The Delhi High Court ruled that two Indian parties can agree in the arbitration clause to have a foreign seat of arbitration, i.e. outside India. The two Indian parties, Doosan India and GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Limited entered into a contract regarding the development of a 1350 MW Coal Fired Thermal Power Plant in Chhattisgarh. The […]
Cost and Duration of Arbitration
Over the past year, several arbitration institutions have released summaries of data regarding the cost and duration of arbitration. Such institutions include the London Court of International Arbitration (“LCIA”) (data from 3 November 2015), the Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (“SCC”) (data from 24 February 2016) and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre […]
Aceris Law SARL’s Diverse Clients
Aceris Law LLC has a diverse set of clients thanks to its lawyers’ flexibility, their language skills, their multicultural backgrounds and Aceris’ heavy reliance on modern technology. Since we provide legal representation only for international disputes, Aceris Law LLC has been designed from the ground-up with only this in mind. While we maintain permanent access to offices in 120 […]
The 2016 SIAC Rules
To celebrate its 25 years of establishment, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (“SIAC”) has drafted the “2016 SIAC Rules”, replacing the 2013 Rules. These new Rules came into effect on August 1, 2016. The 2016 SIAC Rules are described as “a unique hybrid of modern commercial arbitration rules and specialist investment arbitration rules”[1]. The 2016 […]
Emergency Arbitrator Award
Most arbitration rules of the leading arbitration institutions have today introduced the possibility of appointing an Emergency Arbitrator who will decide on Interim Measures (including the ICC, the LCIA, the SIAC, the HKIAC and the SCC). These rules are being increasingly used by parties to request interim measures. The Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber […]