The filing of arbitrations based on multiple arbitration agreements, contained in two (or more) separate contracts, in a single arbitration proceeding may be possible, but must be done with caution. The development of major projects in the fields of engineering, construction, oil and gas, and mining often give rise to situations where related disputes regarding […]
Ambitious New 2020 LCIA Arbitration Rules, with an Increase in Costs
On 11 August 2020, the LCIA released a surprisingly ambitious update to its Arbitration Rules (the “2020 (LCIA Arbitration) Rules”) and a new Schedule of Arbitration Costs (the “2020 LCIA Schedule of Costs”), increasing the costs of LCIA Arbitration, among other notable changes. The 2020 LCIA Arbitration Rules and the 2020 LCIA Schedule of Costs […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Courts: Moving from Litigation to Arbitration?
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 […]
محكمة لندن للتحكيم الدولي
تأسست محكمة لندن للتحكيم الدولي في عام1892 فهي تعد أقدم مؤسسات التحكيم في العالم.[1] دور محكمة لندن للتحكيم الدولي محكمة لندن للتحكيم الدولي “المحكمة” تعد واحدة من المؤسسات الدولية الرائدة في العالم لحل النزاعات التجارية.[2] مثل غيرها من مؤسسات التحكيم الدولية ، توفر المحكمة خدمات شاملة لتسوية المنازعات الدولية وذلك وفقا للقواعد الخاصة بها الصادرة […]
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 […]