Publications - Dispute Resolution: Litigation and Arbitration
COVID-19: What should companies be aware of in the next few days?
The global health alert triggered by the spread of the new coronavirus known as SARS-CoV-2, which causes the disease COVID-19, is creating great challenges for companies. Governments around the world are tackling the situation by approving drastic…
Spain: Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 of March 17, 2020 launches urgent and extraordinary measures to confront the economic and social impact of COVID-19
The March 18, 2020 edition of the Official State Gazette has published Royal Decree-Law 8/2020 of March 17, 2020 on urgent and extraordinary measures to confront the economic and social impact of COVID-19. The decree-law comes into force on its…
COVID-19: Royal Decree declaring situation of emergency published
On March 14 Royal Decree 463/2020 was published declaring a state of emergency to manage the COVID-19 public health crisis (“the Royal Decree”).
Coronavirus: companies must look out for insurance policies, contracts, employment relations and possible lawsuits
The impact of the health crisis on the business world may have consequences from a contractual, litigation, employment, regulatory and even criminal perspective. The broad range of cases must be addressed individually from a multidisciplinary legal…
International Arbitration Newsletter - February 2020
Impact of the reform of the Peruvian Arbitration Law following the Odebrecht case
The Peruvian Government has amended its Peruvian Arbitration Law due to the pressure of the Odebrecht case. We analyse, from a critical perspective, the impact and consequences of these amendments brought by the Urgency Decree No. 020-2020.
Mobile World Congress cancellation: who should bear the losses?
The concept of force majeure will be key when it comes to claiming responsibilities, but it will be necessary to analyze, on a case-by-case basis, what damages we are talking about, against whom will the claim be made and what specific…
Brexit is here: how companies will be affected
On January 31 the UK's withdrawal from the European Union took effect and a transition period began until December 31 this year, in which EU law will continue to be applicable in relationships with the United Kingdom, while waiting for a future…
Arbitration 2019 overview: ECT claims, the CEA Arbitration Code of Good Practices and other global arbitration updates
International Arbitration Newsletter - January 2020
International Arbitration Newsletter - November 2019
Investor-State arbitration and sustainable development: environmental-related claims on the rise
Disputes related to environmental matters are frequent in the context of investor-state arbitration and are likely to increase in years to come. Claims vary from alleged breaches by host states because of environmental permit denials to…
International Arbitration Newsletter - October 2019
In this month’s newsletter we look at Arbitration Award Default Insurance (AADI) and round up the main international arbitration news by geographic area. In institutional news the headline item is that the three main Spanish arbitral…