On 9 July 2021, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, commonly known as UNCITRAL, adopted the UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules, which came into force on 19 September 2021 (the “(UNCITRAL) Expedited Rules”). UNCITRAL has also published a Draft Explanatory Note to the Expedited Rules (the “Explanatory Note”), containing useful comments on the application […]
Aceris Law Succeeds in UNCITRAL Arbitration Representing Angolan State Entity
Aceris Law is pleased to announce that its client, an Angolan State entity, has succeeded in winning the majority of its claims in an ad hoc UNCITRAL arbitration with its seat in Luanda, Republic of Angola. Its client was also awarded the majority of its costs for bringing the arbitration. The applicable law was Angolan […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Courts: Moving from Litigation to Arbitration?
The global difficulties caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), various State measures imposing restrictions on the movement of people, social distancing and complete lockdowns, while necessary to protect health, are inevitably having an impact on litigation in national courts, globally. In certain countries courts have had to limit, or to even entirely close, their operations due […]
Equal Treatment of the Parties in International Arbitration
Procedural protections consist of fundamental principles, which include the right to equal treatment and the right to be heard. Procedural protections are also provided through deference to party autonomy and the arbitrator’s procedural discretion.[1] The UNCITRAL Model Law, national arbitration legislation, judicial decisions and institutional rules provide for equality of treatment in various ways. Article […]
The Recovery of In-House Costs in UNCITRAL Arbitration
The 2010 UNCITRAL Rules (the “Rules”) provide for an exhaustive list of costs that may be considered by Arbitral Tribunals when ruling on costs.[1] Article 40 of the Rules provides that the recoverable costs of arbitration include legal and other costs incurred by the parties to the extent that the arbitral tribunal determines that these […]