International Arbitration Newsletter - October 2018
How the choose the best arbitration seat
Choosing the seat for an arbitration may have important legal consequences. Therefore, it is worthwhile considering a couple of criteria and recommendations before taking a decision. Arbitration institution Delos Dispute Resolution has issued a guide of arbitration places which includes a list of the arbitrations places considered “safe”.
Regional Overview
- Brazil. Arbitration on the rise in Brazil
- Guatemala. APM Terminals threatens Guatemala with ICSID treaty claim on terminal dispute
- Mexico. Abengoa hit by ICSID award enforcement by Mexican investors before NY court
- Peru. SIC Power threatens Peru with treaty claim
- Panama. Sacyr files new treaty claim against Panama over Canal dispute
- Europe. ICSID tribunal rejects Germany´s lack of jurisdiction objection based on Achmea
- Europe. European Court of Human Rights upholds validity of CAS jurisdiction
- Portugal. Energais de Portugal brings first-known Treaty claim against Portugal on energy subsidy scheme.
- Spain. Real Madrid files ICC arbitration against Mubadala Investment Company on home stadium sponsorship agreement
- Spain. Dutch Akzonobel files ICC claim against Spanish Iberpotash
- Algeria. Swiss Court dismisses ICC award annulment request won against Air Algérie
- Egypt. Egypt hit by ICSID award in favour of Spain’s Naturgy and Italy’s Eni
- Libya. Italian Gemmo wins commercial arbitration on hospital dispute with Libya
- Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia faces Treaty claim from TV broadcaster BeIn
- UAE. Dubai Court of Cassation asked to decide on participation in arbitration proceedings
- China. New arbitration experts committee to advice new China International Commercial Court
- India. India defeats Louis Dreyfus Armateurs treaty claim
- India. India´s Supreme Court allows UNCITRAL award challenge
- Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan hit with ICSID Treaty claim by Estonian architecture investor
- South Korea. South Korea revises US Free Trade Agreement
News
INSTITUTIONAL AND OTHER NEWS
- DELOS unveils new Guide to Arbitration places and Board
- HKIAC reveals statistics on use of tribunal secretary service
TEAM NEWS
Recent speaking engagements:
- Pedro Tent (Valencia) to speak at a Seminar on arbitration organized by the Valencia Bar and the ICC Young Arbitrators Forum on 15-16 November 2018 in Valencia
- Joe Tirado (London) spoke on "The global application of the Mediation Rules of International Commercial Mediation Center for the Belt & Road" at the Belt & Road Service Connections and International Mediation Centre Seminar in Rome on 10 October 2018.
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