Arbitration document production is a “process by which a party can request the production of documents that are in another party’s possession”. Despite the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration to provide guidance, the absence of uniform rules on document production in international arbitration marks deep legal and cultural differences globally with […]
Arbitration Clause Tips
The “arbitration clause” or the “arbitration agreement” is the provision in a contract that allows the parties to have their dispute resolved by an arbitral tribunal instead of ordinary State courts. An arbitration clause is binding and the parties cannot renounce unilaterally to the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal. In order to draft an effective […]
Time Limits to Initiate an Investment Arbitration
The initiation of arbitration proceedings on the basis of investment protection treaties may be subject to time limitations (ratione temporis limitations). The most common types of time limits are the provisions establishing cooling-off periods that may require claimants to wait and attempt to solve the dispute amicably before they can bring a claim. Less common […]
The Case of an Arbitrator Late Nomination under the 2012 ICC Rules
The case of an arbitrator late nomination is an unusual one under the ICC Rules. Under Article 12(4) of the 2012 ICC Rules, in the event that the parties have agreed upon a three-member tribunal, the claimant proceeds with the nomination of its co-arbitrator in the Request, and the respondent nominates its co-arbitrator in the […]
The Role of the Arbitral Tribunal Assistant in the Yukos Awards
When The Hague District Court annulled the Yukos awards on 20 April 2016 for a lack of a valid arbitration agreement, it did not consider it necessary to rule on the other grounds raised by the Russian Federation, in particular the argument that the Tribunal failed to personally fulfill its duty because of the alleged […]