International Arbitration Newsletter - May 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on International Arbitration: Chinese arbitral institutions work to keep proceedings running

Manuel Torres and Dun Zhang

Despite uncertainties on arbitration regulations in China, the countrie´s arbitral institutions push to offer the best alternatives to adapt to the “new normal”.

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Regional Overview

THE AMERICAS

• Bolivia. Tribunal refuses Bolivia’s COVID-19 related application
• Brazil. Brazilian plane maker brings claim against Boeing
• Paraguay. Paraguay ordered not to call on a guarantee
• Venezuela. Venezuela will appeal an enforcement award before a U.S. Federal Court

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EUROPE

• Czech Republic. Former Czech Senator loses two proceedings against the Czech Republic  
• Poland. Poland defeats real estate BIT claim
• Spain. Panamanian subsidiary loses funded claim against Spain over a mining concession
• Spain. UK investor seeks to enforce award against Spain

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MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA

• Algeria. Turkish construction company found liable in hotel dispute
• Cameroon. The Paris Court of Appeal upholds application of OHADA over national law in annulment proceedings
• Egypt. Egypt is found liable for the imprisonment of an investor
• United Arab Emirates. UAE port operator drops ICSID claim against Peru in exchange for a new port deal

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ASIA PACIFIC

• South Korea. Korean insurance company faces IPO claim
• South Korea. Korean satellite appeal ends
• Malaysia. Shell wins damages in Malaysian oil dispute
• Singapore. Prima facie standard prevails in a stay of winding-up proceedings
• Singapore. Singapore court re-defines the bottom line of the abuse-of-process allegation

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News

INSTITUTIONAL NEWS

• Update on what the major arbitral institutions are doing in relation to the coronavirus

TEAM NEWS

Appointments

• Partner, Joe Tirado (London), has been appointed to the arbitrator and mediator panel of the London Chamber of Arbitration and Mediation.

Accolades

• Partner, Joe Tirado (London), has once again been recognized as one of the world´s leading mediators by Who's Who Legal: Mediation 2020.

Speaking engagements

• Partner Mónica van der Schraft (Chile) spoke on 'Experiences and challenges of arbitration in times of COVID-19' on a webinar hosted by the Santiago Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (SVYAP) in Santiago de Chile on 23 April 2020.

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