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The Revised Brussels Regulation: Are we back to where we started?
On 10 December, the Council of EU Justice Ministers voted to adopt the revision of Regulation (EC) 44/2001 on jurisdiction and the recognition and …
Recent arbitration developments in the Middle East
There have been three recent developments in the sphere of arbitration in the GCC. The first two relate to the validity of arbitration agreements as …
Supreme Court of India delivers landmark arbitration decision in Bharat Aluminium, overruling Bhatia International
As reported in our blog posting on 6 September 2012, the controversial decision of the Indian Supreme Court in Bhatia International v Bulk Trading SA [1] …
KLRCA's new i-Arbitration Rules: a new option for Islamic finance parties
The Kuala Lumpur Regional Centre for Arbitration (KLRCA) recently launched an adapted set of its Arbitration Rules for Islamic arbitration at the 2012 …
Consultation underway on the use of arbitration under the ISDA Master Agreements
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association ("ISDA") is undertaking a consultation on the use of arbitration under the ISDA Master Agreements, …
Recent developments in enforcement of judgments and awards in Dubai and the DIFC
There have been three recent legal developments in Dubai and the DIFC on the enforcement of court judgments and arbitral awards. New DIFC Court judgment …
Successful ICC conference 'Investment Treaty Arbitration: a ‘BIT’ of a problem?'
Last month at its Exchange House offices in London, Herbert Smith LLP hosted the ICC UK Conference on "Investment Treaty Arbitration: a ‘BIT’ of a …
Indian Government declares China (including the Hong Kong SAR) as a territory to which the New York Convention applies
The Indian Government has declared that China (including the Hong Kong SAR) is a territory to which the New York Convention applies under the Indian …
India liable under BIT for extensive judicial delays
An UNCITRAL tribunal in Singapore has held that the Republic of India breached its obligation under the India-Kuwait bilateral investment treaty (BIT) to …
Med-Arb – an Alternative Dispute Resolution practice
The practice of combining the mediation and arbitration processes (referred to as “med-arb” below) is known as both “med-arb” and “arb-med”, depending on …
PRIME Finance: a new dispute resolution option for the financial sector
A new financial dispute resolution body, the Panel of Recognised International Market Experts in Finance ("PRIME Finance"), had its official launch in …
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