Aceris Law is pleased to announce that it has assisted another client in winning another ICC arbitration, this time in the aviation industry. While identifying details of the award remain confidential, the dispute, which was subject to French law, concerned remuneration of the work of a third-party consultant who had assisted in the successful sale […]
Arbitration in Afghanistan
Arbitration in Afghanistan is governed by the Commercial Arbitration Law of Afghanistan, published on 30 January 2007 (Official Gazette No. 913)(the “Arbitration Law“). The purpose of the Arbitration Law, which was part of a wider legal reform aimed at attracting foreign investment and making Afghanistan a more business-friendly environment, was to facilitate and encourage prompt, […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Courts: Moving from Litigation to Arbitration?
The global difficulties caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), various State measures imposing restrictions on the movement of people, social distancing and complete lockdowns, while necessary to protect health, are inevitably having an impact on litigation in national courts, globally. In certain countries courts have had to limit, or to even entirely close, their operations due […]
Virtual Hearings in International Arbitration
The spread of the COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictive measures (travel restrictions, lockdowns, etc.) imposed by many governments have made it impossible for many parties, their counsel, witnesses and arbitrators from different part of the world to attend in-person hearings. Thus, tribunals and parties to ongoing proceedings typically have a choice between adjourning hearings, agreeing […]
Equal Treatment of the Parties in International Arbitration
Procedural protections consist of fundamental principles, which include the right to equal treatment and the right to be heard. Procedural protections are also provided through deference to party autonomy and the arbitrator’s procedural discretion.[1] The UNCITRAL Model Law, national arbitration legislation, judicial decisions and institutional rules provide for equality of treatment in various ways. Article […]