Transparency in Investment Arbitration: Entry into Force of the Mauritius Convention On 18 April 2017, Switzerland became the third UN Member State to ratify the 2015 United Nations Convention on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration (“The Mauritius Convention”). The Mauritius Convention reaffirmed the 2014 UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency in Treaty-based Investor-State Arbitration (UNCITRAL Rules) and […]
Switzerland Arbitration
The Presumption of Separability in International Arbitration
The presumption of separability in international arbitration means that the validity of an international arbitration agreement is separate and analyzed independently from the rest of a contract. It may be the case that only the arbitration agreement itself is valid while the rest of the contract is not, or vice versa. This presumption is recognized […]
Customer (Italy) v. Service provider (Switzerland), Final Award CAM Case No. 1115/16, 10 December 2015
This case relates to the issue of the validity of a contract between two parties involved in an international arbitration under the arbitration rules of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration. In the case, the Claimant filed for a request for arbitration before the Chamber of Arbitration in Milan seeking damages for the termination of the […]
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 […]
Court for Arbitration for Sports (CAS): Serbia v. Kosovo, Round 2.
There have been interesting developments at the Court for Arbitration for Sport (CAS) based in Lausanne, Switzerland: a more political than legal dispute only adding to the worsening of Serbia’s and Kosovo’s already tense political relations. In May 2016, Kosovo became 55th Member of the UEFA by a decision passed by 28 to 24 votes. […]
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 […]
Arbitrage sportif – Qu’est que le tribunal arbitral du sport ?
Cet été, le Tribunal Arbitral du Sport (TAS) a constamment fait la une des journaux. En effet la condamnation du skieur Martin Sundby pour dopage, la procédure de suspension de Maria Sharapova (ancienne numéro 1 mondiale russe de Tennis), l’affaire Sepp Blatter (ancien président de la FIFA) ou encore toutes les procédures liées aux jeux […]
Aceris Ranked Among Best International Arbitration Law Firms
Aceris has been ranked among the best international arbitration law firms in the latest rankings of Décideurs, the Legal 500/Chambers of France. The best international arbitration law firms were led by Shearman & Sterling, where Aceris’ founder began his legal career, but also included a number of newer international arbitration boutique practices such as Aceris. […]
Aceris Law Cited As Key Player Of Swiss International Arbitration Law Firms
Aceris Law has been cited as a key player among Swiss international arbitration law firms in the International Report and Directory Series of 2015-2016. Among Swiss international arbitration law firms, Aceris is unique, offering excellent international arbitration legal representation at far more competitive rates than were traditionally available. According to Aceris founder William Kirtley, “We […]
