Asymmetrical arbitration clauses are those which afford more rights to one party than to another. For example, whilst a typical symmetrical arbitration agreement would provide that all parties must submit a dispute to arbitration, an asymmetrical clause would give one party the option of choosing between arbitration and litigation whilst binding the others to its […]
Arbitration Clause
Waiver of the Right to Arbitrate
In commercial disputes, parties often choose arbitration as an alternative method of resolving their disputes outside of traditional court proceedings. Despite the existence of an arbitration agreement, it is widely accepted that a party’s right to arbitrate may be waived by either an explicit contractual provision or its subsequent conduct. The courts have taken different […]
Assignment of Arbitration Agreements
The assignment of a contract containing an arbitration agreement to a third party raises several questions.[1] The first question is whether the arbitration agreement is automatically transferred.[2] If so, what is the legal basis for such a transfer?[3] Other issues concern the validity of the assignment of the main contract itself and whether evidence of […]
Electronic Arbitration Agreements: Admissibility and Enforceability
The volume of cross-border commercial transactions conducted electronically is growing inexorably from year to year. Companies around the world are also increasingly using new electronic contracting tools. Many legal questions have arisen against the background of this paperless process concerning the enforceability of electronically-signed documents. The same issue arises in relation to the arbitration agreement. […]
محكمة التحكيم الدولية التابعة لغرفة التجارة الدولية
محكمة التحكيم الدولية التابعة لغرفة التجارة الدولية تأسست غرفة التجارة الدولية في عام 1919 بهدف خدمة قطاع الأعمال الدولي وتعزيز التجارة والاستثمار وفتح الأسواق. وقد نشأت محكمة التحكيم الدولية عام 1923و تعتبر الأن أهم مؤسسات التحكيم في العالم.1 دور محكمة التحكيم الدولية التابعة لغرفة التجارة الدولية محكمة التحكيم الدولية التابعة لغرفة التجارة الدولية “المحكمة” هي مؤسسة تحكيم مستقلة تابعة […]
شرط التحكيم في منازعات العقود الإدارية
قبل صدور قانون التحكيم في المواد المدنية والتجارية الصادر بالقانون رقم 27 لسنة 1994، كان يوجد اختلاف على امكانية اللجوء إلى التحكيم لتسوية النزعات الناشئة عن العقود الإدارية التي تكون الدولة – اواحد مؤسستها او هيئاتها- طرفا فيها. وقد أستمر ذلك الخلاف حتى بعد صدور القانون. نلخص فيما بعد موقف القانون المصري من هذه الاشكاليات […]
Swiss Chamber’s Arbitration Institution
The Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution, also known as the “SCAI”, is an arbitration institution based in Geneva, Switzerland, which offers dispute resolution services based on the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration (the “Swiss Rules”) and the Swiss Rules of Commercial Mediation. The Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution is, since 2012, an independent entity, established by the Chambers […]
The SIAC Arbitration Clause
The Singapore International Arbitration Centre or SIAC is one of the fastest growing arbitral institutions in the world with 452 new cases received in 2017. The parties to a contract may agree to refer their disputes to arbitration in accordance with the SIAC Arbitration Rules. By doing so, the parties agree that their disputes will be resolved by arbitration and […]
A arbitragem e o Código Civil Brasileiro
Apesar de a arbitragem no Brasil ser regulada pela lei n° 9.307/1996, alterada pela lei n° 13.129/2015 (“Lei da Arbitragem”), o Código de Processo Civil brasileiro de 2015 (Lei nº 13.105 de 16 de março de 2015, “novo CPC”), traz importantes disposições concernentes ao instituto da arbitragem. Em sintonia com esse, o novo CPC corroborou […]
