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International arbitration moves closer to becoming a forum for business and human rights (“BHR”) disputes with the publication of draft BHR arbitral rules. Whilst some technical considerations remain, BHR arbitration offers many exciting...
In Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Ors v Broadsheet LLC [2019] EWHC 1832 (Comm), the English High Court dismissed an application made under section 68 of the Arbitration Act, 1996 (the “Act”), holding that insufficient reasoning by...
As reported in an earlier blog post, significant amendments to the Law on Arbitration came into force in Russia back in September 2016. One of the key changes brought about by the arbitration reform includes the introduction of a new regime for...
On 30 May, the University of Basel’s Competence Centre - Arbitration and Crime and the Basel Institute on Governance (a not-for profit organisation) jointly published a toolkit to assist arbitrators dealing with issues or corruption and...
Last month, the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) published its second compendium of state and public comments on proposed amendments to its procedural rules for resolving international investment disputes. This is...
19 June 2018 Matthew Weiniger, Europe; Asia-Pacific; North America; Latin America; Middle East; Africa
In this video blog, Matthew Weiniger QC, our Global Co-Head of International Arbitration, takes a look at one of the oft-cited advantages of smart contracts and distributed ledger technology; namely their ability to reduce, or even eliminate, the potential for disputes. Matthew examines whether this is really true, and why parties should still be thinking about building conventional dispute resolution mechanisms into such structures. Click below to watch Matthew's video blog.
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Business and Human Rights Arbitration: Widening the net of remedies11 September 2019
International arbitration moves closer to becoming a forum for business and human rights (“BHR”) disputes with the publication of draft BHR arbitral rules. Whilst some technical considerations remain, BHR arbitration offers many exciting advantages to current dispute resolution mechanisms and would be a welcome option for many.
English Commercial Court rejects section 68 application based on inadequate reasons in arbitral award23 August 2019
In Islamic Republic of Pakistan and Ors v Broadsheet LLC [2019] EWHC 1832 (Comm), the English High Court dismissed an application made under section 68 of the Arbitration Act, 1996 (the “Act”), holding that insufficient reasoning by arbitrators in their award does not amount to a serious irregularity under section 68(2)(c) or (h) of the Act.
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