O setor de comercialização de energia elétrica do Brasil foi por muito tempo concentrado em um único agente. Mas com a intenção de obter maior eficiência na prestação desses serviços foi implantada a fragmentação dos serviços ou desintegração vertical. Assim, com as alterações introduzidas pela Lei 9.648/1998, a figura do produtor independente e a comercialização […]
International Arbitration
International Investment Arbitration and EU Law: A Comparison of Protections Provided to Foreign Investors and Suggested Solutions to Reconcile Both Legal Orders
In the context of mistrust towards international investment arbitration, overlap is taking place between two legal orders that tended to ignore each other in the past, international investment arbitration and EU law, creating friction between the two legal communities. These frictions materialized in the judgment of the CJEU in Slovak Republic v. Achmea (“Achmea“), the […]
Arbitral Tribunal Finds that Achmea and the January 2019 Declarations Are Irrelevant to Consent to Arbitration under the ECT
On 7 May 2019, the arbitral tribunal in Eskosol S.P.A in Liquidazione v Italian Republic [1] took a position on various issues concerning ECT arbitration following the judgment of the CJEU in Slovak Republic v. Achmea (“Achmea“). The decision addressed a request filed on 4 February 2019 by the Italian Republic for an award declaring […]
Arbitration in Albania
As one of the most commonly used methods for settling international disputes, arbitration is common in Albania. The latter has signed and ratified important and well-known international conventions such as the New York Convention on Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards and The European Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, […]
Aceris Successfully Resolves Another ICC Arbitration Under Saudi Law
Aceris Law LLC has successfully resolved another ICC arbitration under Saudi Arabian law, obtaining the objectives of its client in full. In the dispute, Aceris Law represented the claimant, a sub-contractor, in a dispute involving breaches of a contract for engineering, procurement and construction activities. The place of arbitration was Paris. Aceris Law has served […]
Six-Month International Arbitration Internship: July-December 2019
Aceris Law LLC, a boutique law firm providing counsel for investment, commercial and construction arbitrations, is currently seeking an intern for a six-month internship beginning in July 2019 and ending in December 2019. Interns can be based in any city or country – we provide the technology that is necessary to work with our team, […]
Interim Measures in International Arbitration: A Need for Irreparable Harm?
It is a well-established rule of international arbitration that arbitral tribunals have the power to grant interim or conservatory measures. This is explicitly provided in all major arbitration rules (see, e.g., Article 28 of the 2017 ICC Rules, Article 25.1 of the 2014 LCIA Rules, Article 26 of the 2010 UNCITRAL Rules, Rule 30 of […]
OHADAC: Arbitration and Mediation in the Caribbean Region
The OHADAC project is a project of legal integration in the Caribbean region, whose philosophy is similar to the OHADA’s in West Africa. The objective of the project is to advance legal and judicial integration of the Caribbean in order to ensure that a harmonized legal framework applies for the activities of Caribbean businesses. It […]
Publication of ICC Arbitration Awards: 2019 Advancements in Transparency of ICC Arbitration
As most arbitrations are confidential, the publication of ICC arbitration awards has historically been uncommon. In January 2019, however, the ICC International Court of Arbitration adopted changes to its practice that will soon be implemented. In this regard, the ICC released an updated Note to the Parties and Arbitral Tribunals. Its main purposes were to […]
