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Arbitrations Involving International Organisations

18/05/2025 by Aceris Law LLC

Arbitrations Involving International Organisations

It is widely acknowledged that international organisations proliferated in the aftermath of World War II,[1] although preliminary forms had existed earlier.[2] Major international organisations are universally recognised. These include the United Nations (UN), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund (IMF), […]

Filed Under: International Organizations, PCA Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration

Expedited Arbitration

01/10/2023 by Aceris Law LLC

Expedited Arbitration

Expedited arbitration (or fast-track arbitration) has gained traction in recent years, in response to the length and cost of traditional international arbitration. The first expedited arbitration scheme appears to have been introduced in the 1992 Arbitration Rules of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry Arbitration Rules (“CCIG”).[1] Today, most leading arbitral institutions have adopted specific […]

Filed Under: CIETAC Arbitration, DIAC Arbitration, Expedited Arbitration, HKIAC Arbitration, ICC Arbitration, ICDR Arbitration, ICSID Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration

Document Production in International Arbitration

19/03/2023 by Aceris Law LLC

Document Production International Arbitration

Document production is one of the most controversial yet essential steps in international arbitration. Since cases are generally decided based on documents rather than oral testimony, document production can be a powerful tool for discovering evidentiary material crucial to winning an arbitration.[1] It is not surprising that arbitral proceedings commonly include a document production phase. […]

Filed Under: Ad Hoc Arbitration, Document Production in Arbitration, France Arbitration, ICC Arbitration, International Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration, UNCITRAL Model Law, United Kingdom Arbitration, United States Arbitration

The Costs of Arbitration

17/08/2022 by Aceris Law LLC

Cost of arbitration

One of the most common questions claimants have prior to starting arbitration proceedings are the costs of arbitration, whether they can be estimated in advance, and how they can be reduced. The costs of arbitration, in addition to an arbitration’s duration, are an important if not determinative factor in a claimant’s decision whether to start […]

Filed Under: Arbitration, Award on Costs, ICC Arbitration, ICDR Arbitration, LCIA Arbitration, SCC Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration

Pre-Conditions to Arbitration Are A Question of Admissibility: Hong Kong Decision C v D [2022] HKCA 729

02/07/2022 by Aceris Law LLC

Preconditions to Arbitration

In a recent decision, C v D [2022] HKCA 729, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal held that pre-conditions to arbitration are a question of admissibility, instead of jurisdiction. Hence, it refused to set aside a partial arbitral award for lack of jurisdiction. Multi-tiered arbitration clauses, containing pre-conditions to arbitration, such as mandatory cooling-off periods, […]

Filed Under: Hong Kong Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration, UNCITRAL Model Law

Partial Awards on Unpaid Costs in International Arbitration

24/04/2022 by Aceris Law LLC

Unpaid advance on costs arbitration

Unpaid costs in international arbitration are relatively common. Most rules of arbitral institutions provide that the parties must bear the costs of arbitration in equal shares. Difficulties may arise when one of the parties, usually the respondent, refuses to pay its share of advances on costs to cover the expenses related to the arbitration, including […]

Filed Under: ICC Arbitration, SCC Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration, VIAC Arbitration

UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules

25/11/2021 by Aceris Law LLC

2021-UNCITRAL-Expedited-Arbitration-Rules arbitration

On 9 July 2021, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law, commonly known as UNCITRAL, adopted the UNCITRAL Expedited Arbitration Rules, which came into force on 19 September 2021 (the “(UNCITRAL) Expedited Rules”). UNCITRAL has also published a Draft Explanatory Note to the Expedited Rules (the “Explanatory Note”), containing useful comments on the application […]

Filed Under: Ad Hoc Arbitration, Cost-Efficient Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration

Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Courts: Moving from Litigation to Arbitration?

18/04/2020 by Aceris Law LLC

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 […]

Filed Under: ICC Arbitration, ICDR Arbitration, ICSID Arbitration, LCIA Arbitration, SCC Arbitration, SIAC Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration, Virtual Hearings

The Recovery of In-House Costs in UNCITRAL Arbitration

30/01/2020 by Aceris Law LLC

UNCITRAL arbitration in-house costs

The 2010 UNCITRAL Rules  (the “Rules”) provide for an exhaustive list of costs that may be considered by Arbitral Tribunals when ruling on costs.[1] Article 40  of the Rules provides that the recoverable costs of arbitration include legal and other costs incurred by the parties to the extent that the arbitral tribunal determines that these […]

Filed Under: Damages in Arbitration, UNCITRAL Arbitration

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