BELARUS Alexander Korobeinikov A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Belarus continues to be governed by the Law on the International Arbitration Court[1] (“International Arbitration Law”), which was enacted on 9 July 1999. This law is based on the UNCITRAL Model Law and, since its enactment; no significant amendments have been made. In addition, the Economic Procedural Code, adopted on 15 December 1998, contains provisions relating to challenging and enforcing local and foreign…
CZECH REPUBLIC Martin Hrodek and Martina Marchand A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in the Czech…
AUSTRIA Désirée Prantl A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Austria continues to be governed by…
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…