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International Arbitration Yearbook, 12th Edition – now available!

April 24, 2019 by Steve Adams 1 Min Read

We are pleased to announce that the twelfth edition of The Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook is now available. This edition reviews important developments in arbitration in the past year across 45 jurisdictions, including changes to the settlement of investor-State disputes, the ongoing uncertainty around the future of intra-EU BITs following the European Court of Justice’s decision in Achmea, the continued push for procedural efficiency, and revised national laws relating to the funding of arbitration…

In Arbitration Procedure

Thinking ahead: What to consider prior to arbitration when securing warranties and indemnities under SPAs

April 18, 2019 by 5 Mins Read

In the field of mergers and acquisitions, warranties and indemnities introduced to share purchase agreements (SPAs) offer certain…

In Arbitration Procedure

More finance disputes, increased international flavour, and the continuing challenge of arbitrator diversity: the LCIA 2018 Casework Report

April 9, 2019 by 4 Mins Read

The LCIA’s 2018 Casework Report provides another interesting snapshot of LCIA arbitration in numbers, including improvements in a…

In Czech Republic

U.S.: D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals refuses to confirm arbitral award issued against the Czech Republic’s Ministry of Health, finding award was not binding on parties.

February 4, 2019 by Kyle Olson and David Zaslowsky 5 Mins Read

Diag Human S.E. v. Czech Republic – Ministry of Health, 907 F.3d 606 (D.C. Cir. Oct. 26, 2018) [click for opinion] The Czech Republic Ministry of Health (the “Czech Republic”) and blood plasma business Diag Human, S.E. (“Diag Human”), have been in a dispute spanning nearly three decades. The feud began after the Czech Republic’s then-Minister of Health, in the early 1990s, allegedly violated unfair competition laws by sending a letter to Diag Human’s major business…

In Asia-Pacific

The Year Ahead – Regional Developments: What are the key developments across the regions?

January 31, 2019 by Ben Roe, Steve Adams and Nestor Gadrinab 13 Mins Read

Asia Pacific Australia Final report of government inquiry into banking and financial services A Government inquiry is examining…

In Asia-Pacific

The Year Ahead – Co-operation: States and their courts are increasing efforts to co-operate over enforcement of judgments

January 28, 2019 by Ben Roe 5 Mins Read

We are seeing increasing efforts between states and between courts to co-operate over enforcement of judgments. This is…

In Arbitration Procedure

ICC – More efficiency and transparency in 2019

January 24, 2019 by Dr. Markus Altenkirch and Malika Boussihmad 3 Mins Read

The ICC committed itself to make arbitration proceedings more efficient and transparent. To reach this objective, the institution has introduced several new policies in previous years. In 2016, the ICC began to publish arbitrators’ details on its website (see GAN: New Year, New Policies: ICC to bolster arbitrator efficiency and transparency in arbitrations and GAN: ICC publishes arbitrator’s details – A new level of transparency). 2019 begins with a further attempt to bolster efficiency and…

In Asia-Pacific

The Year Ahead – Competition: Governments are increasingly aware of the competition for international disputes work

January 22, 2019 by Ben Roe 4 Mins Read

Governments around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the competition that exists for international disputes work, between…

In Arbitration Procedure

The Year Ahead – Innovation: A new generation of legal analysis tools is emerging

January 21, 2019 by Ben Roe 5 Mins Read

A new generation of legal analysis tools is emerging. All of them rely on innovative use of data,…