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
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Independent enquiries not allowed to the arbitration
In Fleetwood[1] the English High Court has set aside an award, on the ground that the arbitrator had conducted independent enquiries without informing the parties
