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 (“New Arbitration Law”) was adopted. This law is based on the 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 2019) implemented the following changes…
AUSTRIA Filip Boras and Simon Kapferer A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Austria continues to…
BELGIUM Michaël De Vroey and Margo Allaerts A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Domestic and international arbitration in…
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…
SWITZERLAND Luca Beffa, Joachim Frick, Gentiana Imeri, Urs Zenhäusern A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation A.1.1 Revision of…
RUSSIA Irinia Varyushina A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Russia continues to be governed by…
UZBEKISTAN Alexander Korobeinikov and Alissa Inshakova 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…
UKRAINE Ihor Siusel and Kseniia Pogruzhlska A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation Ukraine is a civil law country,…
TURKEY A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The International Arbitration Law of 2001 (IAL)[1] governs international arbitration[2] in…
Abstract:Polish Civil Procedure Code is now clear on the arbitrability of corporate matters. Background Polish civil procedure law has recently been subject to a wave of amendments. They were various in nature, purpose and magnitude. Some were just a confirmation of already established practice, and others could be classified as a reform of the core of the Polish civil court system. All of them, however, were promoted as aiming to ease bureaucracy and make legal…