The recent decision of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) in the case between Slovakia vs. Achmea BV (Case C-284/16) seems to have caused a ripple effect for investment arbitration: In the case against the Swedish investor Vattenfall (ICSID ARB 12/12), the Federal Republic of Germany has now requested the arbitral tribunal to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction following the CJEU’s Achmea decision. A decision of the tribunal is expected later this year. It…
In many M&A transactions litigators become involved only after a dispute has arisen. However, a litigator’s experience in…
Approaching its twentieth anniversary, the modernization of the Swedish Arbitration Act (“SAA”) is closer than ever. Although the…
In this last video Joerg Risse will sum up all the main changes of the revised DIS-Rules while pointing out what really matters.
Jasmin Sayers shows three main changes arbitration users have to be aware of when it comes to the…
Following a request for a preliminary ruling from the Brussels Court of First Instance (“CFI”), the Constitutional Court…
Jan Frohloff points out a few more changes regarding the proceedings before the Arbitral Tribunal (Articles 28-31 DIS Rules).
Time is of the essence – this applies not only to contract law but also to arbitration. How…
On 24 November 2017, the Netherlands Supreme Court rendered a notable judgment in exequatur proceedings in a case…
Do you want to conduct Arbitration Proceedings quicker and more cost efficiently? Markus Altenkirch is going to demonstrate how the DIS provide for more efficiency in arbitration proceedings in Article 27 of the new DIS-Rules.