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The Double Hatting Paradox in Investment Arbitration: Justification For Abolition?

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The UNCITRAL Draft Codes of Conduct and Commentary (2022) recommended abolition of double hatting while introducing an extensive disclosure regime. Furthermore, such disclosure obligations have already been satisfactorily addressed by the new ICSID Arbitration Rules 2022 following the annulment decision in Eiser v Spain (2020).

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Dodd-Frank Act Programs Have Awarded over $2 Billion to Whistleblowers

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“Passing the $2 billion threshold in whistleblower awards is a major milestone for the Dodd-Frank whistleblower programs and a testament to how they have revolutionized the enforcement of white-collar crime,” said whistleblower attorney Stephen M. “The ” The SEC Whistleblower Program has awarded more than $1.8

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Pakistani Energy Sector Parties Challenge Arbitration Awards in the English High Court on the Grounds of ‘Serious Irregularity’

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The High Court challenge emanated from the Award that was issued in favour of SNGPL in August 2022, by Chantal-Aimée Doerries, KC (the ‘ Tribunal ’), against QATPL, a public sector company. In QATPL v SNGPL , the High Court underscored the extreme nature of irregularity that would meet the threshold in Section 68.

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Ascendancy of Institutional Arbitration in the Gulf: Abu Dhabi Adds New International Arbitration Centre

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The 2023 SCCA Arbitration Rules (commented on in a previous blog post ) increased the threshold amount in dispute for expedited proceedings to approximately USD 1.07 million – a response to the growing criticism directed at DIAC’s significantly lower threshold of around USD 270,000. million in value.

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2023 Copenhagen Arbitration Day Recap: The Future of Arbitration

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She also highlighted the high threshold in Denmark to set aside an award based on an arbitral tribunal’s action, especially if such action is covered by the national law, institutional rules and/or procedural orders. This 2022 Supreme Court judgment followed the leading Supreme Court judgment from 2016 (U.2016.1558/2H),

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The 2023 SIAC Draft Rules: Raising the Bar for Efficiency

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As per SIAC’s annual report of 2022 , SIAC has received a total of 802 requests for Expedited Procedure since 2010. In 2022 alone, SIAC received 87 requests for Expedited Procedure, of which 48 were accepted. Expedited Procedure Since Expedited Procedure was introduced in 2010, it has become increasingly popular. Draft Rule 14.1(b)

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Public Policy Under Scrutiny by Spanish Courts: Pro-arbitration Approach Confirmed

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According to official statistics , between 2021 and 2022 the TSJM heard almost 40% of all annulment actions decided by Spanish Courts. Between 2020 and 2022, the Spanish Constitutional Court (“SCC”) rendered several decisions on the issue of public policy that have reversed this annulment trend adopted by the TSJM.