Aceris Law has been ranked as a first-tier, recommended international arbitration firm by the Leader’s League Intelligence Report for 2017. The rankings of recommended international arbitration firms are shown below. Aceris Law was similarly ranked as a recommended international arbitration firm in 2015-2016, and it was highly-regarded prior to spinning off from DK AARPI. The Leader’s […]
Valeri Belokon v. Kyrgyz Republic – Money Laundering in Investment Arbitration
On 14 October 2014, an UNCITRAL arbitral tribunal in the case Valeri Belokon v. Kyrgyz Republic, whose composition included Kaj Hober, Niels Schiersing and Jan Paulsson as President, found Kyrgyzstan liable for the unlawful expropriation of Claimant’s investment. The investment claim had been brought in 2011 by Valeri Belokon, a Latvian investor, against the Kyrgyz […]
Arbitration in Iran
Many international commercial agreements including arbitration as a preferred dispute settlement mechanism as compared to local courts have been signed with Iranian parties, some of which call for arbitration to take place in Iran in the event of a dispute. Iran has a modern arbitration regime and advanced domestic legislation already in place concerning arbitration. […]
From International Investment Arbitration to an Investment Court System
Will an Investment Court System be better than the current arrangements for International Investment Arbitration? The EU and Canada appear to think so. In the recently-approved and signed Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement between the European Union (EU) and Canada, a different approach to International Investment Arbitration is being put forward by the EU and […]
New Montenegro UNCITRAL Arbitration
A new Montegro UNCITRAL arbitration has begun. The small Balkan state has had a strong track record since joining ICSID in 2012. We have already reported on two recent ICSID cases against Montenegro, both decided in favour of the state. However, it seems like this is not the end of the road. Russian oligarch Oleg […]