The global difficulties caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19), various State measures imposing restrictions on the movement of people, social distancing and complete lockdowns, while necessary to protect health, are inevitably having an impact on litigation in national courts, globally. In certain countries courts have had to limit, or to even entirely close, their operations due […]
Aceris Successfully Resolves ICC Arbitration for Another Client
Aceris Law has assisted another client in obtaining the successful resolution of an ICC arbitration. The ICC arbitration, against a subsidiary of a Fortune 500 steel and mining company, was subject to Liberian law, a common law jurisdiction influenced by American law and the law of other common law jurisdictions. The dispute concerned a service contract […]
ICDR Arbitration Rules
The ICDR Rules of Arbitration (“ICDR Arbitration Rules”), which may be downloaded below, are applied in arbitral proceedings when Parties have agreed to ICDR arbitration to resolve their dispute. The ICDR is the international division of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and was established in 1996. The ICDR disposes of offices throughout the United States […]
Aceris Achieves American Clients’ Objectives in ICDR Arbitration
Aceris Law has again achieved the outcome sought by its clients, this time in an ICDR arbitration between European claimants and Aceris’ American clients. The ICDR arbitration, initiated by European claimants represented by a large corporate firm, were brought against Aceris’ clients and concerned claims of fraudulent misrepresentation, fraud in the inducement, negligent misrepresentation and unjust […]
International Arbitration Data 2018: Popularity, Flaws, Diversity and Access to Information
Attention to international arbitration data and metrics is a recent phenomenon. In a recent annual survey, users identified new areas of development that will be at the center of debate for the foreseeable future. International Arbitration Data: Measured Popularity and Flaws The Pros 97% of respondents support arbitration as the preferred method for cross-border disputes. There is […]