POLAND Aleksandra Żanowska and Łukasz Zbyszyński A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Arbitration proceedings in Poland continue to be governed by the rules embodied in the Polish Civil Procedure Code. These rules are based on UNCITRAL Model Law[1]. In 2020, no amendments to these rules were made. A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure There are two main arbitration institutions that administer arbitrations and also provide the rules of arbitration and the facilities where arbitration may be…
THE NETHERLANDS Mathieu Raas A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Arbitrations that are seated in the Netherlands continue…
LUXEMBOURG Annie Elfassi, Sabrina Salvador and Eve Tullio A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Luxembourg…
UZBEKISTAN Alexander Korobeinikov and Saidaziz Alimov A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Arbitration in Uzbekistan continues to be governed by domestic legislation, as well as by international treaties ratified by Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan is a party to a number of international and regional treaties that relate to arbitration, including the New York Convention and several CIS treaties. Additionally, Uzbekistan is a member state of the ICSID and investors therefore have the right to seek settlement of…
KYRGYZSTAN Alexander Korobeinikov and Alissa Inshakova A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Kyrgyzstan continues to…
UNITED KINGDOM Judith Mulholland, Anna Storer and Joanna Lees A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in…
UKRAINE Ihor Siusel, Kseniia Prokhur and Nataliya Lipska A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Ukraine is a civil law country, thus, the issues of international arbitration are governed primarily by (1) multilateral and bilateral international treaties which, upon their ratification by the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament), have priority over domestic legislation, and (2) domestic legislation. Court precedents are not considered to be a source of law in Ukraine, however, the courts of lower instances shall…
KAZAKHSTAN Alexander Korobeinikov and Yana Levkut A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation In April 2016, as a result…
TURKEY A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The International Arbitration Law of 2001 (IAL)[1] governs international arbitration[2] in…
ITALY Lorenzo de Martinis, Silvia Picchetti and Gaetano Iorio Fiorelli A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Arbitration in Italy is governed by articles 806 to 840 of the Italian Code of Civil Procedure (ICCP), which has been significantly impacted and amended by the reform enacted with Law no. 80/2005 and Legislative Decree no. 50/2005.[1] Specifically, domestic and international arbitration are regulated by articles 806 to 832 ICCP, while the recognition and enforcement of foreign awards…