Laws, treaties and soft law

A newly published UK bill aims to establish a binding arbitration process for commercial landlords and tenants who fail to reach an agreement on rent arrears caused by coronavirus.

11 November 2021

Singapore has tabled legislation to allow conditional fee agreements in international arbitrations and refine the scope of foreign lawyers’ involvement in proceedings in the city-state’s international commercial court.

09 November 2021

Tomas Vail of London boutique Vail Dispute Resolution considers the European Court of Justice’s recent ruling that the Energy Charter Treaty does not cover intra-EU investment disputes.

14 October 2021

Lawyers from Aitkulov & Partners report on a Russian Supreme Court case that may make it easier for Russian parties facing sanctions to obtain injunctions restraining arbitrations abroad.

05 October 2021

The European Commission has announced the appointment of a four-strong panel of experts that will assist it in selecting candidates to serve as adjudicators in disputes under the EU’s trade and investment agreements.

04 October 2021

While Brexit’s effect on the popularity of England-seated arbitration is still unclear, it poses significant practical difficulties for practitioners seeking to travel to participate in arbitrations in the EU. Stuart Dutson, Jonathan Schuman, William Dunning and Eliza Jones of Simmons & Simmons in London report.

24 September 2021

The third draft of ICSID and UNCITRAL’s code of conduct for adjudicators in investment disputes sets out options for curbing “double hatting”, ranging from a complete ban to a requirement to fully disclose relevant counsel and expert witness appointments.

24 September 2021

Practitioners in Egypt have expressed concern at a new law granting the Supreme Constitutional Court the power to invalidate decisions rendered against the state by international institutions, despite a last-minute change to the bill to remove express mention of arbitration.

16 September 2021

The arbitration committee of the International Bar Association has launched a new taskforce to address issues arising from privilege in international arbitration.

06 September 2021

Rodrigo Jijón, Javier Jaramillo and Patricio Quevedo of Pérez Bustamante & Ponce in Quito consider newly enacted regulations in Ecuador that they say strengthen the country’s chances of becoming a regional arbitration hub.

31 August 2021