Kluwer Arbitration

JANUARY 14, 2024

Similar to the 2011 Rules, the 2024 Rules continue to be loosely based on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules , as revised in 2010 (amended in 2013 and 2021), which leaving a wide room for party autonomy. The methodology of the comparison is explained in the first comment of the first page of the document.

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University of Bristol

AUGUST 23, 2021

2) Regulations 2013. In my view, it would mainly create an ex ante layer of accountability that (while welcome in principle) would burden commissioners and in most cases result in the tendering of contracts anyway , but subject to under-specified rules.

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Kluwer Arbitration

OCTOBER 20, 2024

Another exciting development is the imminent opening of our new Beijing office, which will be HKIAC’s third office outside of Hong Kong, following the establishment of the Seoul office in 2013 and the Shanghai office in 2015. Xi Zhang will take the reins as Chief Representative for the Beijing office. Past interviews are available here.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 1, 2024

“I strongly agree we should have an annual designated National Whistleblowers Day to acknowledge their inestimable contributions to government accountability and transparency,” Dellinger added. Each year since 2013, the U.S. Senate has unanimously passed a resolution designating July 30 as National Whistleblower Day.

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Kluwer Arbitration

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Notably, the inclusion of provisions regarding anti-corruption, although framed as involuntary, applies only at the domestic legal level, thus avoiding broader discussions around internationalizing binding anti-corruption measures.

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Kluwer Arbitration

MARCH 25, 2024

However, the tribunal did find that Mongolia breached the fair and equitable treatment protection in the BIT by taking ownership of the gold, exporting it abroad for refining, and depositing it or its value in an unallocated account in England to increase the country’s currency reserves. In 2020, the mining sector accounted for 21.6%

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The ICSID tribunal rendered its award in December 2013, finding that Romania had breached its BIT obligations and ordering the State to pay approximately EUR 178 million, representing damages for the period between the repeal of the incentives and their scheduled expiration date in 2009.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Both the tribunal and the Swiss Supreme Court declared the state’s objection based on the Achmea case to be inadmissible, on account of its timing. Background of the Case The arbitration in question was initiated in May 2013 by Dutch-registered Natland Investment Group and related companies (Natland) against the Czech Republic.

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Kluwer Arbitration

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

It is however a factor for a fair-minded observer to take into account given the ICC Court’s experience in determining such challenges and the fact that such challenges rarely succeed. 73 of the Arbitration Act, there are a number of factors to be taken into account. In determining whether to grant an extension of time for a s.68

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