Στην απόφασή του αυτή ο Άρειος Πάγος εξέτασε κατά πόσο το Εφετείο είχε ασκήσει ορθά την αρμοδιότητά του, όταν ακύρωσε διαιτητική απόφαση διεθνούς διαιτησίας του Διεθνούς Εμπορικού Επιμελητηρίου για λόγους αντίθεσής της προς τη διεθνή δημόσια τάξη. Σε Διεθνή Διαιτησία του Διεθνούς Εμπορικού Επιμελητηρίου το Ελληνικό Δημόσιο καταδικάστηκε σε αποζημίωση της αντισυμβαλλόμενης Εταιρίας, λόγω ανώμαλης […]
ICC Arbitration
Kosovo Telecom Arbitration
The largest commercial arbitration in the youngest European State – the Kosovo Telecom arbitration – has come to an end. In a dispute between local mobile operator Dardafone, operating in Kosovo under the trading name Z Mobile, and Telekom Kosovo, at the time known as PTK, an ICC Tribunal seated in London has ordered Dardafone […]
ICC Court Reveals Record Number of Arbitration Cases in 2016
The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) based in Paris announced on 18 January 2017 a record number of arbitration cases in 2016. It indicated that it had administered 966 new cases in 2016, which is the highest number of cases in this institution’s 94-year-old history.[1] In 2015, 17% fewer […]
Duty to Disclose Third Party Funding in International Arbitration
Is there a duty to disclose third party funding in international arbitration? In the resolution of disputes through international arbitration, whether it involves cases of Investment or Commercial Arbitration, parties increasingly resort to so-called “third party funding” (“TPF”). TPF provides prospective parties to a dispute with the ability to request financing from other entities to […]
Curtea de Arbitraj Internaţional din București
Camera Americană de Comerț din București a lansat un nou centru de arbitraj internațional. Noua Curte de Arbitraj International din București (BIAC – Bucharest International Arbitration Court) este condusă de Annet van Hooft, partenerul responsabil de echipa de arbitraj al cabinetului Bird & Bird din Paris. Curtea de Arbitraj International din București este un centru […]
Banking and Finance Arbitrations – ICC Report
The ICC Taskforce on Financial Institutions and International Arbitration, led by Co-Chairs Georges Affaki and Claudia Salomon, recently released a Report on the use of arbitration as a dispute settlement method in resolving financial disputes, i.e., banking and finance arbitrations, showing that arbitration could be used at a much larger scale bringing numerous benefits to […]
Successful Challenge of Arbitration Award before the French Conseil d’Etat
On 9 November 2016, following the challenge of an arbitration award before the French Conseil d’Etat, France’s highest administrative court, the administrative court rendered an interesting new decision on the issue of its power to review an international arbitration award in the context of a public contract. This decision arises out of an ICC award […]
ICC Expedited Arbitration – Addressing Delays, Costs and Efficiency
On 4 November 2016, the ICC announced its amendments to the ICC Rules of Arbitration, applicable from March 2017, which includes Annex VI on the new ICC Expedited Arbitration Procedure. According to the Secretariat, the introduction of this procedure aims to address business concerns about the time and costs associated with an ICC Arbitration, by […]
Bucharest International Arbitration Court
On 2 November 2016, the American Chamber of Commerce in Bucharest launched a new centre in Bucharest, called the Bucharest International Arbitration Court (“BIAC”), presided by Annet van Hooft, the Paris-based co-head of Bird & Bird’s international dispute resolution group. The Bucharest International Arbitration Court is an independent arbitration court gathering 60 local and foreign […]
