Market access of foreign investors is the ultimate step for the entrance of foreign capital into a host country. Most countries today regulate the admission of the foreign direct investment through a special legal framework agreed with other countries and entities on a bilateral and sometimes multilateral level. By entering into such treaties, States agree […]
Arbitration and Allegations of Corruption in the Aviation Industry
Reportedly, many agents in the aviation industry have seen their payments halted and contracts terminated by the Airbus Group (“Airbus”) in circumstances where they have done nothing wrong. Many agents have thus reportedly commenced arbitration against the Airbus Group on the basis of breach of contract. This curious situation in the aviation industry appears to […]
Aceris Secures USD 19 Million ICC Arbitration Award for North American Client, Wards Off USD 131 Million in Counterclaims
Aceris Law has secured another highly favourable international arbitration award, obtaining an arbitration award in excess of USD 19 million on behalf of a North American client, while warding off counterclaims in excess of USD 131 million. The final award in the ICC arbitration was rendered in October 2017. It concerned an engineering, design, procurement […]
The Guide to Construction Arbitration – Global Arbitration Review
The Guide to Construction Arbitration is a GAR book edited by Professor Stavros Brekoulakis and David Brynmor Thomas, published in September 2017. According to the editors, The Guide to Construction Arbitration aims to offer practical information to (i) practitioners who are inexperienced in international construction contracts and dispute resolution (e.g. in-house lawyers and construction professionals), […]
Screening Arbitrator Appointments
Is screening arbitrator appointments a potential solution to the perceived bias of party-appointed arbitrators? Paul Slovic, a cognitive scientist from the University of Oregon, was part of an interesting experiment. He and his colleagues provided a survey of various technologies to participants, who were asked to list their benefits and costs. The initial results concluded […]