The admissibility of evidence in international arbitration has long been a debated issue. A piece of evidence must be admitted in order to be considered by the arbitral tribunal, which will then evaluate its probative value in light of the facts of the dispute. Evidence is in principle admitted if it is relevant and material […]
New English Court Decision Regarding Third-Party Funding Cost Recovery in Arbitration
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 […]
Challenge of an ICC Arbitrator under the 2012 ICC Rules: Which Criteria does the ICC Court Apply?
Which criteria does the ICC Court apply when deciding arbitrator’s challenges? This is an interesting question with no straightforward answer, especially taking into account that the ICC Court has yet to begin publishing decision on challenges, although it has recently begun providing its reasoning to Parties with respect to its decisions on challenges. The 2012 ICC […]
Emergency Arbitrator Award
Most arbitration rules of the leading arbitration institutions have today introduced the possibility of appointing an Emergency Arbitrator who will decide on Interim Measures (including the ICC, the LCIA, the SIAC, the HKIAC and the SCC). These rules are being increasingly used by parties to request interim measures. The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber […]
Document Production under the LCIA Rules
Under Article 15 of LCIA Rules[1], parties only need to submit essential documents, which means identified documents that are relevant to the case and material to its outcome. This concept is common in international arbitration, but differs from English common law traditions, which require far more rigorous disclosure[2]. In order to encompass arbitration held both in common law […]