSI was engaged in extensive litigation in Canada from 2007 to 2017 against authorities and third parties, alleging violations of copyright and trade secrets by Canadian authorities’ disclosure of GSI’s seismic data to third parties (for a more extensive account of the facts, see here ). Conclusion Einarsson v.

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Brexit 2.0: The United Kingdom Leaves the Energy Charter Treaty

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Amongst the UK’s treaty partners are or also were many of today’s EU member states, mostly those which joined the Union during the 2004, 2007, and 2013 enlargements towards Eastern Europe and the Western Balkans. Once this period has expired, the withdrawing state has effectively terminated its membership.

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Uruguay Found Liable in Treaty Dispute with Airline Company Investor

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LARAH”) acquired in 2007 a 75% stake through its subsidiary Leadgate. More from our authors: Dealing with Bribery and Corruption in International Commercial Arbitration: To Probe or Not to Probe by Emmanuel Obiora Igbokwe € 190 Arbitration in Egypt: A Practitioner's Guide by Ibrahim Shehata € 190