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 […]
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 […]
Investor-State Emergency Arbitrator Award Enforced
Investor-State Emergency Arbitrator Award Enforced An investor-State emergency arbitrator award was enforced by a domestic court in Ukraine, as was initially reported by the Global Arbitration Review. This decision is interesting since it is the first known enforcement of an emergency arbitrator award against a State. Emergency arbitrator awards are non-binding on an arbitral tribunal, but remain in […]
The ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012)
ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012) These ICC Rules of Arbitration are current as of June 2014. The ICC Rules of Arbitration may be used internationally to resolve international commercial arbitrations as well as to resolve investment treaty arbitrations in certain cases. They are appropriate to be used for nearly all international business disputes. A full-text version of the […]
The Secretariat’s Guide to ICC Arbitration (2012)
Jason Fry, Simon Greenberg, Francesca Mazza THE SECRETARIAT’s GUIDE TO ICC ARBITRATION A Practical Commentary on the 2012 ICC Rules of Arbitration from the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration With the assistance of Benjamin Moss Contents Foreword Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: A Step-by-Step Overview of ICC Arbitration Procedure Chapter 3: […]