In 2008, Norscot Rig Management Pvt Limited (“Norscot”), the Claimant, successfully brought a claim in arbitration before the ICC in London, against Essar Oilfield Services Limited (“Essar”), the Respondent. The Arbitrator (Sir Philip Otton) held that the Respondent had breached an operation management agreement relating to an offshore drilling platform and thus was liable to pay over […]
Multiparty Arbitrations under the 2014 LCIA Rules
The last decade has seen a rising number of arbitrations involving two or more parties. So-called complex and multi-party arbitrations raise numerous practical issues in international arbitration, involving but not limited to the questions of who are the parties to an arbitration agreement, the possibilities of an “extension” of an arbitration agreement, the joinder of a third party, the consolidation of […]
Arbitration in Saudi Arabia: 2012 Saudi Arbitration Regulations
Arbitration in Saudi Arabia has changed significantly since 2012 when Saudi Arabia enacted a new arbitration law replacing thirty-year old arbitration regulations. Saudi Arbitration Law (Royal Decree No. M/34) came into force on 7 July 2012, bringing a significant number of modern solutions and reforms to Saudi Arabia’s arbitration framework. The law is based on the […]
New Qatar Arbitration Law
The Qatari Cabinet at a meeting in June 2016 ordered taking necessary measures for the issuance of the draft law on international commercial arbitration in Qatar, after having been briefed on the recommendation of the Advisory Council with respect to the draft law, issued in 2015. Over the past few years, through the widespread ratification of the New […]
ICC Emergency Arbitrator Rules
The 2012 ICC emergency arbitrator rules extend the advantages of arbitration to parties who are in urgent need of interim measures before an arbitral tribunal has been constituted. Before, parties had to seek such measures from State courts, which was not always possible or desired. An application for Emergency Measures can be filed prior to the Request for Arbitration under the ICC […]