A new generation of legal analysis tools is emerging. All of them rely on innovative use of data, and there is increasing use of machine learning to predict outcomes. Disputes lawyers have long been pioneers in bringing technology into the practice of law, through the development of technology-assisted document review. Many firms, including ours, are now deploying machine learning and other tools which can assist with case preparation by automating tasks such as bundling, research,…
The never-ending clash between the Civil Law and Common Law traditions in international arbitration took center-stage once again…
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recently published a decree intended to end the long controversy around the…
The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) has announced that the new version of its Administered Arbitration Rules (2018 Rules) will come into force on 1 November 2018. The 2018 Rules can be found here. The 2018 Rules introduce a raft of important and useful amendments including rules facilitating complex arbitrations, a procedure for an early determination of points of law or fact, shorter time limits under the emergency arbitrator procedures, third party funding provisions,…
What has changed? On 3 May 2018, the UAE published its first stand-alone Arbitration Law under Federal Law…
Investment treaty arbitrations may be brought under the rules of many different arbitration institutions. As can be expected,…
“Creeping Americanization of international arbitration: is it the right time to develop inquisitorial rules of evidence?”[1] A session of the fourth Russian Arbitration Association Conference in April 2017 stood under this title. Arbitration practitioners emphasized the need of an alternative set of rules on the taking of evidence.[2] A year later, on 8 April 2018, a draft of the “Inquisitorial Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration”, the so-called “Prague Rules”, was released.[3]…
The London Court of International Arbitration (the “LCIA”) has recently published its Casework Report for 2017 which contains…
This table can provide a general overview only. The rules listed may not be applicable in all circumstances.…
We are pleased to announce that the eleventh edition of The Baker McKenzie International Arbitration Yearbook is now available. Leading lawyers of the Firm’s International Arbitration Practice Group report on recent developments in national laws relating to arbitration and address current arbitral trends in the jurisdictions in which they practice. As usual, Section A of each country chapter outlines changes to institutional rules as well as legislative changes affecting arbitration. Section B summarizes important new case law,…