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In July 2023, we had reported that the French Association des Avocats Conseils d’Entreprises (ACE) had challenged the validity of Art. 5n (2) of Regulation (EU) 833/2014 before the General Court of the European Union (the Court).[1] Similar actions had been filed by several Belgian bar associations and the Paris Bar Association. Art. 5n (2) of Regulation (EU) 833/2014 prohibits the provision of legal advisory services to the Russian Government and to Russian entities. On…
On 11 April 2024, Baker McKenzie launched the Arbitration Bill Progress Tracker, hosted on Global Arbitration News. The…
This debate occurred as part of London International Disputes Week and was chaired by Stella Mitchell-Voisin, CEO of…
On 1 June 2024, the 2024 Administered Arbitration Rules of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre will come into effect. The 2024 Rules can be accessed here. The 2024 Rules maintain HKIAC’s “light touch” approach to case administration, which respects party autonomy and has been a fundamental feature of HKIAC administered arbitrations. This means that parties who have adopted arbitration under the HKIAC Administered Arbitration Rules in force when the arbitration commences can rest assured…
Artificial Intelligence has officially arrived on the laptops and iPads of arbitration practitioners. Artificial Intelligences promises to make…
On the occasion of the 31st Vis Moot, Baker McKenzie and the Moot Alumni Association supported by the…
Capital is a business consulting firm that was founded by Ula Cartwright-Finch, a former lawyer at Linklaters and Herbert Smith Freehills with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience. The report named “The Usual Suspects: Deciphering Decision-Making in Arbitrator Selection” was presented at the ADR in Asia Conference organized by the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) in October 2023. The report endeavors to analyze biases inherent in the process of selecting arbitrators. The key take away of…
In November, Baker McKenzie has launched a series of virtual seminars on arbitration: Arbitration Lunch Break. In the…
In the coming months, Baker McKenzie will host a series of virtual seminars on arbitration: Arbitration Lunch Break.…
This article examines the issue of serving by electronic means under the Hague Convention, including whether email service is permitted in countries that have specifically invoked their right under the convention to object to service by mail. In detail: According to the U.S. Supreme Court, compliance with the Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (the Hague Convention) is mandatory in all cases to which it applies. Volkswagenwerk…