In ICC arbitration, upon the transmission of the case file by the ICC Secretariat to the arbitral tribunal (Article 16 of the ICC Arbitration Rules), the first task for an arbitral tribunal is to draw up the Terms of Reference. According to Article 23(1) of the ICC Arbitration Rules, the Terms of Reference corresponds to […]
Arbitration
FIDIC Contracts: Overview of the FIDIC Suite
FIDIC contracts are the most commonly used standard form of international construction contracts in the world today. Standard FIDIC contracts are frequently used in both large and small construction projects, and they are suitable for parties of different nationalities, speaking different languages and coming from different jurisdictions. The Fédération Internationale Des Ingénieurs-Conseils, more commonly known […]
ICC Court Reveals Record Number of Arbitration Cases in 2016
The International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) based in Paris announced on 18 January 2017 a record number of arbitration cases in 2016. It indicated that it had administered 966 new cases in 2016, which is the highest number of cases in this institution’s 94-year-old history.[1] In 2015, 17% fewer […]
Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA)
The Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration (MCIA) was established in India as a joint initiative between the Government of Maharashtra and the domestic and international business and legal communities, in order to transform Mumbai into a major international financial centre. It hopes to bring most Indian cases back from the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), […]
Chinese Arbitration Framework
The Chinese Arbitration Framework within which the arbitration is conducted consists of the law, the judicial interpretation and international treaties. First, the laws adopted by the legislature, in particular the 1994 Chinese Arbitration Law, are the most important sources in relation to the Chinese Arbitration Framework. Second, in relation to the judicial interpretation, it is […]
