All articles
Lord Kerr joins London chambers
Following his retirement from the UK Supreme Court, Lord Kerr has joined Francis Taylor Building Chambers in London to accept arbitrator appointments.
20 October 2020
Ethiopia joins New York Convention
Ethiopia, which was last year named the fastest growing economy in Africa and second fastest growing economy in the world, has become the latest signatory of the New York Convention.
20 October 2020
Korean energy producer raises stakes in licensing dispute
South Korea’s largest energy producer is counterclaiming for US$880 million in two pending ICC arbitrations relating to technology licences – accusing the US fuel cell manufacturer that filed the cases of fraud and breach of contract.
19 October 2020
Croatia faces another claim over currency law
A Hungarian bank has brought a US$35 million ICSID claim against Croatia – the latest in a string of cases the state has faced over legislation to convert loans held in Swiss franc into euros.
19 October 2020
Australian firm practice head joins London set
Russell Thirgood has left his role as head of arbitration at Australian firm McCullough Robertson to join the arbitrator wing of the International Arbitration Centre (IAC) in London.
19 October 2020
LatAm group to monitor pandemic impact
The Latin American Arbitration Association (ALARB) has established an observatory to monitor the impact of covid-19 on dispute resolution in the region.
19 October 2020
US judge won’t stand down in Chevron award battle
A group of Saudi and Egyptian claimants have failed to disqualify a US judge hearing their bid to enforce a US$18 billion award against Chevron over his alleged connections to the oil company and its counsel.
16 October 2020
Singapore judge bars India from sharing documents in BIT cases
A Singapore judge has refused to allow India to cross-disclose documents between two related BIT cases arising from multibillion-dollar tax demands – affirming that the general obligation of confidentiality in arbitration under Singapore's common law extends to investment treaty cases.
16 October 2020
Egyptian investor can’t join ICSID claim against Kuwait
An ICSID tribunal has refused to allow an Egyptian businesswoman to be joined as co-claimant in an investment treaty case against Kuwait over a failed project to build a heritage site in the country’s capital.
16 October 2020
Interim relief granted in Mexican broadcaster dispute
A Spanish media group has secured emergency relief in an ICC dispute over a Mexican radio broadcaster that it accuses its partner of trying to usurp.
16 October 2020
Get unlimited access to all Global Arbitration Review content