Summary procedures in international arbitration mean procedures by which the arbitral tribunal determines certain points of fact or law at an early stage of the proceedings, potentially dispensing with the need for further arbitration proceedings. Summary proceedings can be a blessing to a respondent facing frivolous claims that obviously lack merit, as a successful dismissal […]
Expedited Arbitration
Expedited arbitration (or fast-track arbitration) has gained traction in recent years, in response to the length and cost of traditional international arbitration. The first expedited arbitration scheme appears to have been introduced in the 1992 Arbitration Rules of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arbitration Rules (“CCIG”).[1] Today, most leading arbitral institutions have adopted specific […]
Aceris Law Wins Another SIAC Arbitration Under English Law
Aceris Law is pleased to announce that its arbitration lawyers have recently won another Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) arbitration, this time for a Middle Eastern client against an Indian company. The case arose from a sales contract for multiple cargos of an industrial chemical and was governed by English law. Aceris Law replaced prior […]
2021 International Arbitration Survey – Adapting Arbitration to a Changing World
The twelfth empirical study of the School of International Arbitration, Queen Mary University of London, in partnership with White & Case LLP, the 2021 International Arbitration Survey (“International Arbitration Survey”), explores recent trends in international arbitration and especially how international arbitration practice has adapted and continues to adapt to the global changes wrought by the […]
Who Can Be an Arbitrator in International Arbitration?
In the not-too-distant past, there were only a few individuals acting regularly as arbitrators in international arbitration. Similarly, law firms engaged in international arbitration could be counted on the fingers of one hand. Unsurprisingly, there were a very small number of individuals, generally well-connected, who were called upon to act as arbitrators. This trend, however, […]