The year 2018 may be an important milestone in international investment arbitration concerning the Netherlands due to the 2018 Draft Netherlands Model BIT (the ‘Draft’) . The Draft contains several completely new provisions, absent in the 2004 version, and provides a narrow vision of other provisions in comparison to their 2004 predecessors. We will discuss the […]
International Arbitration Data 2018: Popularity, Flaws, Diversity and Access to Information
Attention to international arbitration data and metrics is a recent phenomenon. In a recent annual survey, users identified new areas of development that will be at the center of debate for the foreseeable future. International Arbitration Data: Measured Popularity and Flaws The Pros 97% of respondents support arbitration as the preferred method for cross-border disputes. There is […]
Aceris Law Ranked in Legal 500 for International Arbitration
After being well-ranked in Décideurs and being named a “Rising Star of International Arbitration“, Aceris Law has also been ranked in the Legal 500 as a Tier 1 recommended law firm in the field of international arbitration. The Legal 500’s ranking for international arbitration, in which few arbitration boutiques are present, is based solely on […]
The Notion of Going Concern in International Arbitration
In one of our previous blogs, we provided several methods used in international arbitration to estimate damages caused by treaty violations by host States. This article will focus on one of those methods, the income method (commonly known as the discounted cash flow ‘DCF’ method) and, in particular, on the notion of a ‘going concern’ for […]
Aceris Law Publishes Guide to Arbitration in France
Aceris Law, an international arbitration boutique, has recently published a guide to arbitration in France for 2018, which is available at the following link:https://www.acerislaw.com/arbitration-france/ Written by the international arbitration lawyer William Kirtley and Marie-Camille Pitton, the guide, published in Getting the Deal Through, provides an overview of most legal issues concerning arbitration in France and Paris, the […]