Topic: Arbitrator challenges
Embattled over Brattle - Spain's challenge to Alexandrov divides co-arbitrators
Two ICSID arbitrators have declared themselves "equally divided" on a challenge by Spain to their co-arbitrator, Stanimir Alexandrov - based on his 15 year relationship with the Brattle Group and ongoing use of the expert testimony firm in two cases in which he is counsel.
24 October 2017
Italian arbitrator loses appeal over recusal
An arbitrator who was disqualified from a €3 billion insurance dispute after being accused of taking a bribe has lost an appeal against his recusal before Italy's highest court - as he faces a new lawsuit from the party that made the allegation.
15 September 2017
Alexandrov survives Pakistan's challenge over "rare" damages model
Bulgarian arbitrator Stanimir Alexandrov has survived an attempt by Pakistan to unseat him from an ICSID tribunal because of its reliance on a supposedly "rare" valuation method that he has also invoked in another case in which he is acting as counsel.
08 September 2017
New light on Ecuador’s efforts to unseat Schwebel
As Ecuador awaits a final award in a denial of justice claim by a US pharmaceuticals company, details of the state’s two failed attempts to disqualify US arbitrator Stephen M Schwebel from the case have come to light, along with a decision on interim measures.
19 May 2017
Whole tribunal challenged over due process in Stockholm case
At a time when challenges on the grounds of due process are causing concern, Matthew Parish of Gentium Law in Geneva has sought the removal of the tribunal in a long-running Stockholm shipping arbitration because of alleged ex parte communication and an accumulation of other complaints.
27 November 2016
CMS arbitrator cleared of law firm network conflict
The independence of a sole arbitrator at CMS in Zurich was not compromised as a result of counsel work undertaken by another firm in the CMS network, a Swiss court has ruled.
04 October 2016
Arbitrator fights bribery suit in New York
An Italian arbitrator has instructed counsel to defend him in a US lawsuit where he is accused of taking a bribe to determine the outcome of a €3 billion dispute between former insurance partners.
08 September 2016
Italian arbitrator accused of corruption
18 April 2016
