Maxwell Chambers opens in Singapore
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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Maxwell Chambers debuted in January to some enthusiastic reviews, with one arbitrator describing it as the “the best hearing centre in the world” and another remarking that Hong Kong has some “catching up to do”
Singapore to host ICSID hearings
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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Parties to ICSID cases will be able to hold hearings at Maxwell Chambers after ICSID’s secretary general Meg Kinnear and the chambers’ chief executive signed a memorandum of understanding
GAR guide to Singapore
Wednesday, 17 February 2010
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Heading to Singapore for an international arbitration? Read on for tips on where to eat, drink and shop
Singapore lives up to its sales pitch
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
Uzma Sulaiman reports on Singapore’s development as an international arbitration forum
Will local firms lose out?
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
As international firms build their practices in Singapore, Uzma Sulaiman examines a new source of contention between local firms and their international counterparts
Rise in challenges a headache for lawyers
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
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They say challenges are on the increase in investment treaty cases. The past three months certainly suggest that is true. Alison Ross reports on four recent challenges that have attracted attention: against arbitrators Charles N Brower , Robert Von Mehren and Stanimir Alexandrov , and counsel Barton Legum
Lawyers react to Yukos awards
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
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The interim awards in the Yukos case – allowing Energy Charter Treaty claims worth up to US$100 billion to proceed against Russia – have been made public. But do they live up to the hype? Alison Ross reports
The Yukos story - so far
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
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Alison Ross summarises the background to the US$100 billion claim, and the reasoning in the interim awards
New and unique: Bahrain's arbitration provider
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
What can the new Bahrain Chamber for Dispute Resolution offer? Phillip Landolt , a partner at Charles Russell in Geneva, explains and considers some unique circumstances in which it excludes review of awards (with thanks to Hassan Ali Radhi for his invaluable input and Reem Al Mahroos of Charles Russell’s Bahrain office for additional research)
Brazil breaks traditional stance on BITs
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
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In its recent Brazil focus (Volume 4, issue 6 ) GAR explained how Brazil has traditionally given investment treaties a wide berth. Since then, we’ve learnt that Brazil has started negotiations with Chile for a treaty to protect and promote mutual investments. Alison Ross reports
Brazil's bid for the Primeira Divisao
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Featured In: Volume 4 - Issue 6 (Vol. 4 Iss. 6)
Luiz Aboim and Alex Wilbrahim of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer introduce Global Arbitration Review's Brazil edition.
Crisis, what crisis?
Thursday, 17 December 2009
Featured In: Volume 4 - Issue 6 (Vol. 4 Iss. 6)
President Lula predicted that Brazil would be “last in, first out” when it came to the crisis.It looks like he was right, but despite that the local international arbitration bar isn’t complaining.
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GAR Volume 5 - Issue 1
An Interview with Yves Fortier
Interim awards in Yukos - Launch of Maxwell Chambers - Arbitration in Singapore and Bahrain.
