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New Arbitration Rules in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia
The Supreme Court (Chapter II Arbitration Amendment) Rules 2014 came into operation in the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, on 1 December 2014. …
The Perth Centre for Energy & Resources Arbitration (PCERA) – a new arbitration centre in Perth, Western Australia
On 11 November 2014, the Perth Centre for Energy & Resources Arbitration (PCERA) was formally launched. PCERA is a newly established arbitration …
English Court finds no jurisdiction to grant freezing orders against non-party foreign subsidiaries of the award debtor in English-seated arbitration
The Commercial Court has held that it has no jurisdiction to make a freezing order to aid the enforcement of a London-seated arbitration award against …
Going global: CIETAC introduces new Arbitration Rules 2015
The China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) has recently published its revised Arbitration Rules, which come into force on …
Paris Court of Appeal considers scope of arbitrator's obligation to disclose any potential conflicts of interest
The Paris Court of Appeal has overturned a judgment granting exequatur (order for enforcement) of an arbitral award as a result of the sole …
CMAC opens its Hong Kong Arbitration Centre
The China Maritime Arbitration Commission (CMAC) inaugurated its Hong Kong Arbitration Centre on 19 November 2014, its first centre outside Mainland …
Procedural fairness as a ground for setting aside awards: what's fair is fair
In its recent decision in Triulzi Cesare SRL v Xinyi Group (Glass) Co Ltd [2014] SGHC 220, the Singapore High Court considered the grounds on which an …
The future of investor-state arbitration
We live in interesting times for investment arbitration. There is wider public engagement with investment protection than there has ever been, prompted …
Exploiting the advantages of an English arbitral seat? Commercial Court confirms the validity of an arbitration agreement and tribunal's substantive jurisdiction whilst parallel proceedings continue in Italy
The English Commercial Court has granted an application under section 32 of the English Arbitration Act 1996 (the Act), determining that a tribunal …
International Arbitration Internship (Singapore): Applications Now Open
Herbert Smith Freehills is now accepting applications for short-term internships with the firm's international arbitration group in Singapore. …
US District Court for the Southern District of New York confirms interim arbitration award
In Companion Property and Casualty Insurance Company v Allied Provident Insurance, Inc. (2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 136473), District Judge Nathan in the …
NAFTA tribunal considers issues of res judicata and the customary international law minimum standard of treatment
In Apotex Holdings Inc. and Apotex Inc. v United States of America, (ICSID Case No. ARB(AF)/12/1), a NAFTA chapter eleven …
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