KAZAKHSTAN Alexander Korobeinikov and Yana Levkut A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation In April 2016, as a result of the reform of the judicial system, the Law on Arbitration (“Arbitration Law”) was adopted. This law is based on UNCITRAL Model Law and governs both international and domestic arbitration proceedings. In addition to unifying procedural rules for international and domestic arbitration proceedings, the New Arbitration Law, last amended in January 2019, implemented the following changes to…
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…
SWEDEN Magnus Stålmarker A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The latest update to the Swedish Arbitration Act (SAA) came into force on 1 March 2019. The updates intend to ensure that the arbitration process is more efficient and more easily accessible. For instance, the new SAA gives arbitrators the power to determine the applicable substantive law in the absence of party agreement. The grounds for challenging an arbitral award have also been revised. Moreover, the…
SPAIN Carmen Alonso and Enrique Silvente A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Approval of Royal Decree-Law 3/2020, dated 4…
RUSSIA Irina Varyushina LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Russia continues to be governed by the…
SWITZERLAND Urs Zenhäusern and Joachim Frick A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation On 19 June 2020, the Swiss Parliament enacted the revision of Switzerland’s International Arbitration Law, i.e., Chapter 12 of the Swiss Private International Law Act (PILA). The revised Act entered into force on 1 January 2021. The revision selectively adjusted and modernized some of the current provisions of Chapter 12. Most notably, it included the codification of the jurisprudence of the Swiss Federal…
The Appellate Court in Warsaw recently [Case No. I ACa 457/18[1]] considered whether the EU state aid regulations…
In a recent decision published 13 November 2020, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court (“SFSC”) granted the appeal against…
We are delighted to invite you to Baker McKenzie’s first ever Arbitration Quiz Night! Join us on 8 December 2020 at 6.00 pm CET for what promises to be an evening of light-hearted laughs, interesting facts and friendly competition. Who knows their New York Convention from their Geneva Protocol, their LCIA disputes from their ICSID proceedings? Put your knowledge to the test in five exciting rounds of arbitration-themed, multiple-choice questions: History, Celebrities, Statistics, General Knowledge…