The International Journal of Public and Private Arbitration
Conference Diary
Jul 09
EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION: A TRANSATLANTIC PERSPECTIVE Annual Arbitration Practitioners Symposium
London, United Kingdom
Aug 25 - Aug 25
Arbitration in Latin America: CAFTA, FTAs, BITs and Commercial Arbitration Involving States
San Jose, Costa Rica
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Fletcher leaves Clifford Chance
03 July 2009
After 23 years at Clifford Chance LLP, Nic Fletcher has joined Berwin Leighton Paisner in London as head of international arbitration.
Kosovo joins ICSID
03 July 2009
Kosovo has become a member of ICSID, paving the way for foreign investment and also perhaps bilateral investment claims that raise difficult issues of state succession under international law.Hober accepts post at University of Dundee
03 July 2009
Mannheimer Swartling partner Kaj Hobér has been appointed professor of international law at the University of Dundee, the post formerly occupied by the late Thomas Wälde.Tribunal rules on cancelled ICC award
03 July 2009
An ICSID tribunal has said that the annulment of an ICC award by a Bangladeshi court amounts to an expropriation and has awarded an Italian oil company US$6 million.Supreme Court turns away Chevron's appeal
03 July 2009
The US Supreme Court has refused to hear Chevron's appeal against a ruling that the company may not take Ecuador's government to arbitration over its liability for damage to its rainforest from oil production.Emergency Law case settles
03 July 2009
Chilean energy company CGE has settled its long-running ICSID arbitration with Argentina over legislation to mitigate the financial crisis, after renegotiating electricity tariffs with three provinces.Versailles team wins Madrid moot
03 July 2009
A team from Versailles University has won the first Spanish language moot in Europe, their second triumph in a matter of weeks.New ICC court members named
01 July 2009
The ICC court's 41 new members were named today, as it begins a new term.Clifford Chance hires in South-East Asia
01 July 2009
Clifford Chance has hired a partner and arbitration specialist from a well-known Singapore firm to lead a new South-East Asia dispute resolution practice.CIETAC moves headquarters
01 July 2009
CIETAC in Beijing now offers a whole floor of hearing rooms for parties and arbitrators, following a move across town.Creationist ministries resolve 20-year dispute
01 July 2009
Two creationist ministries have ended an international arbitration that bridged Australia and the US, but not before the case threw up questions about antisuit injunctions and the meaning of a "Christian arbitration".Shearman & Sterling takes over Gabon case
01 July 2009
Gabon has instructed Emmanuel Gaillard and Yas Banifatemi of Shearman & Sterling in an ICSID case filed by a consortium of international investors over a lost concession to manage two Gabonese ports.Vote for the top five investment treaty cases
01 July 2009
The IBA Arbitration Committee would like people to vote for their top five investment cases that "shook the world". Juan Fernández-Armesto, from the committee, explains what amounts to an important case.Mannheimer Swartling launches in Hong Kong
29 June 2009
Mannheimer Swartling has launched a new group in Hong Kong to handle China and Asia related disputes - with senior associate Nils Eliasson at its helm.Swiss law firm escapes VAT in Holocaust claims
29 June 2009
The Swiss federal court has said a law firm that provided secretarial services to a tribunal deciding Holocaust restitution claims in Switzerland is exempt from VAT - but the effect on more regular arbitrations won't be known for a few weeks.Peers honour Christoph Schreuer
29 June 2009
International law luminary Christoph Schreuer has received a book of essays in his honour, featuring articles from many prominent authorities in the field.Survey sheds light on Middle East construction disputes
29 June 2009
A survey on the financial health of the Middle East construction market has found few players are engaged in arbitration.Q&A: Frankfurt conference looks at Sino-German connection
29 June 2009
Next week, a team from CIETAC will be in Germany speaking on "Avoiding and Resolving Business Disputes in China". Global Arbitration Review talked with two of the organisers, Shearman & Sterling Richard Kreindler and associate Anna Tevini about their Chinese arbitration work and what attendees might learn.