In a recent decision[1] issued by the International Commercial Chamber of the Paris Court of Appeal, the court quashed a judgment of the Paris First Instance Tribunal (Tribunal judiciaire),[2] which found that it lacked jurisdiction to hear a liability claim filed against the arbitrator, by one of the parties to the arbitration proceeding. The decision rendered in the case at hand is a new episode in the Saad Buzwair Automotive Co (SBA) versus Audi Volkswagen…
In a judgment of 17 June 2020, the Brussels Court of First Instance refused to set aside an…
In a decision published on 1st March 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) ruled on the arbitrability…
In the course of the past year, the Turkish courts have issued various decisions in relation to arbitration matters, which may be of interest to arbitration practitioners, and parties who have chosen or are considering to choose arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism. Furthermore, as arbitration becomes a choice of dispute resolution mechanism for wider audiences, arbitration institutions take action to better cater to the needs of the practitioners and parties alike to provide them…
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the fight against Climate Change was the number one topic on the news. What…
The LCIA’s 2020 Casework Report reveals that the London arbitration market is busier than ever, at least in…
With the emergence of the COVID-19 virus in early 2020, Switzerland along with many other countries introduced extensive measures to prevent the spread of the virus. Social distancing and protection measures provide new challenges in business relations – but also in legal proceedings. COVID-19 measures have had (and are still having) an unprecedented impact on the justice system. The article at hand offers a brief overview on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the…
In November 2020, the Czech Supreme Court issued two decisions that are of a great importance for the…
On April 22, 2021 the Advocate General issued its opinion in the proceedings before the Court of Justice…
In a recent decision published 1st April 2021, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) dismissed a challenge to set aside an arbitral award because in its view, a newly composed arbitral tribunal must not necessarily repeat all procedural steps that happened prior to its new constitution (case. no. 4A_332/2020 (in German), intended for official publication). Factual background In the case at stake, a dispute had arisen between two parties about the validity of the termination…