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Stay of Judicial Proceedings Pending Arbitration: Rogers, Burgun, Shahine and Deschler, Inc. v. Dongsan Construction Co. ltd. US District Court for the Southern District of New York (1984)

05/06/2017 by International Arbitration

In this case, Dongsan (Claimant) subcontracted RBSD (Respondent) services for developing part of the design of a hospital in Saudi Arabia. The Claimant agreed to pay 20% of the 2,5 million dollar fee in advance of Respondent’s performance. Respondent provided Claimant a Letter of Guarantee to secure the full amount of the advancement payment. The […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Jurisdiction, Arbitration Procedure, Arbitration Rules, Court of Arbitration, ICC Arbitration, International Arbitration Law, New York Convention, Saudi Arabia Arbitration

Challenges to Contracts Containing an Arbitration Clause: Rent-A-Center v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court (2010)

02/06/2017 by International Arbitration

Rent-A-Center found that, under the FAA, a Court may only address challenges directed specifically against the arbitration provision, not against the contract as a whole. Generic challenges are to be resolved by the arbitrators. Respondent Jackson filed an employment-discrimination suit against petitioner Rent-A-Center, his former employer, in a Nevada Federal District Court. Rent-A-Center filed a […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Award, Arbitration Jurisdiction, Arbitration Procedure, Arbitration Rules, Court of Arbitration, International Arbitration Law, United States Arbitration

HULLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED (CYPRUS) V. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (PCA CASE NO. AA226) – FINAL AWARD 18 July 2014

26/05/2017 by International Arbitration

HULLEY ENTERPRISES LIMITED (CYPRUS) V. THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

The Yukos group of companies, whose controlling shareholders were OAO Yukos Oil Company, Hulley Enterprises Limited (Cyprus), Yukos Universal Limited (Isle of Man) and Veteran Petroleum Limited (Cyprus), was supposed to benefit from tax exemptions. However, in 2002, these exemptions were revoked at the Closed Administrative Territorial Units (“ZATOs”). Then, starting in 2003, Yukos suffered […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Award, Arbitration Jurisdiction, Arbitration Procedure, Arbitration Rules, Cyprus Arbitration, International Arbitration Law, PCA Arbitration, Russia Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration

VANNESSA VENTURES LTD. V. THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA (ICSID CASE NO ARB (AF)/04/6) – AWARD 16 January 2013

24/05/2017 by International Arbitration

VANNESSA VENTURES LTD. V. THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA

On 16 January 2013, an Arbitral Tribunal rendered an award dismissing all claims on the merits of the Canadian company Vanessa Ventures Ltd in relation to its investment in a mining project in Venezuela, under a bilateral investment treaty between Canada and Venezuela. At the beginning of the 1990’s, Placer Dome Inc (“PDI”) had contracted […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Award, Arbitration Jurisdiction, Arbitration Procedure, Arbitration Rules, Canada Arbitration, ICSID Arbitration, International Arbitration Law, Venezuela Arbitration

BG GROUP PLC. V. REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA – CASE NO. U.S. 12-138 (2014) – U.S. SUPREME COURT

20/05/2017 by International Arbitration

BG GROUP PLC. V. REPUBLIC OF ARGENTINA

In this dispute, the Claimant was part of a consortium owning majority shares in MetroGas, for the distribution of natural gas in Buenos Aires. Before the 2001 financial crisis, Argentinean law provided that gas tariffs were calculated in US dollars for profitable returns. However, the crisis led to emergency measures, one of which implemented a […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Award, Arbitration Damages, Arbitration Jurisdiction, Arbitration Procedure, Arbitration Rules, Argentina Arbitration, Bilateral Investment Treaty, Colombia Arbitration, International Arbitration Law, UNCITRAL Arbitration, United Kingdom Arbitration, United States Arbitration

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