Milan Investment Arbitration Pre-Moot 2019
The European Court of Arbitration is glad to co-organize with Università Statale di Milano and DLA Piper a Pre-Moot in Milan on February 15-16, 2019.
You can download the invitation by clicking here.
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Host State Exceptionally Claimant in ICSID Proceedings
A Rwandan public company has commenced ICSID proceedings against the entity which operates a power plant on an African lake.
It is extremely rare that an Host State makes a claim by instituting ICSID proceedings.…
The British Civil Justice ADR Working Group
The Civil Justice Council ADR Working Group operating in the UK has published its final report, the findings and recommendations of which focus on the need to increase public awareness and understanding of the legal system as a whole, …
Challenges of Cairo Award
The attempts by Saudi Arabian and Egyptian award creditors to enforce in California and in Texas an award rendered in Cairo by a tribunal in proceedings administered by an International Arbitration Centre (IAC) have been opposed by the award …
Limits to enforceability of foreign judgments on Tanzania
Under the Reciprocal Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act, Tanzania enforces foreign judgments only if they are issued by a superior court of that foreign country. The Act lists the superior court of the foreign countries which are recognized as …
Dissenting arbitrator not to be subpoenaed
The Brazilian company Petrobar’s application to a US Court to subpoena a US arbitrator to give evidence of his dissent has been dismissed.…
No bias but duty to disclose
In Halliburton1, the Court of Appeal of England and Wales has held that the arbitrator had a duty to disclose that he had other appointments in proceedings which could be of interest to one of the parties, …
Recourse to International Arbitration Excluded in Tanzania
The Public Private Partnership (Amendment) Bill 2018, which has been approved by the Tanzanian Parliament on September 12, 2018, provides that any related dispute be referred exclusively to its domestic courts, excluding international arbitration.
This new legislation seems to …
Med-Mid XII – Cyprus – 26 October 2018
The European Court of Arbitration and the International School of Arbitration and Mediation of the Mediterranean and the Middle East have celebrated, with the cooperation of the Cyprus Chapter of the European Court of Arbitration and of the UCLan …
No review of the merits by State Courts
In Michaelides v. Cooperative Bank of Pegia[1], the Supreme Court of Cyprus, in dismissing an appeal against a first instance judgment, has clearly reaffirmed the principle that state courts may not review the merits of an award.
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