International Arbitration Hubs And Price Competition. International arbitration hubs exist in Paris, London, Dubai, Singapore, Hong Kong and Washington, where many lawyers practicing international arbitration are found in the same city. Many other cities, such as Istanbul, are attempting to become international arbitration hubs today. This is curious, as international arbitration is a unique field […]
Launch of the new ICC Mediation Rules in Singapore | Analysis
By Elisa Warbington – On 17th March 2014, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has presented in Singapore its new Mediation Rules (the Rules), which entered into force on 1st January 2014 and replaced the ICC ADR Rules. With these new and improved Rules, the ICC and its International Center for ADR step up in […]
The ICC’s New Mediation Rules
On 4 December 2013, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) published its new Mediation Rules, which come into effect on 1 January 2014. These Rules replace the ICC’s current Amicable Dispute Resolution (ADR) Rules, which have been in force since 1 July 2001. They are available on the ICC’s website, at https://iccwbo.org/products-and-services/arbitration-and-adr/mediation/rules/. The change in name (from […]
An ICC Space Arbitration: Eutelsat Communications v. SES
An International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Paris arbitral tribunal has reached its conclusions on the first phase of the arbitration initiated by Eutelsat Communications against SES in October of 2012. Similar space arbitrations are likely to account for an increasing number of arbitrations over the coming years. Eutelsat’s request for arbitration was triggered by […]
Eli Lilly’s Notice Of Arbitration Under The NAFTA
U.S. drug company Eli Lilly has escalated a $500-million patent dispute with the federal government and filed a notice of arbitration under the North American Free Trade Agreement. The company is demanding compensation for court decisions that invalidated its patents for Strattera, a treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, and for Zyprexa, which is used for the […]