The last decade has seen a rising number of arbitrations involving two or more parties. So-called complex and multi-party arbitrations raise numerous practical issues in international arbitration, involving but not limited to the questions of who are the parties to an arbitration agreement, the possibilities of an “extension” of an arbitration agreement, the joinder of a third party, the consolidation of […]
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 […]
The Growth of International Arbitration in Asia
Hong Kong and Singapore have long been fierce rivals for the title of Asia’s leading financial centre, and they are now also battling to become Asia’s dominant seat for international commercial arbitrations, the leading form of international dispute resolution. This rivalry is personified by their competing arbitral institutions, the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), […]