International arbitration in Kuwait is still developing. Kuwait does not have a standalone comprehensive procedural arbitration law based on the UNCITRAL Model Law, nor adequate English-friendly arbitration facilities. Instead, arbitration provisions are spread around various laws – Islamic law, international law and institutional regulations. Arbitration in Kuwait is primarily governed by the Code of Civil […]
Revised 2020 IBA Rules on Taking Evidence in International Arbitration
On 17 December 2020, the International Bar Association (“IBA”) adopted a revised third edition of its Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (the “2020 IBA Rules”), which supersede the 2010 version currently in force (the “2010 IBA Rules”). Unless otherwise agreed, the 2020 IBA Rules will apply to all arbitrations in which […]
Do I Need a Lawyer to Represent Me in International Arbitration?
Do I need a lawyer to represent me in international arbitration proceedings? The short answer to this frequently-asked question is no – one does not generally need a lawyer in international arbitration proceedings under nearly all arbitration procedural rules and under most national laws. Under most institutional rules and arbitration statutes, parties are free to […]
ICDR 2021 Rules Amendments
The rules of the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (“ICDR”) of the American Arbitration Association (“AAA”) entered into force in 1998. They were first revised in 2014. Seven years later, the ICDR issued a revised set of rules effective on 1 March 2021. In line with the recent revisions of institutional arbitration rules in Europe,[1] […]
International Construction Arbitration in the Middle East
The construction industry is a leading economic sector in the Middle East, where a large number of infrastructure projects worth billions of dollars are commenced each year. Construction disputes are inevitable due to activity in the construction industry and arbitration is the preferred dispute resolution mechanism for such disputes, especially for foreign parties. Construction disputes […]