Premium article - January 12, 2011
A gathering of Austrian and Polish practitioners in Vienna in December examined the drawbacks of investment treaty arbitration and the participation of women in dispute resolution. Jarred Pinkston, of Graf & Pitkowitz in Vienna, reports
Premium article - January 20, 2011
Arbitrators are as likely as any other profession to fall victim to "cognitive biases" that influence their decision making, says Manuel Conthe, an arbitrator and of counsel at Bird & Bird in Madrid.
Premium article - January 26, 2011
Now that the power to conclude bilateral investment treaties has passed from EU member states to the EU under the Lisbon Treaty, investors need guarantees that they will enjoy the same level of protection abroad as they do currently, argue Edward van Geuns and Nani Jansen of De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek NV in Amsterdam.
Premium article - March 01, 2011
Matthias Kuscher has one of the most enviable roles in arbitration - as the representative of the Permanent Court of Arbitration in Mauritius. Alison Ross finds out how it's going
Premium article - March 01, 2011
In a country of flawless white beaches, a new arbitral seat is starting to emerge. After attending the first Mauritian International Arbitration Conference, Alison Ross considers whether the island can draw in arbitrators as successfully as it draws honeymooners and offshore investors
Premium article - March 01, 2011
Prime Minister Navinchandra Ramgoolam tells Alison Ross about efforts to launch Mauritius as an international arbitration centre
Premium article - March 11, 2011
After taking over from Jan Paulsson as president of the LCIA Court last year, William W Park talks to Sebastian Perry about following in his footsteps.
Premium article - March 31, 2011
The Vienna Arbitration Days conference on 4 and 5 March addressed trends in Central and Eastern Europe, the uncertain state of EU arbitration law and clients' perspective on arbitrator immunity. Jarred Pinkston of Graf & Pitkowitz in Vienna reports
Premium article - April 19, 2011
GAR editorial board member Doug Jones, a partner at Clayton Utz and the peripatetic president of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, reports on developments in international arbitration in the UAE, Korea, India and the US.
Premium article - April 20, 2011
Patrick Heneghan and Jonathon Egerton-Peters, both of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom, ask whether the different conclusions of the UK Supreme Court and the Paris Court of Appeal in Dallah v Pakistan represent a UK-French stand-off or simply a difference of opinion?