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ICSID Rules and Regulations 2022: an interview with Meg Kinnear
On 21 March 2022, member states of the ICSID Convention approved amendments to the ICSID Regulations and Rules, which will enter into force on 1 July 2022. The approval of the revised rules follows an extensive process spanning over five years, involving public consultations, meetings with state experts, and the publication of six working papers. … Continue reading ICSID Rules and Regulations 2022: an interview with Meg Kinnear
Season’s greetings from the Practical Law Arbitration Blog
All I want for Christmas Is my arbitration award, My arbitration award, Just my arbitration award. Gee, if I could only have My arbitration award, Then I could wish you Merry Christmas. It seems so long since third party funding, Investment treaties, rules, seats and enforcement. Gosh, oh gee, How happy I’d be, For the … Continue reading Season’s greetings from the Practical Law Arbitration Blog
Arbitration blog over the 2018 holiday season
At the 12th arbitration, the panel gave to me: 12 investors investing, 11 funders funding, 10 pledgers pledging, nine arbitration clauses, eight arbitral seats, seven Yukos awards, six revised rule sets, five BITs, four NAFTA fall-outs, three arbitrators, two Brexit parties, and the Achmea controversy.* As 2018 draws to a close, so the Practical Law Arbitration … Continue reading Arbitration blog over the 2018 holiday season
Arbitration in 2018: evolution, revolution or repetition?
“There is nothing permanent except change.” (Heraclitus) The international arbitration world has lots in store for us in 2018. We can certainly expect more of the same when it comes to the ongoing debates on third party funding, Brexit, transparency and diversity. Naturally, we can also rely on the institutions to unveil new rules and guidance, and … Continue reading Arbitration in 2018: evolution, revolution or repetition?
Arbitration blog over the 2017 festive period
The end is nigh for 2017 and with it a pause for the Practical Law Arbitration blog. We will be back with our first post of the new year on Tuesday 9 January, a look ahead to key anticipated arbitration developments in 2018. Until then, if your family has tired of the annual recital of … Continue reading Arbitration blog over the 2017 festive period
Women in arbitration: Jean Kalicki: Part 2/2: ICCA 2018, the future, and tips for upcoming arbitration lawyers and arbitrators
To mark International Women’s Day which took place in March 2017, Practical Law Arbitration has been carrying out a series of interviews with women in arbitration. In this, the fifth in the series, we interview Jean Kalicki, an independent arbitrator in New York and Washington DC, specialising in investor-state, international and complex commercial disputes. She was … Continue reading Women in arbitration: Jean Kalicki: Part 2/2: ICCA 2018, the future, and tips for upcoming arbitration lawyers and arbitrators
Women in arbitration: Jean Kalicki: Part 1/2: From private practice to independent arbitrator
To mark International Women’s Day which took place in March 2017, Practical Law Arbitration has been carrying out a series of interviews with women in arbitration. In this, the fifth in the series, we interview Jean Kalicki, an independent arbitrator in New York and Washington DC, specialising in investor-state, international and complex commercial disputes. She … Continue reading Women in arbitration: Jean Kalicki: Part 1/2: From private practice to independent arbitrator
Expect the unexpected: what lies ahead in the arbitration world?
“Expect the best, plan for the worst, and prepare to be surprised” (Denis Waitley) At the start of 2017, we predicted a lively time in the arbitration arena, and the first six months have certainly not disappointed. At the half-way mark, we find ourselves in a similar position, for example, with the continued uncertainty surrounding … Continue reading Expect the unexpected: what lies ahead in the arbitration world?
Brexit related claims premature but certainly not impossible
On 30 May 2017, the University of Notre Dame hosted a debate by an entirely non-UK panel, co-organised by Volterra Fietta, Can foreign investors sue the UK for Brexit?
New York Commercial Division Justice partially vacates ICC arbitration award in dispute over the sale of an aspartame business
In Daesang Corp v The NutraSweet Co, a Commercial Division Justice (a court of first instance) in New York applied the controversial “manifest disregard of the law” standard to partially vacate an international arbitration award under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) granting damages to the seller of an aspartame (artificial sweetener) business to The NutraSweet … Continue reading New York Commercial Division Justice partially vacates ICC arbitration award in dispute over the sale of an aspartame business
Women in arbitration: Wendy Miles QC, Part 2/2: diversity, the future and career tips
To mark International Women’s Day on 8th March 2017, Practical Law Arbitration is carrying out a series of interviews with prominent women in arbitration. In this blog post, we continue our interview with Wendy Miles QC, a partner in Debevoise and Plimpton’s London office. Wendy is a Vice President of the International Chamber of Commerce … Continue reading Women in arbitration: Wendy Miles QC, Part 2/2: diversity, the future and career tips
Russian Arbitration Reforms – a case for an attractive venue
“And you, Russia of mine… What does that awe-inspiring progress of yours foretell?” Gogol, Dead Souls. On 22 March 2017, the Russian Arbitration Association in association with Stephenson Harwood LLP hosted an event entitled Russian Arbitration Reforms – a case for an attractive venue. Expressing their views were a distinguished panel including Alexander Muranov, Managing … Continue reading Russian Arbitration Reforms – a case for an attractive venue
Women in arbitration: Wendy Miles QC, Part 1/2: “to do” lists and the changing world of arbitration
To mark International Women’s Day on 8th March 2017, Practical Law Arbitration is carrying out a series of interviews with prominent women in arbitration. In this, the second blog post in the series, we interview Wendy Miles QC, a partner in Debevoise and Plimpton’s London office. Wendy is a Vice President of the International Chamber … Continue reading Women in arbitration: Wendy Miles QC, Part 1/2: “to do” lists and the changing world of arbitration
Women in arbitration: Dr Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, LCIA Director General
To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March 2017, Practical Law Arbitration is carrying out a series of interviews with women in arbitration. To kick-start this series, Practical Law Arbitration senior editor, Claire Lipman, speaks with Dr Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, Director General of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). They discuss diversity in arbitration, LCIA … Continue reading Women in arbitration: Dr Jacomijn van Haersolte-van Hof, LCIA Director General
Arbitral Women: Winning Communication
“You’re the voice, try and understand it, Make a noise and make it clear.” John Farnham On 2 February 2017, Hogan Lovells hosted a joint event with ArbitralWomen entitled “Winning Communication” in which a panel, including Julianne Hughes-Jennett, partner at Hogan Lovells, Tessa Wood, Senior Voice & Communication Coach at City Academy, Wendy Miles QC, global head … Continue reading Arbitral Women: Winning Communication
Predicting 2017: another bumpy ride?
