The ICC’s Israeli-Palestinian Jerusalem Arbitration Center is reportedly to begin functioning soon. This neutral arbitration center, a creation of Paris’ neutral ICC International Court of Arbitration, is intended to resolve commercial conflicts concerning the 3-4 billion USD of trade between Palestinians and Israelis. Previously, such commercial conflicts had to be resolved either before the courts […]
Anti-Suit Injunctions And The West Tankers Decision
Daniel Rainer has written a good overview of the West Tankers decision and its impact on the choice of a seat of arbitration. It is well-worth reading and available below.
Chevron Wins Arbitration Victory Against Ecuador
Below, please find a solid non-legal summary of the latest state of the long-running Chevron v. Ecuador arbitral proceedings, one of the messiest and most interesting investment treaty arbitrations to have occurred over the past decade. – William Kirtley In an apparent coup for the oil giant’s efforts to undermine a $19 billion environmental judgment […]
An ICC Space Arbitration: Eutelsat Communications v. SES
An International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) of Paris arbitral tribunal has reached its conclusions on the first phase of the arbitration initiated by Eutelsat Communications against SES in October of 2012. Similar space arbitrations are likely to account for an increasing number of arbitrations over the coming years. Eutelsat’s request for arbitration was triggered by […]
The Enforceability of Kurdistan Petrol Sharing Agreements
The governing law of the standard Kurdistan Petrol Sharing Agreements (“PSA’s”) is English Law, and they call for any dispute arising out of the PSA to be resolved through the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) in accordance with the LCIA Rules. Yet, given that Iraq is not yet a full signatory to the Convention […]