Cet été, le Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) a constamment fait la une des journaux. En effet la condamnation du skieur Martin Sundby pour dopage, la procédure de suspension de Maria Sharapova (ancienne numéro 1 mondiale russe de Tennis), l’affaire Sepp Blatter (ancien président de la FIFA) ou encore toutes les procédures liées aux jeux […]
Escalation Clauses in the ICC Mediation Rules
On 1 January 2014, the Mediation Rules of the International Chamber of Commerce came into force (ICC Mediation Rules), thereby replacing ICC’s Amicable Dispute Resolution Rules. While arbitration under the ICC Arbitration Rules leads to a binding decision from an independent and neutral tribunal, the ICC Mediation procedure seeks to help the Parties reach a […]
Limitations on Post-Award Remedies under the ICC Rules
There are limitations on post-award remedies under the ICC Rules because one of the main reasons that private parties seek to have disputes resolved via international arbitration rather than national courts is the final and binding nature of arbitral awards. Due to human beings’ fallibility, “all arbitral awards, like all national court judgments and academic treatises, […]
The ICSID Arbitration Rules (Current As Of June 2014)
The ICSID Arbitration Rules (Current As Of June 2014) The ICSID Arbitration Rules are used for resolving investor-State arbitrations brought under the auspices of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (“ICSID”), which is the arbitration arm of the World Bank. The ICSID Arbitration Rules were last updated in 2006, following public criticism of […]
The ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012)
ICC Rules of Arbitration (2012) These ICC Rules of Arbitration are current as of June 2014. The ICC Rules of Arbitration may be used internationally to resolve international commercial arbitrations as well as to resolve investment treaty arbitrations in certain cases. They are appropriate to be used for nearly all international business disputes. A full-text version of the […]