International Arbitration Law • Arbitration

Obtaining Third-Party Funding for International Arbitration – How It Works

02/01/2018 by International Arbitration

Obtaining third-party funding for international arbitration is not an easy process. Aceris Law LLC has already written about the issue here. When searching for third-party funding, prospective litigants often lack information on the requirements and knowledge of what is required to successfully fund an arbitration. By composing the following list, we hope to demystify the […]

International Commercial Arbitration in Puerto Rico

04/12/2017 by International Arbitration

International commercial arbitration in Puerto Rico was modernised in 2012, when Puerto Rico finally amended its International Commercial Arbitration Law with the hope to become an attractive venue for companies and arbitration proceedings and therefore to make the most of its strategic location. The previous arbitration law which dated from the 1950’s was not adapted […]

Argentina Arbitration Legal Reform

27/11/2017 by International Arbitration

Argentina’s economy seems to be heading into the right direction after the devastating economic crisis experienced 15 years ago, which led to dozens of cases against Argentina at International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). In addition to a very comprehensive political and economic reform, the Argentinian government is also undertaking a legal reform […]

Market Access of Foreign Investors under Bilateral Investment Treaties

02/11/2017 by International Arbitration

Market access of foreign investors is the ultimate step for the entrance of foreign capital into a host country. Most countries today regulate the admission of the foreign direct investment through a special legal framework agreed with other countries and entities on a bilateral and sometimes multilateral level. By entering into such treaties, States agree […]

Screening Arbitrator Appointments

14/10/2017 by International Arbitration

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 […]