European Commission issues procedural proposals for the Investment Court System envisaged under CETA

In October 2019, the European Commission (the "Commission") presented four proposals (the "Proposals") to the Council of the European Union (the …

Will Halliburton be the final word on apparent bias?

Construction Arbitration Podcast Series Episode 2: Experts

PAULA HODGES QC DELIVERS ANNUAL CIARB AUSTRALIA LECTURE

On 19 November 2019 Paula Hodges QC, Herbert Smith Freehills’ Head of Global Arbitration and President of the London Court of International Arbitration …

Australian Joint Standing Committee on Treaties approves new investment treaties between Australia, Hong Kong and Indonesia

NEW STOCKHOLM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ARBITRATOR'S GUIDELINES AND SCC PLATFORM

In October 2019, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce ("SCC") issued revised arbitrator's guidelines (the "Guidelines"). The …

China's Lin-gang Free Trade Zone in Shanghai Opens to Foreign Arbitration Institutions from 2020

On 8 November 2019, the Shanghai Municipal Bureau of Justice publically announced the "Administrative Measures for Business Offices Established by …

EVENT – LONDON PREVIEW OF JOHANNESBURG ARBITRATION WEEK – 21 NOVEMBER 2019

ENFORCEMENT OF ARBITRATION AWARDS ACROSS EMEA PODCAST SERIES – EPISODE 3: SOUTHERN AFRICA

RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN INDIA-RELATED INVESTMENT TREATY ARBITRATION

CICC delivers first ruling, confirms arbitration agreements severable

The First International Commercial Court of the Supreme People's Court of China ("CICC") has recently published its first rulings [1] on the …

ENGLISH HIGH COURT REFUSES TO AWARD COSTS TO CLAIMANT DESPITE SUCCESSFUL ENFORCEMENT OF ICC ARBITRATION AWARD