We are pleased to announce that the latest edition of the Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook is now available. This 16th edition looks at key developments in arbitration from the last year in over 45 jurisdictions, including: New arbitral rules from major institutions including the AAA, CAM-CCBC, CEPANI, DIAC and the SCC The ongoing reform of arbitration legislation to reflect international best practice, with recent developments in Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and Vietnam…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in the Netherlands continues to be governed by the Wet…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Colombia continues to be governed by section 3 of…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The United States is a federal jurisdiction that has arbitration-related legislation at both the federal (national) and state levels. The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) of 1925 continues to be the controlling federal arbitration statute and reflects a well-established national policy that strongly favors arbitration as an alternate means of dispute resolution. In its almost 100-year history, the FAA had not seen any major amendments.[1] However, such an amendment…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Kyrgyzstan continues to be governed by the Law on…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Canada is, for the most part, a matter of…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in Venezuela continues to be governed by the Commercial Arbitration Law, published in the Official Gazette of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela No. 36.430 on 7 April 1998, to which no legislative amendment has been made since. In addition, Venezuela is a contracting state to a number of arbitration treaties such as the 1911 Caracas Convention, the 1958 New York Arbitration Convention, the 1975 Panama Arbitration Convention,…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration proceed in Taiwan continues to be governed by the Arbitration…
INDIA Aditya Vikram Bhat and Priyanka Shetty, AZB & Partners A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation The Indian…
A. LEGISLATION AND RULES A.1 Legislation International arbitration in South Africa continues to be governed by the International Arbitration Act, 15 of 2017 (“IA Act”), which incorporates the UNCITRAL Model Law. Domestic arbitrations in South Africa continue to be governed by the Arbitration Act, 42 of 1965 (“Arbitration Act”). A.2 Institutions, rules and infrastructure The Arbitration Foundation of Southern Africa (AFSA) and the Association of Arbitrators, Southern Africa, remain the primary domestic arbitration organizations used…