Reportedly, many agents in the aviation industry have seen their payments halted and contracts terminated by the Airbus Group (“Airbus”) in circumstances where they have done nothing wrong. Many agents have thus reportedly commenced arbitration against the Airbus Group on the basis of breach of contract. This curious situation in the aviation industry appears to […]
Screening Arbitrator Appointments
Is screening arbitrator appointments a potential solution to the perceived bias of party-appointed arbitrators? Paul Slovic, a cognitive scientist from the University of Oregon, was part of an interesting experiment. He and his colleagues provided a survey of various technologies to participants, who were asked to list their benefits and costs. The initial results concluded […]
International Commercial Arbitration in Serbia
International commercial arbitration is a popular method for resolving international commercial disputes in Serbia and a preferable alternative to State courts, where proceedings remain slow and can take years to a final judgement. The arbitration regime in Serbia was enhanced when, in 2006, the Serbian government passed a new Serbian Arbitration Act, a modern law adopted […]
Top 10 Tips for Drafting Better International Arbitration Clauses
Drafting international arbitration clauses in your contract appears like a simple task from the outset. There are many examples online – all you need to do is to take the existing template, copy/paste it and tailor it to your needs. However, is this really true? Arbitration is generally considered as a faster, cheaper and more […]
Transparency in Investment Arbitration
Transparency in Investment Arbitration: Entry into Force of the Mauritius Convention On 18 April 2017 Switzerland became the third UN Member State to ratify the 2015 United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration (“The Mauritius Convention”). The Mauritius Convention reaffirmed the 2014 UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (UNCITRAL Rules), and […]