REUTERS | Jason Reed
September 4, 2017

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 previously a partner and counsel in Arnold & Porter LLP for 17 years. Among her many professional activities, she is a Vice-President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Court, a member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Governing Board, a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Arbitration and the Board of Directors of SICANA, Inc. (ICC North America), and a former member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Board of Directors.

In part 1 of the interview, Jean discussed how she came to specialise in arbitration and her journey from private practice to life as an independent arbitrator, and comments on arbitration practice and procedure and her role on the ICCA Governing Board. In part 2, she talks about ICCA Sydney 2018 and the future, and gives some tips for women in arbitration and would-be arbitrators. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Kacper Pempel
August 31, 2017

Lagging behind: is there a clear set of rules for the treatment of illegally obtained evidence in international arbitrations?

Introduction

Rightly or wrongly, applications to admit illegally or improperly obtained evidence (including evidence obtained by hacking) are on the rise in commercial disputes between private parties. The release of WikiLeaks diplomatic cables starting in 2010 resulted in parties seeking to introduce the confidential cables as evidence in investment treaty arbitrations, including the well-known RosInvestCo UK v Russian Federation case (Yukos awards). Unsurprisingly, these practices have now trickled down to international arbitration proceedings not involving state entities, where the leaked material has some bearing upon a private party’s commercial dispute with another private party. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Carlo Allegri
August 30, 2017

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 was previously a partner and counsel in Arnold & Porter LLP for 17 years. Among her many professional activities, she is a Vice-President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) Court, a member of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) Governing Board, a member of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Arbitration and the Board of Directors of SICANA, Inc. (ICC North America), and a former member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) Board of Directors.

In part 1 of the interview, Jean discusses how she came to specialise in arbitration and her journey from private practice to life as an independent arbitrator, and comments on arbitration practice and procedure and her role on the ICCA Governing Board. In part 2, she talks about ICCA Sydney 2018 and the future, and gives some tips for women in arbitration and would-be arbitrators. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Juan Carlos Ulate
August 25, 2017

Will life sciences provide a growth injection for international arbitration?

The use of international arbitration has expanded over the years to encompass a wide array of sectors. For example, while the majority of financial services disputes still end up in court, many of them are submitted to arbitration. Of the London Court of International Arbitration’s (LCIA’s) caseload in 2016, 20% comprised of such disputes. This was more than either construction or shipping. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Mike Hutchings
August 18, 2017

Africa risen!

Following the great recession in 2008, with competition fierce amid falling revenues in more established markets, some of the major London-based law firms turned to Africa as an untapped area of growth. Many of these firms already had long-standing relationships with firms on the continent and there was already a significant amount of international arbitrations related to African countries, usually carried out by a small number of specialist practitioners. The major change in the last few years has been the increase in the level of investment by major firms in their African operations and the significant developments related to international arbitration in major African markets. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Miro Kuzmanovic
August 14, 2017

UAE Federal Arbitration Law v UAE Arbitration Chapter: old wine in a new bottle? (Part 2)

In Part 1 of this blog, I discussed in some detail the historical background of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Arbitration Law and its imminent adoption. The discussions in Part 1 also showed that the procedural framework for arbitrations under the Federal Arbitration Law, including in relation to the formation of the arbitration agreement, the doctrine of separability and the appointment of arbitrators is not very different from that presently in place under the UAE Arbitration Chapter. To an extent, therefore, it is safe to say that in these areas at least, the UAE Federal Arbitration Law codifies a position that already exists under the UAE Arbitration Chapter and stays in line with the established case law precedent of the UAE courts. Continue reading →

REUTERS | David Mdzinarishvili
August 10, 2017

Women in arbitration: Judith Gill QC: part 2/2: women in arbitration and the future

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March 2017, Practical Law Arbitration has been carrying out a series of interviews with prominent women in arbitration.

In this, the fourth in the series, we interview Judith Gill QC, a partner in Allen and Overy’s arbitration team. Judith acts as both advocate and arbitrator and is currently the President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the first female to be appointed to the position. She was only the second female solicitor advocate to be appointed QC and the first with an international arbitration practice.

In Part 1, Judith discusses her personal background and why she prefers arbitration over litigation, and comments on arbitration practice and procedure. In Part 2, she considers women in arbitration and the future. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Yuriko Nakao
August 7, 2017

Reflections on the maiden edition of the Lagos Court of Arbitration Young Arbitrators Network

Over the past few years, the focal point of most arbitration conferences and discussions in or about Africa revolved around ways to deepen and enhance the practice of international commercial arbitration on the continent. While African practitioners regularly clamour for resolving “African disputes” in Africa and by Africans, there is always the corresponding emphasis on the need for continuous capacity building for practitioners in Africa. These are some of the considerations that necessitated the inauguration of the Lagos Court of Arbitration Young Arbitrators Network (LCA-YAN) in August 2016. Continue reading →

REUTERS | Mike Blake
August 3, 2017

Women in arbitration: Judith Gill QC: part 1/2: arbitration over litigation, practice and procedure

To mark International Women’s Day on 8 March 2017, Practical Law Arbitration has been carrying out a series of interviews with prominent women in arbitration.

In this, the fourth in the series, we interview Judith Gill QC, a partner in Allen and Overy’s arbitration team. Judith acts as both advocate and arbitrator and is currently the President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), the first female to be appointed to the position. She was only the second female solicitor advocate to be appointed QC and the first with an international arbitration practice.

In Part 1, Judith discusses her personal background and why she prefers arbitration over litigation, and comments on arbitration practice and procedure. In Part 2, she considers women in arbitration and the future. Continue reading →