On December 23, 2016 the Brazilian Senate approved a bill for a new law to regulate public bidding procedure (the “Bill”). In Brazil contracts with state entities in principle shall be subject to such public bidding procedures, which include invitation for qualified interested parties to participate in the bid, as well as publication of draft agreements for the biddersâ comments before the bid. The Public Bids Bill expressly authorizes arbitration on contracts involving state-owned entities,…
Today the Brazilian Federal Government issued the Provisional Measure 752/2016, with new rules for extending the term of…
At the beginning of the year, the ICC announced that as of this year it will publish the…
On August 30, 2016, the ABA Section of International Law will hold a teleconference entitled âCASâ: The âSupreme Court of Sportsâ at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, featuring Michael Lenard, President of the CAS Ad Hoc Tribunal for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Event details are below. Registration is available on the ABA’s website, here. Format: Teleconference Date: August 30, 2016 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM ET Sponsor(s): Section of International Law The 2016 Summer Olympics…
This article is about two phenomena which currently impact the business of dispute resolution: The Vanishing Trial and…
In the world of sport, conflicts are resolved before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), seated in…
Interview with Ronaldo Cramer, vice-president of the Rio de Janeiro branch of the Brazilian Bar Association, offered to Rodrigo Moreira and Lucas Mendes, members of the Arbitration Commission of the Rio de Janeiro branch of the Brazilian Bar Association. Mr. Cramer is a partner at Nunes Ferreira, Vianna AraĂșjo, Cramer, Duarte Advogados and played an important role in the enactment of the new Civil Procedure Code, which, he posits, was much influenced by the arbitration culture. COMMISSION:…
On 16 December 2015, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice rendered a decision, published on 22 February 2016,…
You might have asked yourself whether it really makes a difference whether you agree in your arbitration clause…
Abstract: The purpose of this article is to consolidate the issues raised in debates on the binding effect of the arbitration clause to non-signatory parties that are members of groups of companies in accordance with the so-called group of companies doctrine under the Brazilian legal system. First, this article analyses the concept of arbitration agreements, as well as its validity requirements, especially the requirement of written form. Then, the article explores the meaning of the…