One of the most acclaimed aspects of international arbitration is its neutrality, but charges of bias in international arbitration are frequent. Arbitrators constituting an international tribunal must be independent and free from any bias. In case of doubt, any party can challenge the independence of an arbitrator after being appointed. Bias can be real, which […]
ENFORCEMENT OF AN ANNULLED ARBITRATION AWARD: SOCIETE PT PUTRABALI ADYAMULIA v. RENA HOLDING French Court of Cassation (2007)
The case Société PT Putrabali Adyamulia v Société Rena Holding et Société Moguntia Est Epices is one of the French landmark cases concerning the enforcement of an arbitral award in France, where the enforcement of an annulled arbitration award is possible. In the case, Putrabali sold a cargo of white pepper to Rena Holding. The […]
ALAPLI ELEKTRIK B.V. V. REPUBLIC OF TURKEY (ICSID CASE NO: ARB/08/13) – DECISION ON ANNULMENT OF 10 JULY 2014
The ICSID case Alapli Elektrik B.V. v. Republic of Turkey concerned a concession to develop, finance, own and operate a power plant in Turkey. The dispute was governed by the ICSID Convention, the Energy Charter Treaty (the “ECT”) and the Agreement of Reciprocal Encouragement and Protection of Investments between the Kingdom of the Netherlands and […]
Irreparable Damage and Interim Measures: ENCANA CORP. v. GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ECUADOR (LCIA, Interim Award, Request for Interim Measures of Protection – 2004)
In the well-known case Encana v. Ecuador, the Arbitral Tribunal refused to order interim measures on the basis of there being no irreparable damage. On January 8, 2004, Claimant requested an urgent hearing of an application for interim relief regarding the enforcement of certain measures that the Ecuadorian government had taken against one of its […]
The Enforcement of ICSID Awards
The recognition and enforcement of ICSID awards is governed by Articles 53, 54 and 55 of the ICSID Convention. A party who seeks enforcement of an ICSID award may do so in any ICSID Contracting State, under the same conditions, and may simultaneously do so in more than one State.[1] The choice of enforcement forum […]