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…
Asia Pacific Australia Final report of government inquiry into banking and financial services A Government inquiry is examining…
We are seeing increasing efforts between states and between courts to co-operate over enforcement of judgments. This is…
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…
Governments around the world are becoming increasingly aware of the competition that exists for international disputes work, between…
A new generation of legal analysis tools is emerging. All of them rely on innovative use of data,…
Recent Development The Law on the Execution Proceedings for the Collection of Monetary Receivables Arising out of Subscription Agreements No. 7155 (”Law”) was published in the National Gazette on December 19, 2018. The Law regulates the mediation process as a threshold requirement for commercial cases to be heard as of January 1, 2019. What’s New? Article 20 of the Law stipulates that the parties must have triggered the mediation process before applying to commercial courts…
This post is an extract from the first edition of GAR’s The Guide to M&A Arbitration, first published…
The Ukrainian Supreme Court ruled in September 2018 on recognition and enforcement of the emergency arbitral award (the…
On 21 November 2018, the Swedish Parliament adopted revisions to the Swedish Arbitration Act (“SAA”). The revisions continue to reflect the influence that the UNCITRAL Model Law also had on the current 1999 Act, but are intended to make arbitration proceedings seated in Sweden more efficient and more accessible, especially for foreign practitioners, ensuring that Sweden continues to be an attractive venue for international dispute resolution. The revised SAA is set to enter into force…