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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – Hungary

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HUNGARY Artúr Tamási and Daniella Karacs A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Arbitration in Hungary continues to be governed by the Act LX of 2017 on Arbitration (“Hungarian Arbitration Act”) which entered into force on 1 January 2018 and is applicable to procedures initiated following this date. The Hungarian Arbitration Act is based on the amended UNCITRAL Model Law of 2006; hence it follows international standards creating an attractive arbitration environment for foreign investors with…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – France

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FRANCE Eric Borysewicz and Karim Boulmelh A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Since the 2011 reform of the French law on arbitration, article 1459 of the Code of Civil Procedure provides that a dedicated judge called juge d’appui has jurisdiction for assisting the arbitral process when needed, in particular in case of a difficulty in the constitution of the arbitral tribunal. A decree dated 20 December 2019[1] modified the procedural regime of actions brought before…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – Austria

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AUSTRIA Désirée Prantl A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Austria continues to be governed by Section four (sections 577 to 618) of the Austrian Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), to which no legislative amendment has been made since 2013. There have been recent discussions regarding changes to section 617 ZPO. This provision determines that an agreement between an entrepreneur and a consumer may only be validly concluded for disputes that have already…

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Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook 2020-2021 – Luxembourg

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LUXEMBOURG Annie Elfassi, Sabrina Salvador and Eve Tullio A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1       Legislation International arbitration in Luxembourg continues to be governed by the Code of Civil Procedure, Title I. “Of the arbitrations”, issued from the Law of 24 February 2012. However, a new draft law number 7671 (“Draft Law”) for amending the arbitration procedure under the New Code of civil procedure has been deposited on 15 September 2020 and is currently under discussion at…

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