2016 gave us a bumpy ride for so many reasons, and developments in the arbitration world were no exception. While there can be no promises that 2017 will be as turbulent, the year still promises to provide some interesting developments in the arbitration arena. So as 2017 kicks in, with new year resolutions made and … Continue reading Predicting 2017: another bumpy ride?
Expectations exceeded: looking back on 2016
It is not for me to judge whether you will want to remember 2016 fondly, whilst sipping on your Prosecco (or, following Brexit, English sparkling wine) over a turkey dinner, but it has certainly been an eventful year. This has no less been the case in the world of arbitration. As such, Practical Law Arbitration … Continue reading Expectations exceeded: looking back on 2016
Curing “due process paranoia”
At the 31st lecture in the Freshfields arbitration lecture series held in conjunction with Queen Mary University of London, Professor Lucy Reed delivered a wake-up call with her speech entitled: “(Ab)Use of Process: Sword or shield?“
International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) suggests innovative way to appoint arbitrators
The usual practice in international arbitration is for each party to appoint an arbitrator, and then for the two party-appointed arbitrators to appoint the chair or president of the tribunal. Some have criticised this approach as creating a “moral hazard” in which party-appointed arbitrators may be inclined to rule for the party that appointed them. … Continue reading International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) suggests innovative way to appoint arbitrators
1996 and all that: Happy 20th birthday to the Arbitration Act 1996
The Arbitration Act 1996 and London arbitration have come in for a bit of a battering recently, most notably in the much-discussed 2016 Bailii Lecture, in which Lord Thomas, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, called for greater use of the courts as a way of ensuring the development of the common law. So … Continue reading 1996 and all that: Happy 20th birthday to the Arbitration Act 1996
Surprise, surprise: the setting aside of the Yukos awards
“There can never be surprises in logic.” (Ludwig Wittgenstein, Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus.) It is fair to say that the decision of the District Court in the Hague setting aside the US$50 billion Yukos awards against Russia has been met with no small measure of surprise by much of the arbitration community. But a logical analysis suggests … Continue reading Surprise, surprise: the setting aside of the Yukos awards
Practical Law Arbitration and Mishcon de Reya LLP joint seminar on third party funding
We were delighted to co-host a breakfast seminar on Wednesday 9 March with Mishcon de Reya on one of the hot topics of the moment: third party funding (TPF) in arbitration.
An interview with Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID: part 4/4: topical issues in ICSID arbitration
Our interview series on the Practical Law Arbitration blog continues with part 4 of my interview with Meg Kinnear, who since 2008, has been the Secretary General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank. In part 1 of the interview, Meg talked about her background and role at ICSID. … Continue reading An interview with Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID: part 4/4: topical issues in ICSID arbitration
An interview with Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID: part 3/4: Changes to ICSID arbitration procedure
Our interview series on the Practical Law Arbitration blog continues with part 3 of my interview with Meg Kinnear, who since 2008, has been the Secretary General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank. In part 1 of the interview, Meg talked about her background and role at ICSID. … Continue reading An interview with Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID: part 3/4: Changes to ICSID arbitration procedure
Managing expectations: Looking ahead in 2016
A number of years ago, in the middle of a small loch, the kayak I was manning capsized, plunging me into the murky depths of muddy weeds and foul water. Ever since, because of the unique way in which my craft crashed down upon me, I have had to put up with a left shoulder … Continue reading Managing expectations: Looking ahead in 2016
An interview with Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID: part 2/4: ICSID arbitration procedure
Our interview series on the Practical Law Arbitration blog continues with part 2 of my interview with Meg Kinnear, who since 2008, has been the Secretary General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank. In part 1 of the interview, Meg talked about her background and role at … Continue reading An interview with Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID: part 2/4: ICSID arbitration procedure
An interview with Meg Kinnear, Secretary General of ICSID: part 1/4: from Montreal to Washington
I am delighted to kick start the Practical Law Arbitration blog with an interview with Meg Kinnear, who since 2008, has been the Secretary General of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) at the World Bank. She has recently been re-elected by the Administrative Council for a further term of six years.
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