The largest and oldest of the arbitral institutions in Serbia was the Foreign Trade Court of Arbitration, established in 1947, which is an independent entity within the Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In addition, another arbitration institution under the same Chamber which existed was the Permanent Court of Arbitration. As of 30 June 2016, […]
International Arbitration Institutions
Diversity in International Arbitration
Diversity in international arbitration tribunals remains a hot topic among practitioners. Desired goals have been set on multiple occasions, especially with respect to gender diversity, and on 10 January 2017, Berwin Leighton Paisner released an annual arbitration survey (“Diversity in International Arbitration: Are We Getting There?”) to evaluate where things stand. The survey is provided below. […]
Arbitration in Switzerland: New Developments
Arbitration in Switzerland is regulated by the Federal Law on Private International Law, in force since 1989 and amended once, in 2011. Earlier this year, on 11 January 2017, the Swiss Federal Council decided to publish a report proposing a certain number of amendments to the Federal Law on Private International Law, which is included […]
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 […]
Duzgit Integrity Arbitration
On 5 September 2016 an award was issued by a PCA tribunal in a dispute between Malta and São Tomé and Príncipe, also known as the “Duzgit Integrity Arbitration”. The PCA issued a Press Release on 12 September 2016, available at https://pca-cpa.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/175/2016/09/Press-release-dated-12-September-2016.pdf The proceedings were instituted by Malta on 22 October 2013 under Chapter VII of […]
