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William Kirtley and Marina Sim Comment on Taxes and Investment Arbitration

28/06/2019 by Aceris Law LLC

William Kirtley and Marina Sim were interviewed by LexisNexis to discuss the judgment of the Paris Court of Appeal in Vincent J. Ryan, Schooner Capital LLC, and Atlantic Investment Partners LLC v Republic of Poland, and the claimants’ set-aside application and its implications for investment treaty arbitration (ITA) practitioners. The dispute concerned States’ authority to […]

Filed Under: Bilateral Investment Treaty, France Arbitration, ICSID Arbitration, William Kirtley

Intra-EU Arbitrations and the Enforcement of ICSID Awards in the United States: the Impact of Achmea

08/05/2019 by Aceris Law LLC

the Impact of Achmea

The ICSID Convention requires signatories to treat arbitral awards rendered according to the ICSID framework as if they were a final judgment of a court in that State.[1] To challenge an award, the claimant shall seek review within the ICSID arbitral regime, rather than before State courts.[2] To implement the Convention, the U.S. Congress in […]

Filed Under: Enforcement of Arbitration Awards, ICSID Arbitration, United States Arbitration

The Concept of Arbitrability in Arbitration

16/01/2019 by Aceris Law LLC

Concept of Arbitrability in Arbitration

Arbitrability concerns whether a type of a dispute can or cannot be settled by arbitration. In practical terms, arbitrability answers the question of whether a subject matter of a claim is or not reserved to the sphere of domestic courts, under the provisions of national laws. If the dispute is not arbitrable, the arbitral tribunal […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Rules, ICSID Arbitration, New York Convention

William Kirtley Discusses Enforcing Arbitral Awards against State Assets with Russian Newspaper

15/01/2019 by Aceris Law LLC

Enforcement Arbitral Awards Against State Assets

Arbitration lawyer William Kirtley has been interviewed by the Moscow-based newspaper Novaya Gazeta regarding the enforcement of arbitral awards against State assets. In the Russian-language article, concerning a USD 1.3 billion award to Ukraine’s Oschadbank for compensation for loss of assets in Crimea following annexation of the peninsula in 2014, William Kirtley explains that it is far […]

Filed Under: Enforcement of Arbitration Awards, ICSID Arbitration, Public International Law, William Kirtley

The Salini Test in ICSID Arbitration

16/09/2018 by Aceris Law LLC

The Salini Test in ICSID Arbitration

Article 25(1) of the ICSID Convention states that “[t]he jurisdiction of the Centre shall extend to any legal dispute arising directly out of an investment”. The manner in which tribunals have applied this provision has gradually evolved and has been subject to considerable debate. The Salini Test has been at the heart of this debate. […]

Filed Under: ICSID Arbitration, International Arbitration, Investment Arbitration

The SCC Arbitration Rules

10/09/2018 by Aceris Law LLC

Introduction As part of its 100-year anniversary in January 2017, the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (“SCC”) launched its new Arbitration Rules. The product was the result of a three-year undertaking by the Rules Revision Committee, who met regularly to discuss existing practices and to respond to user demand. The SCC’s previous […]

Filed Under: ICSID Arbitration, SCC Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration

ICSID Arbitration Rules

27/08/2018 by Aceris Law LLC

ICSID Arbitration Rules

The ICSID Rules of Arbitration (hereinafter “ICSID Arbitration Rules”) have undergone a number of revisions since they were published in 1968, all of which may be found below. The ICSID Arbitration Rules (1968-today) The first version of the ICSID Rules of Arbitration was published in 1968, only two years after the ICSID Convention, and is […]

Filed Under: Arbitration Rules, ICSID Arbitration, International Arbitration

Cyprus Arbitration: Is Cyprus Liable under International Law?

22/08/2018 by Aceris Law LLC

Cyprus Arbitration

Cyprus Arbitration: can depositors successfully sue Cyprus in international arbitration for the measures it took in 2013? In 2013, Cyprus introduced a number of measures to prevent its banks from becoming insolvent. Most notably, it introduced a bail-in measure whereby it converted depositors’ deposits into equity in banks. This brought new capital into banks, without […]

Filed Under: Cyprus Arbitration, ICSID Arbitration, International Arbitration

How Do Investment Arbitration Tribunals Interpret Investment Treaties?

19/08/2018 by Aceris Law LLC

Arbitration Investment Treaties

When interpreting a treaty provision, arbitral tribunals should first and foremost look at the “ordinary meaning of the terms”. This methodology is prescribed by Article 31 of the 1969 Vienna Convention on the law of treaties (VCLT). VCLT Articles 31-32 are codifications of customary international law. The interpretative approach prescribed by these articles should be […]

Filed Under: Bilateral Investment Treaty, ICSID Arbitration, Investment Arbitration

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