Arbitrations seated in Canada are regulated primarily by provincial rather than federal legislation. Each of Canada’s provinces, except for Quebec, has enacted legislation adopting the UNCITRAL Model Law. In Quebec, the Civil Code and Code of Civil Procedure are consistent with the UNCITRAL Model Law. In addition, each province has legislation to regulate domestic commercial […]
William Kirtley and Marina Sim Comment on Taxes and Investment Arbitration
William Kirtley and Marina Sim were interviewed by LexisNexis to discuss the judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in Vincent J. Ryan, Schooner Capital LLC, and Atlantic Investment Partners LLC v Republic of Poland, and the claimants’ set-aside application and its implications for investment treaty arbitration (ITA) practitioners. The dispute concerned States’ authority to […]
Construction Arbitration Claim Strategy: When to Bring a Construction Claim in Arbitration and the Issues to Be Considered
Whether to bring a construction claim in arbitration depends on a number of factors that should be considered. If these issues are honestly considered at the outset of a construction dispute that is to be resolved by arbitration, they should lead to a sound conclusion as to the whether the construction claims should indeed be […]
Arbitration in Albania
As one of the most commonly used methods for settling international disputes, arbitration is common in Albania. The latter has signed and ratified important and well-known international conventions such as the New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and The European Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral […]
Aceris Successfully Resolves Another ICC Arbitration Under Saudi Law
Aceris Law LLC has successfully resolved another ICC arbitration under Saudi Arabian law, obtaining the objectives of its client in full. In the dispute, Aceris Law represented the claimant, a sub-contractor, in a dispute involving breaches of a contract for engineering, procurement and construction activities. The place of arbitration was Paris. Aceris Law has served […]