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This week's edition of Arbitration weekly highlights includes: coverage of arbitration decisions from England & Wales, Germany, the USA, Canada...
Arbitration analysis: The English Court of Appeal held that a finding by the courts of the Netherlands that Russia had agreed in writing to submit the...
The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has announced that its Legal Counsel, David Wigfeldt, will participate in the Nordic...
The Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC) Arbitration Institute has published its roundtable discussion hosted on 21 February 2025 examining valuation...
The London Maritime Arbitrators Association (LMAA) has reported on its caseload statistics for 2024. LMAA arbitrators reported 3006 new appointments...
A guide to the Arbitration Act 1996 (AA 1996)STOP PRESS: This Practice Note is currently Under Review in light of the new Arbitration Act 2025. For...
State immunity and arbitration in AustriaThis Practice Note considers the role of state immunity in relation to arbitration proceedings in Austria....
Interim remedies in support of arbitration in AustriaThis Practice Note considers interim remedies in support of arbitration under Austrian law.Note:...
State immunity and arbitration in ChinaThis Practice Note summarises the position taken by the People's Republic of China (PRC) (China) on state...
AA 1996—court powers in support of arbitration—an introductionSTOP PRESS: This Practice Note is currently Under Review in light of the new Arbitration...
Confidentiality agreement—arbitrationThis confidentiality Agreement is made on [date]Parties1[Name of entity], a [type of entity] incorporated under...
ICC—Answer to Request for ArbitrationThe Secretariat of the International Court of ArbitrationInternational Chamber of Commerce[Address of an approved...
Anti-suit injunction in support of arbitration—supporting witness statementClaimant[[insert number of witness statement eg First]] witness statement...
Procedural order for a remote online hearing in international arbitrationPROCEDURAL ORDER NO. [insert number]Having considered the parties’...
Case study—SIAC (2016)—Application for security for costsSIAC ARBITRATION NO [INSERT NUMBER] OF 201[ ]IN THE MATTER OF AN ARBITRATIONParties1WEIPA...
Arbitration agreements—definition, purpose and interpretationThis Practice Note considers the nature and scope of arbitration agreements with a...
Ad hoc arbitration—an introduction to the key features of ad hoc arbitrationAn ad hoc arbitration is any arbitration in which the parties have not...
International arbitration—key differences between international and domestic arbitrationIn many jurisdictions, there are relatively few substantive...
Arbitral awards—types, requirements and effectNote: some of the guidance in this Practice Note was developed from content originally produced in...
Arbitration—an introduction to the key features of arbitrationThis Practice Note provides an introduction to arbitration and its key features, with a...
The seat of the arbitrationThis Practice Note considers the key concept of the seat of an arbitration, with a particular focus on the law of England...
Umbrella clauses in investment treaty arbitrationWhat is an umbrella clause?An umbrella clause (known also as an umbrella agreement or an observance...
Institutional arbitration—an introduction to the key features of institutional arbitrationWhat is institutional arbitration?An institutional...
ICC (2021)—fees, advances and costsCORONAVIRUS (COVID-19): Many arbitral organisations have responded to the coronavirus pandemic with practical...
Commodities—types of contract and disputesAn introduction to contracts for the sale and purchase of commoditiesContracts for the sale and purchase of...
Settlement in arbitrationThis Practice Note considers issues relating to settlement of disputes in the context of arbitration proceedings. This topic...
Expropriation—investment treaty arbitrationA definition of expropriationIn the context of investment treaty arbitration, expropriation occurs when a...
Partial awards in arbitrationParties to an arbitration may wish to make an application to the arbitral tribunal for an award to be made on a specific...
International arbitration—an introduction to the key features of international arbitrationThis Practice Note provides an introduction to some of the...
Substantive law of the dispute in arbitration (England and Wales)This Practice Note considers the laws an arbitral tribunal should apply when making...
AA 1996—challenging and appealing arbitral awards in the English courtGrounds of challenge or appeal against arbitration awardsAn arbitral award can...
Procedural Order for directions following preliminary meeting in arbitrationPROCEDURAL ORDER NO. [1]Having heard representatives for both the...
Document production in international arbitration—a practical guideThis Practice Note provides practical guidance on document production in...
The issue of whether a dispute may be resolved by arbitration (as opposed to, usually, court proceedings). Arbitrability is determined, generally, in accordance with the law of the seat of arbitration; as such, which disputes are arbitrable will vary between jurisdictions, although there is some consistency internationally.
An investment will typically mean any type of property or interest held within the territory of the host state. This will often extend far beyond 'obvious' property, such as real estate or shares in a local company, to (depending upon the circumstances) other interests such as rights under a contract, intellectual property rights and private loans. As with the concept of 'investor,' in the modern commercial world what does and does not qualify as investment can be a complex question. The definition of 'investment' will vary between BITs.
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre, an arbitral institution, based in Singapore. SIAC arbitrations are administered and conducted pursuant to the SIAC Arbitration Rules. The institution also provides services for ad hoc arbitrations.